Three sciences, one programme
Biology, Chemistry and Physics taught together, building towards GCSE Triple Science.
MathLinks Programme
Triple Science Foundations
Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Understand it, test it, explain it.
A progressive Triple Science programme for Years 6–10 that teaches Biology, Chemistry and Physics together, year by year, building the knowledge, practical skills and scientific reasoning students need for GCSE Triple Science.
Students select their year group, take the corresponding pre-course assessment, and enrol into an appropriate batch. Year 11 is taught in the MathLinks GCSE course.
Live onlineinteractive classes
Small groupsactive participation
Structured progressclear learning journey
Assignments, quizzeswith feedback
Competition thinkingunfamiliar problems
What students develop
Strong foundations. Confident mathematicians.
Understanding, not memorising
Explain why things happen using models, evidence and reasoning.
Practical and investigative skills
Plan, measure, analyse and evaluate like real scientists.
Ready for GCSE
Years 6–10 lead straight into the MathLinks GCSE course in Year 11.
How we teach
Interactive. Structured. Thoughtful.
- Concept-first teaching. Students understand ideas before relying on procedures.
- Live discussion. Students explain, compare and justify their approaches.
- Everyone participates. Small-group teaching creates space for every student to contribute.
- Practice with purpose. Assignments, quizzes reinforce learning and expose gaps early.
- Progressively harder problems. Students learn to approach unfamiliar questions with confidence.
Programme curriculum preview
What the student will learn
Working scientifically
Learn to investigate like a scientist: plan, measure, record and explain.
- Planning fair tests and identifying variables
- Measuring accurately with standard units
- Recording results in tables, bar charts and line graphs
- Explaining and evaluating conclusions
- Using evidence for and against an idea
Biology: living things and classification
How scientists sort the living world and why habitats matter.
- Classifying plants, animals and microorganisms
- Vertebrate and invertebrate groups
- Using classification keys
- Microorganisms: helpful and harmful
- Habitats and adaptations
Biology: body systems, health and evolution
How the body works and how living things change over time.
- The heart, blood vessels and blood
- Diet, exercise and how the body uses nutrients and water
- How drugs and lifestyle affect health
- Inheritance and variation
- Fossils, adaptation and evolution
Chemistry: materials and mixtures
Comparing materials and separating what is mixed together.
- Properties of materials: hardness, solubility, conductivity
- Dissolving and solutions
- Separating mixtures by filtering, sieving and evaporating
- Reversible changes
- Irreversible changes: burning, rusting and new materials
Chemistry: states of matter and particles
A first look at the tiny particles that make up everything.
- Solids, liquids and gases
- Changes of state and the water cycle
- Evaporation and condensation
- A first look at particles
- Atoms, elements and chemical symbols
Physics: light and seeing
How light travels and how we see the world around us.
- Light travels in straight lines
- How we see objects
- Shadows and how they change
- Reflection
- Colour and the spectrum
Physics: electricity and forces
Building circuits and understanding the forces that act on everyday objects.
- Circuit components and symbols
- Voltage, brightness and buzzer volume
- Switches and finding faults in circuits
- Gravity, air resistance, water resistance and friction
- Levers, pulleys and gears
Available classes
Choose a class that works for you
Triple Science Foundations - Year 6 - Tue & Thu 5:00pm-6:00pm
OnlineSchedule: Tuesday & Thursday · 5:00–6:00 PM
Timezone: Europe/London
Starts: 3 Nov 2026
Location: MathLinks Learning Portal
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Working scientifically
Plan investigations, handle data and draw sound conclusions.
- Variables, hypotheses and fair testing
- Accuracy, precision and reliability
- Choosing and reading measuring equipment
- Drawing tables and graphs
- Drawing conclusions from evidence
Biology: cells, tissues and organs
From single cells to whole organisms.
- Animal and plant cell structure
- Specialised cells
- Using a microscope
- Tissues, organs and organ systems
- Unicellular organisms
Biology: body systems and ecosystems
Bones, muscles, reproduction and how living things depend on each other.
