How to get a 9 in GCSE CHEMISTRY 2023 | memorisation techniques, how to use past papers

[@stevieee_]

tip 1: specification 0:26 tip 2: don't make revision resources 1:39 tip 3: skip pp questions whivh you find easy 2:11 tip 4&5: use mark schemes and keep the ques you got wrong 2:19 tip 6: write down topics tht come up in pp 2:57 tip 7: use online resources 3:21 tip 8: memorisation techniques 4:34 tip 9: know command terms 5:09 tip 10: look at how many marks each Q is worth 5:48

[@phi-losiphy2038]

Thank you❤️

[@saberahabibullah1917]

How can i fund the specification for edexcel gsce

[@Erlinalways]

can i please know where i can get the specification from

[@farzanatariq9967]

​from syllabus

[@haruka7224]

​@@Erlinalwaysfrom the syllabus

[@chubz1568]

Dr Shaun Donnelly (freesciencelessons) is the GOAT

[@SarahChu]

LITERALLY A LEGEND

[@Aieshh]

And also cognito is nice too

[@backupwhatever8928]

I love him with a passion, he was guiding me through my chemistry test today

[@aleshasarfraz5741]

This is THE MOST HELPFUL STUDY GUIDE VIDEO i have watched, thank youuuuu

[@lavendarb6532]

I just want to say thank you for making these videos as I took my exams last year and you really helped me not to give up.❤❤ ❤

[@shilpamanoharan8381]

6:50 min WoW 👌 and you summed it all. All the best for your exams.

[@ashk5033]

Thank you for thiss, these videos are so helpful!! Well done for your amazing grades :)

[@lullaby4108]

Thank you so much! I've watched your history and english literature videos too :)) I'm literally gonna follow all your tips! Tbh im very anxious for gcses and I feel kinda unprepared, but I'm hoping for grade 9s, especially in sciences 🤞🏼

[@SarahChu]

Aww! that means a lot :) Good luck x

[@azebarayamakeupartest9032]

sameee

[@saarah2440]

Good luckk♥️

[@azebarayamakeupartest9032]

@@saarah2440 thanks even though im so nervous about our gcse -- especially the first day considering the fact that i have 3 exams :(

[@saarah2440]

@@azebarayamakeupartest9032 , try not to pressure or stress yourself out too much as much as that is easier said than done , u still have time and I'm assuming its easter holidays for you right now? So take advantage of that as much as possible to revise as much as you can - make sure to take breaks etc so u dont get burnt out , make sure to do something everyday tho , all this hard work will all be worth it💗

[@maahishah773]

Hey Sarah! Thank you so much for this video! My prelims are next week and I missed 3-4 days of preparation as I was sick. I had a lot to study for and this video literally saved my life. Thanks a lot❤

[@alexacarter2093]

These series are really helpful!!! 💕💕

[@SarahChu]

Aww thank you!! That means a lot

[@mahechowdury]

Just found out your video’s on my recommendation page and I am already loving it. Btw have you already done your GCSE’s or you are doing it this year?

[@SarahChu]

Aww thanks! I did my GCSEs last year :)

[@notacasual5593]

@@SarahChu When are you taking your A levels? I took O level last year, and taking the A levels next year... I'm gonna be 19 in my final year of high school lol... feeling old

[@rushiyandimp1364]

@sarah tysm for all those tips i wished i had known ur channel before

[@thesunnybee2012]

Ty i have my chem mock in about 10 days and although they’re not a big deal chem is easily my worst subject , I’ve just never understood it fully but I’m trying to learn the basics in that time 😩

[@antwidavid389]

What is your take on watching past paper walkthroughs? Do you think they're advisable to use for going through past papers? Especially if you do not have a lot of time to go through the papers by yourself.

[@SarahChu]

Hi! I personally think that you'll get the most out of it if you do the paper yourself and then only watch the video if you don't understand how to approach a question

[@nicolelee9735]

THIS IS MUCH NEEDED THANK U SARAH!!!!

[@SarahChu]

glad you enjoyed

[@aariinnn]

your so underrated !!

