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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 44 - Holism and Reductionism
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 44 - Holism and Reductionism

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.3.1 - Issues and debates in psychology. Holism and reductionism: levels of explanation in psychology. Biological reductionism and environmental (stimulus-response) reductionism. Complete set of Chapter 8 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 49 - Ecosystems
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 49 - Ecosystems

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 49 - Ecosystems. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 4.1 - Understand the terms population, community, habitat and ecosystem. Specification Point 4.2 - Practical: investigate the population size of an organism in two different areas using quadrats. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 8 - The Periodic Table
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 8 - The Periodic Table

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 1.18 - Understand how elements are arranged in the periodic table. Specification Point 1.19 - Understand how to deduce the electronic configurations of the first 20 elements from their positions in the periodic table. Specification Point 1.20 - Understand how to use electrical conductivity and the acid-base character of oxides to classify elements as metals or non-metals. Specification Point 1.21 - Identify an element as a metal or a non-metal according to its position in the periodic table. Specification Point 1.22 - Understand how the electronic configuration of a main group element is related to its position in the periodic table. Specification Point 1.23 - Understand why elements in the same group of the periodic table have similar chemical properties. Specification Point 1.24 - Understand why the noble gases (Group 0) do not readily react. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lessons are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 66 - Explanations for Food Preferences
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 66 - Explanations for Food Preferences

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.3.6 - Eating behaviour. Explanations for food preferences: the evolutionary explanation, including reference to neophobia and taste aversion; the role of learning in food preference, including social and cultural influences. Complete set of Chapter 13 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Chemistry Lecture 7 - Titrations
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AQA A Level Chemistry Lecture 7 - Titrations

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.1.2.5 - Balanced equations and associated calculations. Practical 1 - Make up a volumetric solution and carry out a simple acid–base titration. Complete set of Chapter 1 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 3 - Calculating Solubility
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 3 - Calculating Solubility

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 1.5C - Know what is meant by the term solubility in the units grams per 100 grams of solvent. Specification Point 1.6C - Understand how to plot and interpret solubility curves. Specification Point 1.7C - Practical: investigate the solubility of a solid in water at a specific temperature. Complete set of Chapter 1 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 1 - States of Matter
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 1 - States of Matter

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 1.1 - Understand the three states of matter in terms of the arrangement, movement & energy of the particles. Specification Point 1.2 - Understand the interconversions between the three states of matter in terms of: The names of the interconversions. How they are achieved. The changes in arrangement, movement & energy of the particles. Complete set of Chapter 1 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 46 - Variation in a Species
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Worksheet 46 - Variation in a Species

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 40 - Variation in a Species. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 3.31 - Understand how random fertilization produces genetic variation of offspring. Specification Point 3.32 - Know that in human cells the diploid number of chromosomes is 46 and the haploid number is 23. Specification Point 3.33 - Understand that variation within a species can be genetic, environmental, or a combination of both. Specification Point 3.34 - Understand that mutation is a rare, random change in genetic material that can be inherited. Complete set of Chapter 5 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 6 - Paper Chromatography
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 6 - Paper Chromatography

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 1.11 - Understand how a chromatogram provides information about the composition of a mixture. Specification Point 1.12 - Understand how to use the calculation of Rf values to identify the components of a mixture. Specification Point 1.13 - Practical: understand how a chromatogram provides information about the composition of a mixture. Complete set of Chapter 1 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 31 - Organic Compounds
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 31 - Organic Compounds

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.1 - Know that a hydrocarbon is a compound of hydrogen and carbon only. Specification Point 4.2 - Understand how to represent organic molecules using empirical formulae, molecular formulae, general formulae, structural formulae and displayed formulae. Specification Point 4.3 - Know what is meant by the terms homologous series, functional group and isomerism. Specification Point 4.4 - Understand how to name compounds relevant to this specification using the rules of IUPAC nomenclature. Specification Point 4.5 - Understand how to write the possible structural and displayed formulae of an organic molecule given its molecular formula. Specification Point 4.6 - Understand how to classify reactions of organic compounds as substitution, addition and combustion. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 33 - Burning Hydrocarbons
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 33 - Burning Hydrocarbons

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.11 - Know that a fuel is a substance that, when burned, releases heat energy. Specification Point 4.12 - Know the possible products of complete and incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons with oxygen in the air. Specification Point 4.13 - Understand why carbon monoxide is poisonous, in terms of its effect on the capacity of blood to transport oxygen. Specification Point 4.14 - Know that, in car engines, the temperature reached is high enough to allow nitrogen and oxygen from air to react, forming oxides of nitrogen. Specification Point 4.14 - Know that, in car engines, the temperature reached is high enough to allow nitrogen and oxygen from air to react, forming oxides of nitrogen. Specification Point 4.15 - Explain how the combustion of some impurities in hydrocarbon fuels results in the formation of sulphur dioxide. Specification Point 4.16 - Understand how sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen contribute to acid rain. Specification Point 4.17 - Describe how long-chain alkanes are converted to alkenes and shorter-chain alkanes by catalytic cracking. Specification Point 4.18 - Explain why cracking is necessary, in terms of the balance between supply and demand for different fractions. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Worksheet 17 - Group 7 Elements
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Worksheet 17 - Group 7 Elements

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 17 - Group 7 Elements. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 2.5 - Know the colours, physical states (at room temperature) and trends in physical properties of chlorine, bromine and iodine. Specification Point 2.6 - Use knowledge of trends in group 7 to predict the properties of other halogens. Specification Point 2.7 - Understand how displacement reactions involving halogens and halides provide evidence for the trend in reactivity in group 7. Specification Point 2.8C - Explain the trend in reactivity in group 7 in terms of electronic configurations. Complete set of Chapter 4 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 17 - Group 7 Elements
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 17 - Group 7 Elements

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.5 - Know the colours, physical states (at room temperature) and trends in physical properties of chlorine, bromine and iodine. Specification Point 2.6 - Use knowledge of trends in group 7 to predict the properties of other halogens. Specification Point 2.7 - Understand how displacement reactions involving halogens and halides provide evidence for the trend in reactivity in group 7. Specification Point 2.8C - Explain the trend in reactivity in group 7 in terms of electronic configurations. Complete set of Chapter 4 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 41 - DNA, Genes and Chromosomes
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 41 - DNA, Genes and Chromosomes

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.14 - Understand that the genome is the entire DNA of an organism and that a gene is a section of a molecule of DNA that codes for a specific protein. Specification Point 3.15 -Understand that the nucleus of a cell contains chromosomes on which genes are located. Complete set of Chapter 5 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Geography Lecture 36 - The World's Biomes
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Edexcel IGCSE Geography Lecture 36 - The World's Biomes

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 5.1 - Understand the distributions and characteristics of the world’s biomes (tropical, temperate and boreal forests, tropical and temperate grasslands, deserts and tundra). Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 9 - Attachment
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 9 - Attachment

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.1.3 - Attachment. Caregiver-infant interactions in humans: reciprocity and interactional synchrony. Stages of attachment identified by Schaffer. Multiple attachments and the role of the father. Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.