- The skeleton and muscles
- Human reproduction and puberty
- Plant reproduction
- Food chains and food webs
- Interdependence and adaptation
Chemistry: particles and separation
Using the particle model to explain matter and to separate mixtures.
- The particle model
- Changes of state
- Diffusion
- Pure substances and mixtures
- Filtration, evaporation, distillation and chromatography
Chemistry: atoms, elements and reactions
Elements, compounds and the first chemical reactions.
- Atoms, elements and compounds
- Introduction to the periodic table
- Physical and chemical changes
- Word equations
- Acids, alkalis and indicators
- Neutralisation
Physics: forces and energy
Forces, motion and how energy is stored and transferred.
- Speed and gravity
- Contact and non-contact forces
- Balanced and unbalanced forces
- Energy stores and transfers
- Energy resources
Physics: waves, light and space
Sound, light and our place in the solar system.
- Sound and vibrations
- Frequency, amplitude and pitch
- Reflection and refraction of light
- Colour
- The Earth, Sun and Moon
- Seasons and the solar system
Available classes
Choose a class that works for you
Triple Science Foundations - Year 7 - Thu & Fri 6:30pm-7:30pm
OnlineSchedule: Thursday & Friday · 6:30–7:30 PM
Timezone: Europe/London
Starts: 5 Nov 2026
Location: MathLinks Learning Portal
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Working scientifically
Design better investigations and judge the quality of the evidence.
- Planning investigations with control variables
- Repeating readings and calculating means
- Spotting anomalous results
- Sources of error and improving methods
- Presenting data with line and scatter graphs
Biology: nutrition, digestion and respiration
How the body gets and uses energy.
- A balanced diet and deficiency diseases
- The digestive system and enzymes
- Gas exchange and breathing
- Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
- The effects of smoking, alcohol and drugs
Biology: plants, variation and inheritance
Photosynthesis, adaptation and how characteristics are passed on.
- Photosynthesis and its products
- Plant adaptations
- Variation within and between species
- Chromosomes, genes and DNA
- Natural selection
Chemistry: the periodic table and chemical reactions
Patterns in the elements and what happens when substances react.
- Metals and non-metals
- Groups and periods
- Chemical formulae
- Conservation of mass
- Combustion and thermal decomposition
Chemistry: metals, acids and the Earth
Reactivity, the atmosphere and the carbon cycle.
- The reactivity series
- Metals with oxygen, water and acid
- Displacement reactions
- The Earth's atmosphere and climate
- The carbon cycle and recycling
Physics: electricity and magnetism
Charge, current and magnetic fields.
- Static electricity
- Current, potential difference and resistance
- Series and parallel circuits
- Magnetic fields
- Electromagnets
Physics: motion, pressure and heat
Describing motion and how forces and heat behave in fluids and solids.
- Speed and distance-time graphs
- Pressure in gases and liquids
- Moments and levers
- Forces and springs
- Conduction, convection and radiation
Available classes
Choose a class that works for you
Triple Science Foundations - Year 8 - Mon & Wed 5:00pm-6:00pm
OnlineSchedule: Monday & Wednesday · 5:00–6:00 PM
Timezone: Europe/London
Starts: 2 Nov 2026
Location: MathLinks Learning Portal
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Working scientifically
Bridge the gap between KS3 and GCSE investigation skills.
- Planning and carrying out practical investigations
- Using SI units and converting between them
- Calculating with formulae and rearranging equations
- Evaluating methods and evidence
- Communicating findings in scientific writing
Biology: cells, transport and defence
How cells work, how substances move, and how the body fights disease.
- Magnification calculations and the microscope
- Diffusion, osmosis and active transport
- Enzymes: the effect of temperature and pH
- The circulatory and respiratory systems
- Communicable disease and the immune system
Biology: genetics, evolution and ecology
Inheritance, natural selection and ecosystems.