[@SarahChu]

aww

[@sarahwajid8992]

Nice!! Ty for the help!!♡

[@whizz_0711]

I’m cramming everything in the next two months wish me luck

[@user-133X]

Me too, good luck

[@julieparks4816]

So how was it??

[@leeharuchiyo351]

thank you! im honestly terrible at chemistry and even though there's a while until the exam, im super nervous since ive never gotten higher than a c in chemistry before

[@kanizfatima8980]

I'm terrible at chemistry too! And I am gonna give igcse of it is there any tips u really think can help me?

[@franzgomes2478]

Good resources used in this video

[@duaamohamed8459]

This really helped me thank you so much to prepare for my gcse x

[@SarahChu]

aww glad you enjoyed

[@kronoxodus319]

2:57 Ok when you say note down the topics, do you mean write down the chapters from which the question came from? or will you write down the exactly what was asked in the question? and another question on this, if 2 questions came from the same chapter and different pages of the same exam paper, would you make 2 seperate bullet points for each question, or would you bunch them together

[@SarahChu]

1. yes i write down the chapters and then the subtopic 2. yeah i made two separate bullet points unless it was a two or three part question

[@kronoxodus319]

@@SarahChu Thank you so much, i've been stressed for my cambridge board exams that i'm gonna write in 5 months, i'm really nervous because i've never really scored more than 80% even when i have been studying really hard for a subject, your technique is going to change that hopefully, thank you for your contribution to the community

[@SarahChu]

@@kronoxodus319 good luck!! you're gonna do amazing :)

[@theacademicfix2210]

Love this series (love from a small KZbinr)

[@SarahChu]

thank you!!

[@coolerfish5369]

Heyy! The syllabus has changed for the year 2023 and it seems like they have added a few new topics T T They also might've changed the question patterns a little. Do you have any tips on how to prepare for it? Thank youuu

[@aeflix]

Same bro i am gonna take my o level and they have changed syllabus so one thing i wanna tell u is that print learning objectives and study it or if you are goinb to take Cambridge assessments as well so i can recommend u some very good books according to new syllabus available in pdf!

[@eyo512]

If youre taking oct/nov them 100% solve past papers for m/j my exam is in a month amd im Low key panicking but its ok!! We can do it and also the topics that are added just require a little bit of memorization and understanding im sure it isnt that hard 🇺🇸😃😃

[@coolerfish5369]

@@eyo512 I have already given my O levels and I already got my results already :'DD BUT GOOD LUCK WITH URSS

[@aashimakeswani]

hi! you mentioned that you noticed 2-3 topics came up the most frequently in the exam, could you share what those topics were? thank you!!

[@SarahChu]

hey! it's probably different for every specification (i did CIE IGCSE) but for the practical paper acids and bases and separation techniques always came up for us. organic chemistry is always a big one in long answers and also the one with chemical processes e.g. electrolysis, contact process etc.

[@ahkz2696]

if you didn't know, there's an advanced information from most exam boards detailing which parts of the specification will and will not be on the test (mainly useful for science). You can find it if you search on your exam board website.

[@aashimakeswani]

@@ahkz2696 hi! do you know where to find that? I do CIE igcse, if you do the same could you please share the link?

[@mariam-mk6hb]

@@aashimakeswani I'm doing AQA and what I do is type advanced information for biology, physics chemistry etc... and it's shows me what's going to be in the test and what's not. This is because of covid. But I'm not sure if it's the same for ur exam board ,but try doing that.

[@ahkz2696]

@@aashimakeswani I just realized that the advanced info is mainly for Edexcel and AQA, sorry

[@hellloo8649]

I want to do the practice papers, however, I'm struggling to do the questions as I don't know much of the content. How would you attempt trying to tackle the content in order to practice? Love your videos!

[@SarahChu]

Hey! that means a lot! Ali Abdaal actually talks about the STIC framework in one of his videos a while back. basically, there's a lot of scientific evidence that has shown that your brain actually remembers content better if you do practice questions even if you don't know the content. my advice would be to try and learn as you go, if there's a fundamental concept you don't understand, watch a video on it or read up about it. then go back to practice questions :) hope that helped

[@hellloo8649]

@@SarahChu Thank you so much that's really helpful! I'll give it a go! I've been binging your videos and they have been so helpful, especially for English.

