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GCSE: The Earth and Beyond

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229 GCSE The Earth and Beyond essays

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  1. Marked by a teacher

    Stars, Supernova and Black holes

    4 star(s)

    This is, overall a competent piece of scientific writing. While there is some information missing and a few grammatical/spelling errors, there are alot of very relevant and important facts.

    • Essay length: 809 words
    • Submitted: 17/08/2006
    • Marked by teacher: (?) Kate Gardiner 01/12/2012
    • Reviewed by: (?) cpdavis 29/02/2012
  2. Peer reviewed

    Concepts of the universe creation

    4 star(s)

    The candidate has given an explicit response, they have discussed serval theories of how the universe was created rather than simply mentioning the current scientific theory. This is the appropriate…

    • Essay length: 1426 words
    • Submitted: 16/08/2010
    • Reviewed by: (?) pictureperfect 28/07/2012
  3. Peer reviewed

    To determine the refractive index of glass

    4 star(s)

    The candidate has planned and carried out an investigation into Snell's Law. They have measured the angles or incidence and refraction of beams of light through a glass block, and…

    • Essay length: 560 words
    • Submitted: 17/04/2010
    • Reviewed by: (?) 18/07/2012
  4. Peer reviewed

    The Life Cycle of the Stars

    4 star(s)

    Response to question - To what extent has the student answered the set question? How explicit is their response? The writer has approached the question well, where they used information that…

    • Essay length: 1184 words
    • Submitted: 07/09/2007
    • Reviewed by: (?) cpdavis 19/02/2012
  5. Peer reviewed

    Solar Energy

    4 star(s)

    A good piece of work explaining how solar energy is utilised. You have mentioned both major uses for solar energy and gone into a medium amount of detail about how…

    • Essay length: 1670 words
    • Submitted: 30/05/2007
    • Reviewed by: (?) pratstercs 19/02/2012
  6. Peer reviewed

    What types of problems and effects are been forced upon the planet with modern technology and the increasing population and what can be done to make the planet healthier?

    4 star(s)

    The student has answered the question well; they've understood what the question is asking them to do and they've made a number of different points which are all relevant to…

    • Essay length: 1295 words
    • Submitted: 17/08/2006
    • Reviewed by: (?) lookitspete 28/02/2012
  7. Peer reviewed

    Is the human race on a collision course for its own destruction’?

    4 star(s)

    The response to the question is answered well. The candidate communicates in a rather stylised way which should not be used for scientific essays, but this being tended towards an…

    • Essay length: 671 words
    • Submitted: 11/07/2002
    • Reviewed by: (?) skatealexia 14/07/2012
  8. Peer reviewed

    The planets and the universe

    4 star(s)

    In this the candidate explains the composition of the universe. The candidate responds to the topic to a very high level explaining many of the concepts of the universe…

    • Essay length: 945 words
    • Submitted: 11/07/2002
    • Reviewed by: (?) skatealexia 14/07/2012
  9. Peer reviewed

    Astronomical observation

    4 star(s)

    The candidate answers the set questions well. The candidate should have answered questions concisely to gain higher marks and show an higher understanding of the science, but their observations…

    • Essay length: 374 words
    • Submitted: 11/07/2002
    • Reviewed by: (?) skatealexia 14/07/2012
  10. Peer reviewed

    What is dark matter?

    3 star(s)

    The candidate gives a thorough response, they explain what dark matter is and go on to discuss how the underlying theory was first developed. Furthermore, though only brief the candidates…

    • Essay length: 804 words
    • Submitted: 27/06/2012
    • Reviewed by: (?) pictureperfect 27/07/2012

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