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GCSE Integrated Science

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Integrated Science (Single Award) asks learners to read a pre-release Resource Folder worth a third of the Unit 1 paper, judge how reliable health and climate information is, write balanced evaluations, and write up a scientific enquiry alone under high control using precise scientific terms. Its numeracy load is heavy: Appendix D lists units, percentages, significant figures, substituting into equations, plotting graphs and, at higher tier, standard form, rearranging equations and gradients, all applied to energy costs, efficiency, density, motion and practical data. The single biggest thing Key Stage 3 should build is routine, confident handling of practical data: measuring with units, calculating means and values from equations, and plotting and explaining graphs.

Corff dyfarnu
CBAC
Lefel
Level 1 and Level 2
Addysgu gyntaf
Medi 2026
Faint o waith llythrennedd
Canolig
Faint o waith rhifedd
Uchel
Manyleb
Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
  • Unit 1: Living on Earth: Written examination (tiered), 1 hour 30 minutes, 72 marks, includes pre-release Resource Folder, 45%
  • Unit 2: Science in a Changing World: Written examination (tiered), 1 hour 30 minutes, 72 marks, 45%
  • Unit 3: Scientific Enquiry: One enquiry from a choice of two: practical task (1 hour) and written task (1 hour), 28 marks, externally marked by WJEC, 10%

Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau

  1. Writing balanced evaluations that reach a decision

    Asesu: Yn yr arholiad

    Analysing, interpreting and evaluating (AO3) is 25% of the qualification. The content repeatedly asks learners to weigh advantages and disadvantages, for example alternative fuels, farming methods, recycling and space-based telescopes, and reach a justified decision in written answers.

    Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau, Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen

    Paratoi disgyblion

    Blwyddyn 7
    Pupils write one paragraph deciding whether the school should switch to LED lighting, linking an advantage, a disadvantage and a conclusion with 'however' and 'therefore'.
    Blwyddyn 8
    Pupils write a balanced answer on whether farmers should use pesticides, with a paragraph for each side and a final judgement that refers back to the evidence.
    Blwyddyn 9
    Pupils write an extended answer comparing hydrogen and bioethanol as fuels for local buses, then check it against a success criteria grid and redraft it.
    Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd

    Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Appendix B, Scientific Enquiry Skills Framework, page 43

    “evaluate personal, social, economic and environmental implications of science and make decisions based on the evaluation of evidence and arguments”
    Cam cynnydd 3
    • Rwy'n gallu addasu arddull a strwythur fy ysgrifennu i fod yn addas i'r gynulleidfa, y diben a'r cyd-destun, e.e. cydbwysedd addas rhwng ffeithiau a safbwyntiau, casgliad penodol.

    • Rwy'n gallu defnyddio paragraffau a gwneud cysylltiadau rhyngddyn nhw.

    • Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth gynyddol o gysyllteiriau i drefnu fy syniadau mewn brawddegau, paragraffau a thestunau cyfan.

    Cam cynnydd 4
    • Rwy'n gallu defnyddio crynodebau, trafod materion, rhoi esboniadau manwl a defnyddio rhesymeg wrth ymdrin â phwnc.

    • Rwy'n gallu trefnu a llunio fy ngwaith ysgrifennu'n effeithiol, gan gysylltu a datblygu fy syniadau ar gyfer amrywiaeth o wahanol gyd-destunau.

    • Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth o gysyllteiriau'n benodol wrth drefnu fy syniadau yn destunau cyfan at wahanol ddibenion.

    Cam cynnydd 5
    • Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu darnau estynedig sy'n cynnwys tystiolaeth a gwybodaeth fanwl at wahanol ddibenion ac ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd o fewn gwahanol ddisgyblaethau a rhyngddyn nhw.

    • Rwy'n gallu cyfleu safbwynt gwrthrychol a diduedd ar bynciau cymhleth, gan ddefnyddio ystod o ddyfeisiau ieithyddol.

    • Rwy'n gallu trefnu gwaith ysgrifennu ar ffurf briodol, gan sicrhau bod y cynnwys yn cael ei nodi o fewn a rhwng paragraffau neu adrannau, a chan ddatblygu a chynnal syniadau'n gydlynus.

  2. Writing up a scientific enquiry independently

    Asesu: Mewn gwaith cwrs (asesiad di-arholiad)

    In Unit 3 Task 2 (22 of 28 marks) learners work alone under high control, using their Task 1 results to analyse data, conclude and evaluate. Appendix B expects them to communicate the scientific rationale for the investigation and method (page 43).

    Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau, Prawfddarllen, golygu a gwella

    Paratoi disgyblion

    Blwyddyn 7
    After a dissolving sugar practical, pupils write their method as numbered steps with a labelled diagram, and a partner tries to follow it and suggests one fix.
    Blwyddyn 8
    Pupils write a conclusion and evaluation for a pendulum investigation using a frame: what the results show, the science that explains it, and one improvement.
    Blwyddyn 9
    Pupils complete a timed, independent write-up of a reaction time investigation they carried out in groups the week before, then redraft one section after teacher feedback.
    Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd

    Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 3, page 33

    “Learners must work independently in high controlled conditions.”
    Cam cynnydd 3
    • Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ac addasu gwahanol strwythurau yn fy ngwaith ysgrifennu, e.e. adroddiad ar ddigwyddiad, ymchwiliad neu arbrawf.

    • Rwy'n gallu ystyried ffyrdd gwahanol o gynllunio, drafftio a chyflwyno fy ngwaith yn briodol.

    • Rwy’n gallu myfyrio ar safon fy mynegiant, ei olygu a'i ailddrafftio i wella'r ansawdd, a defnyddio ystod o strategaethau i sicrhau mwy o eglurder.

    Cam cynnydd 4
    • Rwy'n gallu addasu fy arddull ysgrifennu, gan ddewis a defnyddio'r strwythurau gorau ar gyfer gwahanol gyd-destunau a dibenion, e.e. i ddisgrifio, esbonio, darbwyllo, trafod yn llwyddiannus.

    • Rwy’n gallu dewis a defnyddio strategaethau priodol er mwyn cynllunio a datblygu fy ngwaith ysgrifennu at wahanol ddibenion ac ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd.

    • Rwy'n gallu gwella gwaith ysgrifennu drwy adolygu annibynnol ac ailddrafftio.

    Cam cynnydd 5
    • Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu darnau estynedig sy'n cynnwys tystiolaeth a gwybodaeth fanwl at wahanol ddibenion ac ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd o fewn gwahanol ddisgyblaethau a rhyngddyn nhw.

    • Rwy'n gallu trefnu gwaith ysgrifennu ar ffurf briodol, gan sicrhau bod y cynnwys yn cael ei nodi o fewn a rhwng paragraffau neu adrannau, a chan ddatblygu a chynnal syniadau'n gydlynus.

    • Rwy'n gallu gwella cynnwys, strwythur a chywirdeb fy ngwaith ysgrifennu drwy fyfyrio'n feirniadol, adolygu a golygu, gan ymateb yn adeiladol i adborth.

Da gwybod

Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill

The Appendix D mathematics overlaps closely with GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy, and the carbon footprint, air quality and energy cost work overlaps with Geography.

Ffynhonnell: WJEC GCSE Integrated Science (Single Award) specification, teaching from 2026, for award from 2028, © WJEC CBAC Ltd 2025.