IGCSE Co-ordinated Sciences · Syllabus 0654 / 0973

IGCSE Co-ordinated Sciences syllabus

The whole syllabus on one page, in Cambridge’s own structure. Every topic links to its revision page, where it is explained, diagrammed and then tested with self-marked exam questions. 37 topics and 325 questions, all free.

Cambridge 0654 / 0973 · 37 topics · 325 exam-style questions

This page and the course home: what each one is for

Both pages list the same topics, in the same order. Here is the difference in one line each.

  • You are on the syllabus page. It is the official breakdown: what you actually sit, and every topic in Cambridge’s own order. Nothing is taught here — each topic links to its own page.
  • The IGCSE Co-ordinated Sciences course home is where you revise. The same topics, each one taught, diagrammed and then tested with self-marked exam questions, plus the question bank, command words, Quick 10 and the progress tracker.

Check what you sit here, then go and learn it there.

Assessment

What you actually sit

Read this before you revise. The paper you are entered for decides which content is examined, so the wrong revision plan wastes weeks.

PaperTimeMarksWhat it tests
Paper 1 - Multiple Choice (Core)45 min40 marks40 four-option multiple-choice questions. Core content only. Grades CC to GG.
Paper 2 - Multiple Choice (Extended)45 min40 marks40 four-option multiple-choice questions. Core and Supplement content. Grades A*A* to GG.
Paper 3 - Theory (Core)2 h120 marksShort-answer and structured questions on the Core content.
Paper 4 - Theory (Extended)2 h120 marksShort-answer and structured questions on the Core and Supplement content.
Paper 5 / 6 - Practical1 h 30 min60 marksPractical Test or Alternative to Practical. Double award, so grades are paired.

AO1 is recall and understanding. AO2 is applying it to a context. AO3 is practical and investigative skills. The mark schemes on every topic page tag each question AO1 or AO2 so you can see which one you are practising.

Topic list

Every topic, in order

Work down the list, or jump to whatever your teacher set tonight. Each link opens the topic page with the teaching, the diagrams and the questions.

Area 1 · Biology

The B1-B19 biology section of the 0654 syllabus, in Cambridge's own order - from the characteristics of living organisms to human influences on ecosystems.

  1. Characteristics and Classification of Living Organismsextended
  2. Organisation of the Organismextended
  3. Movement Into and Out of Cellsextended
  4. Biological Moleculesextended
  5. Enzymesextended
  6. Plant Nutritionextended
  7. Human Nutritionextended
  8. Transport in Plantsextended
  9. Transport in Animalsextended
  10. Diseases and Immunityextended
  11. Gas Exchange in Humansextended
  12. Respirationextended
  13. Coordination and Responseextended
  14. Drugsextended
  15. Reproductionextended
  16. Inheritanceextended
  17. Variation and Selectionextended
  18. Organisms and Their Environmentextended
  19. Human Influences on Ecosystemsextended

Area 2 · Chemistry

The C1-C12 chemistry section of the 0654 syllabus, in Cambridge's own order - from the states of matter to experimental techniques and chemical analysis.

  1. States of matterextended
  2. Atoms, elements and compoundsextended
  3. Stoichiometryextended
  4. Electrochemistryextended
  5. Chemical energeticsextended
  6. Chemical reactionsextended
  7. Acids, bases and saltsextended
  8. The Periodic Tableextended
  9. Metalsextended
  10. Chemistry of the environmentextended
  11. Organic chemistryextended
  12. Experimental techniques and chemical analysisextended

Area 3 · Physics

The P1-P6 physics section of the 0654 syllabus - motion, forces and energy, thermal physics, waves, electricity and magnetism, nuclear physics and space physics.

  1. Motion, Forces and Energycore
  2. Thermal Physicscore
  3. Wavescore
  4. Electricity and Magnetismcore
  5. Nuclear Physicscore
  6. Space Physicscore
Use it

Three ways to work through this syllabus

IGCSE Co-ordinated Sciences course home

The same topics with progress tracking, so you can see what you have covered and what is left.

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Question bank

Every question on the site in one place. Filter by topic, command word or marks, then mark yourself.

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Quick 10

Ten random questions and a score breakdown by area, for when you have twenty minutes and no plan.

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