- DNA, genes and alleles
- Inheritance and Punnett squares
- Natural selection and evolution
- Ecosystems: biotic and abiotic factors
- Energy transfer in food webs
Chemistry: atomic structure and bonding
The structure of atoms and how they join together.
- Atomic models and electron shells
- Isotopes and the periodic table
- Groups 1, 7 and 0
- Ionic and covalent bonding
- Metallic bonding and the properties of materials
Chemistry: reactions, rates and energy
Quantities, rates and energy changes in reactions.
- Relative formula mass and balancing equations
- Acids, bases and making salts
- Factors affecting the rate of reaction
- Exothermic and endothermic reactions
- Testing for gases and ions
Physics: energy and electricity
Energy transfers and the physics of circuits.
- Energy stores, transfers and efficiency
- Work and power
- Circuits, V = IR and resistance
- Series and parallel circuits
- Mains electricity and its uses
Physics: forces, waves and space
Motion, waves and the life of stars.
- Distance, speed and acceleration
- Newton's laws of motion
- Wave properties and the wave equation
- The electromagnetic spectrum
- The life cycle of stars and the universe
Available classes
Choose a class that works for you
Triple Science Foundations - Year 9 - Wed Biology, Thu Chemistry, Fri Physics 7:00pm-8:00pm
OnlineSchedule: Wednesday to Friday · 7:00–8:00 PM
Timezone: Europe/London
Starts: 4 Nov 2026
Location: MathLinks Learning Portal
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Working scientifically
The practical, data and maths skills every GCSE Triple Science student needs.
- Planning GCSE required practicals and writing methods
- Measurement, uncertainty and calculating means
- Graph skills: gradients, tangents and lines of best fit
- Standard form and significant figures
- Evaluating and improving investigations
Biology: cell biology and organisation
Cells, cell division and the body's organ systems.
- Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
- Mitosis, the cell cycle and stem cells
- Transport in cells
- The digestive system and enzymes
- The heart, blood vessels and blood
- Non-communicable disease and coronary heart disease
Biology: infection and bioenergetics
Defence against disease, photosynthesis and respiration.
- Pathogens and how the body defends itself
- Vaccination, antibiotics and drug development
- Photosynthesis and limiting factors
- Aerobic and anaerobic respiration
- Metabolism and the response to exercise
Chemistry: atomic structure, bonding and quantitative chemistry
Atoms, bonds and the calculations of chemistry.
- The development of the atomic model
- The periodic table and electronic structure
- Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding
- Structures and properties of matter
- Moles, concentration and percentage yield
- Conservation of mass and balanced equations
Chemistry: chemical changes and energy
Reactivity, electrolysis and energy changes.
- Reactivity, extraction of metals, oxidation and reduction
- Acids, salts and pH
- Electrolysis
- Exothermic and endothermic reactions and reaction profiles
- Bond energy calculations
Physics: energy, electricity and the particle model
Energy, circuits and the behaviour of matter.
- Energy stores, work, power and efficiency
- Energy resources
- Current, potential difference, resistance and I-V graphs
- Series and parallel circuits
- Density and the particle model
- Specific heat capacity and latent heat
Physics: forces and atomic structure
Forces in motion and the nucleus.
- Scalars, vectors and resultant forces
- Newton's three laws and momentum
- Stopping distances and terminal velocity
- Elasticity and Hooke's law
- Radioactive decay and half-life
- Uses and dangers of radiation
Available classes
Choose a class that works for you
Triple Science Foundations - Year 10 - Mon Biology, Thu Physics, Fri Chemistry 5:00pm-6:00pm
OnlineSchedule: Monday, Thursday & Friday · 5:00–6:00 PM
Timezone: Europe/London
Starts: 2 Nov 2026
Location: MathLinks Learning Portal
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2-Session Confidence Guarantee
Attend the first two live sessions. If the programme is not right for you, notify us before the third live session begins and we will refund the course fees paid, subject to the published terms.