[@michellejohn8749]

@@SarahChu yes

[@ranaabduldayem1490]

physics and math tutor saved my life

[@enjajaja2692]

excellent advice cheers

[@eleven3815]

I just found your channel and I’m doing my exams next year….This gave me so much motivation

[@SarahChu]

aww glad it helped

[@eleven3815]

@@SarahChu ❤️

[@senz3081]

The thing about evert past papers is that they are exhausting to do but the more you do them the better scores and understanding you gain. So u just wanna keep pushing no matter the pressure. Anyways. Thank you again!

[@farhanplayz2981]

Hi Sarah, my Science teacher hasnt been in so i havent learnt some topics for my mock exams. What do you think is the best and most efficient way to teach yourself a topic

[@Maryam.828]

Remind me if she replies pls

[@SarahChu]

Hey!! Ali Abdaal has a really good video about learning new content :) It's called the STIC method, hope it helps!

[@DafneMuthukumarana]

heyy can u pls let me know how to have a correct study schedule and also how to study properly i loved ur tips given here

[@annisaislam1653]

can you make a writing on ipad asmr video? i reallly love those

[@lionness_simsima5941]

Excellent presentation

[@gougos1881]

hello ,can you please tell me those topics that came up consistently? i dont have time to go through that many papers

[@varishatariq6387]

Can you please make a video on how to make flashcards?

[@mynt7641]

btw i might be wrong but i think most of the keywords that are used by the examiners tend to be up on the specification sheet with all their descriptions and stuff.

[@ipfocusx2646]

hey Sarah! I was just wondering if you printed the whole specification altogether or according to your tests and syllabus ? BTW this helped me

[@thewaffle2570]

Ahh, just when I needed this video, thanks Sarah!

[@SarahChu]

Hope you enjoyed!

[@to_discover_life]

Hey Sarah. Great video! What would you suggest for practicing past papers but they contain information that I don't need to learn and it is hard to figure out exactly if that question adheres to a topic from my advance info..Any tips would be stellar.

[@kokomispetgoldfish3014]

can you do a tut on how you write on the past papers? ❤

[@olivercripps6143]

So I have made no flashcards shall I just use pre made ones and blurt and use past papers

[@SarahChu]

Pre-made are alright but I'd say blurting and past papers are probably better

[@fasyazls]

Hi dearrr, mind dropping the main topics that you said popped up so often?

[@kirstyokumu8725]

Wow thx Sarah ✌🏿

[@SarahChu]

:)

[@kineticGamer]

Ok but can someone tell me where to find the answers to the questions in the specification?

[@saman242]

Hey I wanted to ask that how many past papers should be attempted before the exams?

[@SarahChu]

as many as you can!! honestly just do them until you feel confident and consistently get the grades you want :)

[@saman242]

@@SarahChu thank you so much for the advice 💖

[@nishithaavlogs9077]

hey, could you also make a video on getting a (A) in math's and the method to use. Thanks

[@SarahChu]

Hi, I think for maths it's mainly about doing past papers!

[@nishithaavlogs9077]

@@SarahChu Ahh Gotchu. Thanks

[@nishithaavlogs9077]

@@SarahChu Any Tips for studying Physics?

[@notacasual5593]

@@nishithaavlogs9077 I ain't expert, but I got A* in physics for GCSE. What I did was 1. Write down all the formulae in the syllabus. 2. Write down the various laws. (eg Lenz's law, newton's laws...) 3. Stick the 2 above stuff on my wall in my room so I look at it everyday several times. 4. Write my own summary notes based on textbook, teacher's notes (sometimes, because many times the teacher's notes aren't efficient), AND MOST VITALLY use model answers (from mark schemes) to write the summary notes. 5. Practise a shit ton of past papers, and correct them using marking schemes. 6. Wake up early twice weekly to study. 7. Work out 3+ times weekly to keep myself healthy physically as well. 8. Listen to lofi when reading the notes. Basically, I could then do more sets of 30 mins study sessions and feel less exhausted. Also, remembering a certain song I listened to while studying automatically pre loaded the information I grasped in my head. My personal recommendation is 'The girl next door'. I listened to this a lot, and well, whenever I hear it, I get flashbacks of me studying arrays last summer. 9. Don't be overconfident. Don't doubt myself. Be calm and chill. Even when I think I won't have time to complete the paper. I hope this was useful. Lol I just want to share my personal thoughts with people. Good luck with exams Btw I got A* in Maths and A* in Add Maths, like Sarah said, past papers wass the key for me to ace those.

