Cheat Sheets

Every Cognito cheat sheet in one place: 89 one-page posters across GCSE Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English Literature and History. Each one takes a single topic and fits what matters onto one page, so you can pin it above your desk or read it through the morning of an exam.

GCSE Biology

  • Microscopy & Magnification

    Light and electron microscopes, magnification calculations, and unit conversions for GCSE Biology.

  • Animal & Plant Cells

    Eukaryotic cell structures, organelle functions, and the key differences between animal and plant cells.

  • Human Impact on Ecosystems

    Deforestation, global warming, pollution, and conservation strategies in GCSE Biology ecosystems.

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GCSE Chemistry

  • Ionic, Covalent & Metallic Bonding

    Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding, dot-and-cross diagrams, properties and how bonding type affects melting point and conductivity.

  • Atomic Structure & Electron Shells

    Atoms, elements, compounds, isotopes, relative atomic mass and electron shell rules for GCSE Chemistry.

  • The Periodic Table

    Groups, periods, trends in reactivity, noble gases and how the periodic table is organised.

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GCSE Physics

  • Magnetism & Fields

    Magnetic poles and field lines, the field around a current-carrying wire, the right-hand grip rule, solenoids, and what makes an electromagnet stronger.

  • Motor Effect & Induction

    The motor effect and F = BIl, Fleming's left-hand rule, electric motors, electromagnetic induction, generators, and step-up and step-down transformers.

  • Renewable & Non-renewable Energy Resources

    Non-renewable vs renewable energy resources, their reliability, environmental impacts, main uses, and UK trends driving the shift to renewables.

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GCSE English Literature

  • Macbeth: Plot, Characters and Themes

    Plot act by act, key themes including ambition, guilt and the supernatural, and key characters in Shakespeare's Macbeth.

  • Macbeth: Plot Summary Act by Act

    What happens in every act, from the witches' prophecy and the murder of Duncan to Banquo's ghost, the apparitions and Macbeth's death at Macduff's hand.

  • Macbeth: Key Characters Explained

    Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, Macduff, Duncan and the witches: what each one does in the play, and the argument to make about them in an essay.

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GCSE History

  • The Succession Crisis of 1066: The Four Claimants to the Throne

    Why the crown was not simply inherited when Edward the Confessor died in 1066, and the claims of Harold Godwinson, William, Hardrada, and Edgar Ætheling.

  • The Battles of 1066: Fulford, Stamford Bridge and the Battle of Hastings

    How William planned his invasion, why Harold's defences were stretched, and the three battles of 1066: Fulford, Stamford Bridge, and Hastings on 14 October.

  • How William Kept Control of England: Castles, Revolts and the Harrying of the North

    How William held England after 1066: motte-and-bailey castles, the revolts of 1067-1075, the Harrying of the North, and the tools of Norman government.

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