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Coursework is worth 20% of your final grade Your coursework will be assessed on 4 skill areas: C1, C2, C3 and C4 The marks for each criteria go from 0 to 6 (6 is the highest) The maximum mark for a complete piece of coursework is 24. Your 2 best marks for each criteria will be submitted to Cambridge.
This skill is basically about your performance and safety when you are doing an experiment. Your teacher will observe how you work. To get a high grade: Use the equipment carefully and safely. Follow the instructions Make changes to the method if needed.
Table taken from CIE (2013) SYLLABUS Cambridge IGCSE Coordinated Sciences (Double Award) 0654 For examination in June and November 2015 Page 63
Table taken from CIE (2013) SYLLABUS Cambridge IGCSE Coordinated Sciences (Double Award) 0654 For examination in June and November 2015 Page 64
Table taken from CIE (2013) SYLLABUS Cambridge IGCSE Coordinated Sciences (Double Award) 0654 For examination in June and November 2015 Page 64
Table taken from CIE (2013) SYLLABUS Cambridge IGCSE Coordinated Sciences (Double Award) 0654 For examination in June and November 2015 Page 65
Writing a bibliography
You should write every website/book that you look at in the bibliography. The information you have to include is: The name of the person/organisation who wrote it The date it was written The title of the book/website For websites: The date you saw the website. The webstite address. WIKIPEDIA IS NOT ALLOWED
Coursework 1 (Biology)
Investigating osmosis You will be given the following
1M NaCl Solution Potatoes Balance A knife Distilled water Stopwatch
You should make solutions of varying concentrations and find out what happens to the potato in these solutions
Coursework 2 (Physics)
Falling Y You are going to investigate how one factor affects how quickly the Y falls Make sure you include calculations in your results.