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Books & Tools for GCSE Science
Combined Science Revision Guides
AQA Trilogy guides — pick the one for your tier.
CGP GCSE Combined Science AQA Revision Guide (Higher)
Biology, chemistry and physics in one guide
The paper version of what the GCSE Science app's Higher-tier notes cover: every B, C and P topic, including the (Higher) subtopics. Read a section, then quiz yourself on the same subtopic in the app.
CGP GCSE Combined Science AQA Revision Guide (Foundation)
Written for grades 1 to 5
The Foundation edition leaves out Higher-only content, just like choosing Foundation in the GCSE Science app. A good match for students working through B1, C1 and P1 first.
Collins AQA GCSE 9-1 Combined Science Revision Guide
Compact, low-cost guide to all 24 topics
A budget alternative covering the same 24 AQA Trilogy topics as the app, from B1 Cell biology to P7 Magnetism. Handy as a second explanation when a note doesn't click.
Oxford Revise AQA GCSE Combined Science (Higher)
Revision and exam practice in one book
Combines short explanations with exam-style questions, so it works well alongside the app's per-subtopic quizzes and the mock test in each science.
Exam Practice & Past-Paper Style Tests
Written answers and full timed papers — the part an app can't mark.
CGP GCSE Combined Science AQA Exam Practice Workbook (Higher)
Exam-style questions with answers
Practise the longer written and 6-mark answers that multiple-choice questions can't test. Use it after scoring well on a subtopic in the app.
CGP GCSE Combined Science AQA Exam Practice Workbook (Foundation)
Exam-style questions with answers
The Foundation-tier workbook, matched to the questions you'll see if you've chosen Foundation in the app.
CGP GCSE Combined Science AQA Practice Papers (Higher, Pack 1)
Six full papers with mark scheme
Once the app's Biology, Chemistry and Physics mock tests feel comfortable, sit a full timed paper on paper to practise pacing.
CGP GCSE Combined Science AQA Practice Papers (Foundation, Pack 1)
Six full papers with mark scheme
Full Foundation papers for the final weeks — the natural next step after the app's mock tests.
Revision Cards & Required Practicals
Quick recall and the 21 practicals.
CGP GCSE Combined Science AQA Revision Question Cards
Question and answer cards for all three sciences
Offline recall practice to go with the app's flashcards — good for short sessions on the bus or before a lesson.
Collins AQA GCSE Combined Science Required Practicals Lab Book
Write-up sheets for every required practical
The app explains all 21 required practicals; this lab book gives you somewhere to record methods, results and conclusions the way exam questions expect.
Science Exam-Day Kit
What to have on the desk.
Casio fx-85GTCW+ Scientific Calculator (UK)
Exam-approved, solar and battery powered
Needed for physics equation questions and chemistry moles calculations — the same calculation types the app's worked examples walk through.
Helix Oxford Maths Set
Ruler, protractor and compasses in a tin
A 30 cm ruler and protractor for plotting results graphs and drawing ray diagrams in the physics waves questions.
Little Wigwam Periodic Table Poster (tear-proof)
Up-to-date A2 wall chart
Keep the periodic table in view while working through C1 Atomic structure and the periodic table — groups, periods and electron structure stick faster.
Helix Oxford Filled Exam Pencil Case
Clear case with pens, pencil, eraser and ruler
Exam rules require a clear pencil case. This one comes filled, so it's one less thing to sort the night before.
Pair them with GCSE Science
2,000 AQA Combined Science questions across all 24 topics, 204 revision notes, all 21 required practicals and a mock test for each science — Foundation or Higher.
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