[@nishithaavlogs9077]

@@notacasual5593 Omg thank you for the tips

[@jawatu6326]

Sadly we dont have the time to solve 50 past papers especially when you have 5 exams in 4 days. The syllabus this year is different thus they may change their questions (1:51) for example a lot of material is removed which is not always good. Gcse computers paper 1 was hard

[@Achini993]

I am doing biology ,chemistry and physics .past papers save my life dude 😅❤️ Its very important doing past papers 🙏.

[@Maryam.828]

Is it okay if I don’t know every information or topics I need to know and how much past papers did u do?

[@_kessarkana_]

I have 17 days till my chem exam... I'm stressing because I can't get started on revision... What do I do?

[@malta0302]

helpful!

[@baltgames1]

Could you please tell me what kind of books/workbooks I need to pass GCSE chemistry exam?

[@hibamoussali8572]

i need some serious help i didn't even open the book until now and i am thinking what should i do

[@SarahChu]

the fact that you clicked on this video means that you want to do well!! :) so download a past paper and just get started!

[@janvipanchal1336]

Also Z notes is very helpful!

[@sabrinadrug3373]

So what topics keep reappearing ?

[@Smoooveee]

So 3 topics comes up on the chemistry paper and ur not gonna say the topic??

[@Inaayanoor_12]

would you recommend making short summary notes on key concepts for each topic and then after doing practice papers adding things you got wrong onto those notes and using them to revise?

[@justsomeone5660]

Yes, that will be good! Make sure to make notes regarding ur spec points tho

[@fivestarmichelin0809]

hi! what website did you use to get all these papers? i can't seem to find them anywhere haha (2:59)

[@tola_xox6610]

Hey Sarah, I have my mocks this week and I was wondering in Chemistry if you need to remember all the equations or will if they give you the equations on the chemistry paper?

[@maripattinson3096]

if you have no notes and do not know the concept at all, i suggest making notes using videos from cognito or freescience lessons and reading over your textbook using the specification and then do a lot of questions

[@khadija2003-]

Your videos are helpful and motivating hopefully I'll be able to come back say I did it ...thanks!!!

[@SarahChu]

i'm sure you will!!!!

[@abiii4385]

how much past papers do you think I should do for each paper

[@SarahChu]

honestly just do as many as possible or until you consistently get the grades that you want :)

[@abiii4385]

@@SarahChu ok thanks

[@SarahChu]

@@abiii4385 no worries :)

[@lastinqgxminq5684]

Hey, where is your study desk from? I need to change my environment around to look more aesthetic and less messy, any tips?

[@lastinqgxminq5684]

Also I’m stuck on finding my specification for science (AQA) it’s full of unnecessary words not simple ‘students should be able to’ like yours in the video

[@jelol3167]

Thanks for these tips. Actually worried bout chemistry since I always get 7 when doing past papers. Gonna start my exams tomorrow with bio. Watched your bio vids already and have been studying accordingly. My teacher for bio isn't exactly available and I feel like asking my old teacher wouldn't be appropriate so I had to really look at the book carefully. I'm taking Oxford so it's kinda hard to find some topics for bio in KZbin.

[@thewaffle2570]

Sarah, apart from blurting, are there other methods for memorisation?

[@mc45892]

Flashcards

[@mc45892]

Mindmaps

[@mc45892]

Re teaching

[@SarahChu]

reciting it to yourself- you can voice record you saying it, then listen back to it or you can try teaching it to one of your friends/parents

[@thewaffle2570]

Thanks u guys!

