GCSE Online Science Course (Summer)

About The Courses

Ten 1.5 hour lessons

Each lesson will cover two topics from the science syllabus

Course material will be provided

Student numbers: Min 5 students, Max 8

Suitable for Yrs 10/11 and advanced Yr 9 students

If there are sufficient numbers the course will be split into two ability levels (Grade 7-9 and Grades 6 and below)

To enrol please use the button below. To register your interest or for any questions please contact: alphastartutoring@gmail.com

The Tutor
The tutor for this course will be Dr Dylan Lewis. He is a full-time tutor in maths and science educated to PhD level. He completed his PhD in radiation physics at the University of Surrey and later became a senior researcher at companies developing detection systems for nuclear security applications. Dylan has presented at numerous international conferences and published in peer reviewed journals, including developments in neutron detection for fission source detection and identification at the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management conference in Atlanta 2017. He is currently researching motion capture systems for sports applications and presented this work at the World Badminton Coaching Conference 2019.

Lesson Content (Typical)

(p=physics; c=chemistry; b=biology)

• Lesson 1: Forces (p); Atomic structure (c)
  
• Lesson 2: Energy (p); Bonding (c)
  
• Lesson 3: Energy Changes (c); Photosynthesis (b)
  
• Lesson 4: Radioactivity (p); Chemical changes (c)
  
• Lesson 5: Electricity (p); Cells & Coordination/control (b)
  
• Lesson 6: Gasses/Heat (p); Earth and Atmospheric Science (c)
  
• Lesson 7: Chemical analysis/reaction rates (c); Motion (p)
  
• Lesson 8: Waves (p); Electromagnetism (p)
  
• Lesson 9: Inheritance/evolution (b); Chemistry and physics in industry (c/p)
  
• Lesson 10: Recap/any other topics/short test (c/p/b)