Required practicals

What is required practicals?

Required practicals are specified science experiments that students must carry out to pass the practical-skills component of GCSE and A-Level Sciences. Exam boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR) publish a list of around 8 GCSE and 12 A-Level required practicals per science. They are not directly marked, but written exams ask questions about apparatus, technique, hazards and analysis using the required practicals as context.