[@Coco19245]

I never rushed to a video soo quick hahahah

[@SarahChu]

OMG AHAHA

[@StarringStephanie]

Hi Sarah, could you please make a video on physics and Geography ? And can you please please make a discord revision group for you subscribers to use ?

[@Abdullah-fc4tm]

Hey sarah, do you have any tips as to how to practice maths in these last few weeks if you arent the best at it?

[@freyahanmer7486]

mathsgenie is amazing! videos on each topic and tonnes of past papers! just do past paper after past paper! i got a 7 in december and managed to get a 9 in march just through doing past papers! you can do it!!

[@berryzzbews]

Can you give those revision notes you made?

[@shorts_foreverything]

Helpful

[@solar-fl4uy]

great video! thank you, at 3:02, would you mind sharing the topics you found to come up a lot… i don’t think i’ll have time to go through ten years of papers😩

[@justsomeone5660]

She told that in a comment, scroll and u'll find

[@solar-fl4uy]

@@justsomeone5660 tysm :)

[@bread-4326]

@@justsomeone5660 did you find them

[@justsomeone5660]

@@bread-4326 it's somewhere in the comments, scroll down

[@jenslife8959]

When you say do as many past papers as you can, do h mean print them all out? As I can’t find a way or filling them in online as they are in PDF format. I have printed some off but it’s a lot of paper and cost for ink for the printer. Am I missing a really easy way to do this online? Thanks

[@catkityed2111]

do you recommend doing this for other science GCSEs? also how long so you reccomend to study a day, because I study an hour everyday 30 mins on one subject, and 30 mins and other subject, is that enough?

[@ClipCraze-i8j]

be me starting my revision 2 days before the exam

[@krixzby695]

what pen do you use for ur ipad and how do u get it to write on the ipad? As in would you download a past paper and the pen just lets you write on them?

[@Chunkymonkey3]

Literally doing mocks for the next two weeks!!! Wish me luck 🥲

[@dariocaputo7158]

Hello,could you make a vid about eng lang. it would be very helpful.

[@aaliyahkrs]

how can you get specifications are they available online?

[@frogcarpet]

hii, can you tell me what topics were the ones that came out consistently in the past year papers !! thank youuu

[@justsomeone5660]

She already told that in an above comment. Scroll and u'll find it

[@ayesha6834]

Hi Sarah! In all of your videos, you keep saying that there are specific topics in each subject that come up in exams often. could you please make a video about those topics, per subject? or you could just tell me those topics? thank you

[@SarahChu]

I don't want to mislead you guys since I did CIE IGCSE for all my sciences!! My concern is that the topics that come up most frequently will be different for each specification (i.e. AQA, Edexcel, OCR etc.)

[@mohamedfaruhaan7738]

this is helpful

[@TheSnippingScientistLordina]

Thank you! I have 1 year to take my GCSEs. Early preparations are good.💐❤️

[@payalkhemka7289]

HI PLEASE MAKE SOME VIDOES ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS OVER THE COMING WEEKS : ECONOMICS, BIOLOGY, FOREIGN LANGUAGE LIKE SPANISH, ENGLISH LANGUAGE, ADDITIONAL MATHS AND INTERNATIONAL MATHS. IT WOULD BE A REALLY BIG HELP!!!!!

[@payalkhemka7289]

I love your videos, they really help and my igcses have already begun so please help out

[@leanne.]

why did u do igcse? sounds like a silly question im just curious :)

[@SarahChu]

no worries! i live in hong kong and we take igcses here AHAH

[@kubahabet6155]

@@SarahChu I thought GCSEs are only in the UK and that you take the gaokao in China...

[@SarahChu]

@@kubahabet6155 In Hong Kong, most students take DSE but some schools like mine do IGCSEs which are basically the same as GCSES.

