Edexcel (Pearson) IGCSE Science includes prescribed practicals that you must be able to describe and evaluate in your exams. These practicals are a core part of your assessment — exam questions will directly test your understanding of methods, variables, and data analysis. Use this page to find detailed step-by-step guides for every prescribed practical.
Written by a science teacher with nearly 20 years of international teaching experience, including schools in the UK, Bangkok, Shanghai and Hong Kong. All methods are classroom-tested and aligned with the Edexcel IGCSE specification.
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Prescribed Practicals
- Flame Tests: Identifying Metal Ions with Flame Tests
- Making Salts: Making Salts from Metals and Acids
- Electrolysis: Electrolysis of Copper Sulfate Solution
- Rates of Reaction: Concentration, Temperature and Reaction Rate
- Acid-Base Titration: Acid-Base Titration to Find HCl Concentration
- Solubility: Investigating Solubility of Compounds
- Chromatography: Paper Chromatography
- Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula of Magnesium Oxide
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Prescribed Practicals
- Microscopy: Examining Plant and Animal Cells Under a Microscope
- Microbiology: Growing Microbial Cultures on Agar Plates
- Osmosis: Investigating Osmosis in Plant Tissue
- Food Tests: Food Tests for Starch, Glucose, Protein and Fat
- Enzymes: pH and Enzyme Activity (Catalase)
- Photosynthesis: Testing a Leaf for Starch | Photosynthesis Variables Experiment
Edexcel IGCSE Physics Prescribed Practicals
- Resistivity of a Wire: Investigating Resistivity of a Wire
- Force and Acceleration: Force and Acceleration Relationship
- Speed of Sound: Speed of Sound with a Resonance Tube
- Refractive Index: Refractive Index of Glass
- Radioactivity: Measuring Radioactivity with a GM Tube
Exam Revision Tips for Prescribed Practicals
In Edexcel IGCSE exams, you can expect questions that ask you to describe methods, identify variables, analyse results, suggest improvements, and evaluate sources of error. Our guides include all of this. For more exam preparation, see our revision tips guide and IGCSE Chemistry flashcards.
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