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Marine Science 9693 · AS Level case files

Every topic is a case. Every answer needs a witness.

Thirty-five pieces of Marine Science, broken down like evidence: a plain name first, the exam's own term right behind it, and — where it matters — a worked number so a graph stops being a wall of dots.

Built around the two things that have been costing marks: reading a graph before you calculate from it, and writing the four-part case file — Name it, Explain it, Prove it, Judge it — instead of losing the structure mid-answer.

28/75 last sitting · graphs & the two essay questions are the target
Tier 0

The Grammar

Six kinds of thing show up across this syllabus. Shape tells you which kind before you even read the name.
Tier 1

Bricks

Click any tile for the full case file. Switch Track for the exam's exact wording; switch Mode to see it live or in practice.
Tier 2

Stories

Six sequences, six checks. Each check tests whether you can use the idea, not whether you can recite it.
Tier 3

The Case Board

Every brick, fused into one map: chemistry underneath, the shore and its residents in the middle, the skills that let you prove any of it on top.
Foundation — Chemistry & Processes
The Shore — Organisms, Adaptations & Habitats
Between Them — Relationships
On Paper — Investigation & Exam Craft
Case #8b — step 0 / 0
Sources: Scarlett's revision notes (coral polyp, shore chemistry, zonation), Josh's marine-science infographics, and the June 2026 9693/13 marks report. Illustrative numbers are labeled — not her real results. Observed 13 Sep 2026