[@commandccommandv4330]

hihi i'm in year 10 and i've been wanting to start using anki but no matter how many videos i watch i don't understand how to use it 😭😭😭 would it be possible to make a little tutorial on it? thankssss

[@SarahChu]

hey!!! sure, i'll definitely make a video on it after my exams ahhahaha

[@lullaby4108]

omg same!! i find it so confusing so i gave up on it. tbh i use quizlet and it's so easy to use and does pretty much the same thing except the spaced repetition, but honestly i don't have time to keep going over the same flashcards when i have so many subjects to study :/

[@phi-losiphy2038]

I am really stressed, I do combined science I am so behind on chemistry and I have a test in 2 days, what should I do?

[@shorts_foreverything]

Sis how to look for notes and flashcards is save my exams for free without any disturbance

[@rafiyaifti6081]

My exam is in 10 days and I have only read the chapter I haven't memorized a lot of chapters, I only memoried 4 chapters and there are 15 in total. I always get high grades but I don't think i will be able to for chemistry. I know that in gcse we should be done every thing 1 month before the exam but idk how my time got wasted and now I only have 10 days left. Please pray for both me and my sister so that we can get full marks because my marks will depend on my future and career.

[@meenakshisharma1106]

Hello ma'am you are good teacher and give good advice please you can tell where is the syllabus of 2023 igces

[@lawrencia5099]

Can I start of by doing exam by topic then full past papers

[@SarahChu]

yep of course!!

[@SarahChu]

yep!!

[@chaska8144]

you should have mentioned examqa, it has a bigger exam question database than physics and maths tutor

[@SarahChu]

i've never actually heard of that one, sure it's really helpful tho!! :'(

[@chaska8144]

@@SarahChu recently like literally a couple days ago it got closed for copyright reasons, before that it was a very good resource it had so many exam questions for maths and science

[@SarahChu]

@@chaska8144 awww :((((

[@xfreja]

you have to pay for it

[@chaska8144]

@@xfreja that was only recently, before it wasn't

[@pjf2193]

When I took my GCSE chemistry many years ago (I got a C) I found the foundation paper very difficult (it was all applied chemistry and I just wasn't expecting this !!) The higher paper however was quite easy lol I struggled with basic chemistry but found the more advanced stuff easier. Go figure ??!!

[@Aurorasjournal1]

Hi can you give tips for motivation?😭

[@its-just-me-hala2049]

It’s a week before my chemistry exam feeling like I won’t do enough in a week what do you recommend??

[@lailaalhiary]

can u make one for biology?

[@SarahChu]

yep! it's coming out soon :)

[@kirstyokumu8725]

Wow thankssssss do u recommend anki for year 10s

[@SarahChu]

Yes 100% I wish I knew about anki back then :(

[@jasonsarker9775]

Hey sarah i need like some notes from the final exam do u have sth to tell cause i need to get A plus in all subjects

[@user-le4tt4oq7i]

are you doing gcse now or alevels and do you think that i can jump by 2/3 grades in one month

[@thomasparsons3166]

Yes 100 percent just work hard and make sure you do active revision methods while staying consistent

[@user-fq2od6zt3f]

u can honestly, i jumped 3 grades in the span of 2 weeks 😭

[@thomasparsons3166]

@@user-fq2od6zt3f what did you do to achieve this as I’m on an 8 in biology but want to be a 9 as I am on other sciences

[@SarahChu]

i did my gcses last year! currently doing the ibdp

[@user-fq2od6zt3f]

@@thomasparsons3166 look at what ur mark scheme wants and learn that, u can lose marks over the slightest detail, and if u don’t understand something MEMORISE IT, like write it out over and over and over again until it’s muscle memory

[@abdhwins]

hi, do you mind sharing how you do past papers on your tablet, as it looks easier than printing 😂 thank youu

[@SarahChu]

I have the apps goodnotes so I just download them from the internet and do it there!

[@abdhwins]

@@SarahChu thank youu

[@SarahChu]

@@abdhwins all good :))

[@jinchen175]

Is there a way to manage stress, i feel so stressed as exams are approaching, time has went by so fast. Do you have any revision tips for the day before the exams thanks. Can i just ask what your school did for english literature

[@peachybobaskye]

hey is the specification the same as the syllabus or is it the interactive learner guide ?