Cambridge IGCSE Agriculture 0600 syllabus - Version 2 - 2024-2025 exams

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Cambridge IGCSE Agriculture 0600 syllabus (Version 2) provides guidance for exam delivery in the November series for 2024 and 2025. It explains Cambridge International’s educational aims, quality management commitment (including ISO 9001:2015), and how schools can use the Cambridge Pathway for learner development from age 5 to 19. The syllabus outlines subject aims, content overview, assessment objectives, paper and component structure, and key practical investigation elements, plus administrative and post-exam guidance.

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Pages43

Reading Time1 h 48 min

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Why choose this syllabus?

Key benefits

Syllabus overview

Aims

Content overview

Assessment overview

Assessment objectives

Subject content

Details of the assessment

Paper 1 Theory

Component 2 Practical Coursework

Practical Exercises

Practical Investigation

Appendix

Physical and chemical concepts and processes

Mathematical requirements

Terminology, units, symbols and presentation of data for agriculture

Glossary of command terms used in science papers

What else you need to know

Before you start

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Accessibility and equality

After the exam

How students and teachers can use the grades

Changes to this syllabus for 2024 and 2025

Syllabus Cambridge IGCSE™ Agriculture 0600 Use this syllabus for exams in 2024 and 2025. Exams are available in the November series. Version 2 Please check the syllabus [page at www.cambridgeinternational.org/0600](page at www.cambridgeinternational.org/0600)[ ](page at www.cambridgeinternational.org/0600)[to see if this syllabus is available in your administrative zone.](to see if this syllabus is available in your administrative zone.) For the purposes of screen readers, any mention in this document of Cambridge IGCSE refers to Cambridge International General Certification of Secondary Education. Why choose Cambridge International? Cambridge International prepares school students for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning. We are part of the University of Cambridge. Our Cambridge Pathway gives students a clear path for educational success from age 5 to 19. Schools can shape the curriculum around how they want students to learn – with a wide range of subjects and flexible ways to offer them. It helps students discover new abilities and a wider world, and gives them the skills they need for life, so they can achieve at school, university and work. Our programmes and qualifications set the global standard for international education. They are created by subject experts, rooted in academic rigour and reflect the latest educational research. They provide a strong platform for learners to progress from one stage to the next, and are well supported by teaching and learning resources. Our mission is to provide educational benefit through provision of international programmes and qualifications for school education and to be the world leader in this field. Together with schools, we develop Cambridge learners who are confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged – equipped for success in the modern world. Every year, nearly a million Cambridge students from 10 000 schools in 160 countries prepare for their future with the Cambridge Pathway. School feedback: ‘We think the Cambridge curriculum is superb preparation for university.’ Feedback from: Christoph Guttentag, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Duke University, USA Quality management Cambridge International is committed to providing exceptional quality. In line with this commitment, our quality management system for the provision of international qualifications and education programmes for students aged 5 to 19 is independently certified as meeting the internationally recognised standard, [ISO 9001:2015. Learn more at www.cambridgeinternational.org/ISO9001](ISO 9001:2015. Learn more at www.cambridgeinternational.org/ISO9001) © Cambridge University Press & Assessment September 2021 Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a department of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge University Press & Assessment retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However, we cannot give permission to centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a centre. Contents Why choose Cambridge International? ........................................................................ 2 1 Why choose this syllabus? ........................................................................................ 4 2 Syllabus overview ....................................................................................................... 7 Aims 7 Content overview 8 Assessment overview 9 Assessment objectives 10 3 Subject content .........................................................................................................12 4 Details of the assessment ....................................................................................... 20 Paper 1 T

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What does Version 2 of the Cambridge IGCSE Agriculture 0600 syllabus cover for 2024 and 2025?

It is the official syllabus to use for exams available in the November series in 2024 and 2025, including syllabus overview, subject content, assessment structure, and required practical work.

What is the main focus of Cambridge IGCSE Agriculture as an applied science?

Candidates learn basic agricultural principles and skills through extensive practical experience, using a scientific approach to crop and livestock husbandry, farm structure and machinery, and agricultural economics.

How is the assessment for Cambridge IGCSE Agriculture 0600 structured?

The assessment includes Paper 1 (Theory) and Component 2 (Practical Coursework), covering practical exercises and a practical investigation, supported by specified assessment objectives.

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