Designed for the new specification IGCSE Edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
(d) Human influences on the environment
4.12 understand the biological consequences of pollution of air by sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide
4.13 understand that water vapour, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane and CFCs are greenhouse gases
4.14 understand how human activities contribute to greenhouse gases
4.15 understand how an increase in greenhouse gases results in an enhanced greenhouse effect and that this may lead to global warming and its consequences
4.16 understand the biological consequences of pollution of water by sewage
4.17 understand the biological consequences of eutrophication caused by leached minerals from fertiliser
4.18B understand the effects of deforestation, including leaching, soil erosion, disturbance of evapotranspiration and the carbon cycle, and the balance of atmospheric gases
Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE course but can be modified for other exam boards.
53 slides covering Food production:
By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered:
4.7.5.1 Factors affecting food security
4.7.5.2 Farming techniques
4.7.5.3 Sustainable fisheries
4.7.5.4 Role of biotechnology
Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE course but can be modified for other exam boards.
24 slide covering Genetic engineering
By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered:
4.6.2.4 Genetic engineering
Designed for the new specification International A-level edexcel course but can be modified for other exam boards.
26 slides coveringThe Structure of Neurones
By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered:
8.6 (i) know the structure and function of synapses in nerve impulse transmission, including the role of neurotransmitters and acetylcholine.
Powerpoint contains exam questions.
Designed for the new specification International A-level edexcel course but can be modified for other exam boards.
34 slides coveringThe Structure of Neurones
By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered:
8.4 understand how a nerve impulse (action potential) is conducted along an axon, including changes in membrane permeability to sodium and potassium ions
Powerpoint contains exam questions.
Designed for the new specification International A-level edexcel course but can be modified for other exam boards.
35 slides coveringThe Structure of Neurones
By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered:
8.1 know the structure and function of sensory, relay and motor neurones, including Schwann cells and myelination
Powerpoint contains exam questions.
Designed for the new specification IGCSE Edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
Humans
2.59 describe the composition of the blood: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma
2.60 understand the role of plasma in the transport of carbon dioxide, digested food, urea, hormones and heat energy
2.61 understand how adaptations of red blood cells make them suitable for the transport of oxygen, including shape, the absence of a nucleus and the presence of haemoglobin
2.62 understand how the immune system responds to disease using white blood cells, illustrated by phagocytes ingesting pathogens and lymphocytes releasing antibodies specific to the pathogen
2.63B understand how vaccination results in the manufacture of memory cells, which enable future antibody production to the pathogen to occur sooner, faster and in greater quantity
2.64B understand how platelets are involved in blood clotting, which prevents blood loss and the entry of micro-organisms
2.65 describe the structure of the heart and how it functions
2.66 explain how the heart rate changes during exercise and under the influence of adrenaline
2.67 understand how factors may increase the risk of developing coronary heart disease
2.68 understand how the structure of arteries, veins and capillaries relate to their function
2.69 understand the general structure of the circulation system, including the blood vessels to and from the heart and lungs, liver and kidneys
Contains examination questions
Designed for the new specification IGCSE Edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
(g) Gas exchange
Flowering plants
2.40B understand the role of diffusion in gas exchange
2.41B understand gas exchange (of carbon dioxide and oxygen) in relation to respiration and photosynthesis
2.42B understand how the structure of the leaf is adapted for gas exchange
2.43B describe the role of stomata in gas exchange
2.44B understand how respiration continues during the day and night, but that the net exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen depends on the intensity of light
2.45B practical: investigate the effect of light on net gas exchange from a leaf, using hydrogen-carbonate indicator
Includes a video for flipped learning.
Designed for the new specification IGCSE edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
( c ) Biological molecules
2.7 identify the chemical elements present in carbohydrates, proteins and lipids (fats and oils)
2.8 describe the structure of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids as large molecules made up from smaller basic units: starch and glycogen from simple sugars, protein from amino acids, and lipid from fatty acids and glycerol
2.9 practical: investigate food samples for the presence of glucose, starch, protein and fat
2.10 understand the role of enzymes as biological catalysts in metabolic reactions
2.11 understand how temperature changes can affect enzyme function, including changes to the shape of active site
2.12 practical: investigate how enzyme activity can be affected by changes in temperature
2.13 understand how enzyme function can be affected by changes in pH altering the active site
2.14B practical: investigate how enzyme activity can be affected by changes in pH
Contains exam style questions
Designed for the new specification International A-level edexcel course but can be modified for other exam boards.
30 slides covering Eukaryotic cells
By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered:
-Ultrastructure of eukaryotic cells
-Understand the function of the organelles in eukaryotic cells
-Recognise the organelles in eukaryotic cells from electron microscope (EM) images.
Powerpoint contains exam questions
Designed for the new specification IGCSE edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
(b) Variety of living organisms
1.2 describe the common features shown by eukaryotic organisms: plants, animals, fungi and protoctists
1.3 describe the common features shown by prokaryotic organisms such as bacteria
1.4 understand the term pathogen and know that pathogens may include fungi, bacteria, protoctists or viruses
Contains exam style questions
Designed for the new specification IGCSE Edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
(d) Movement of substances into and out of cells
2.15 understand the processes of diffusion, osmosis and active transport by which substances move into and out of cells
2.16 understand how factors affect the rate of movement of substances into and out of cells, including the effects of surface area to volume ratio, distance, temperature and concentration gradient
2.17 practical: investigate diffusion and osmosis using living and non-living systems
Designed for the new specification IGCSE Edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
(e) Nutrition
Humans
2.24 understand that a balanced diet should include appropriate proportions of carbohydrate, protein, lipid, vitamins, minerals, water and dietary fibre
2.25 identify the sources and describe the functions of carbohydrate, protein, lipid (fats and oils), vitamins A, C and D, the mineral ions calcium and iron, water and dietary fibre as components of the diet
2.26 understand how energy requirements vary with activity levels, age and pregnancy
2.27 describe the structure and function of the human alimentary canal, including the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine (duodenum and ileum), large intestine (colon and rectum) and pancreas
2.28 understand how food is moved through the gut by peristalsis
2.29 understand the role of digestive enzymes, including the digestion of starch to glucose by amylase and maltase, the digestion of proteins to amino acids by proteases and the digestion of lipids to fatty acids and glycerol by lipases
2.30 understand that bile is produced by the liver and stored in the gall bladder
2.31 understand the role of bile in neutralising stomach acid and emulsifying lipids
2.32 understand how the small intestine is adapted for absorption, including the structure of a villus
2.33B practical: investigate the energy content in a food sample
Contains exam questions.
Designed for the new specification IGCSE Edexcel course but can be used for other examination boards.
Covers:
(e) Nutrition
Flowering plants
2.18 understand the process of photosynthesis and its importance in the conversion of light energy to chemical energy
2.19 know the word equation and the balanced chemical symbol equation for photosynthesis
2.20 understand how varying carbon dioxide concentration, light intensity and temperature affect the rate of photosynthesis
2.21 describe the structure of the leaf and explain how it is adapted for photosynthesis
2.22 understand that plants require mineral ions for growth, and that magnesium ions are needed for chlorophyll and nitrate ions are needed for amino acids
2.23 practical: investigate photosynthesis, showing the evolution of oxygen from a water plant, the production of starch and the requirements of light, carbon dioxide and chlorophyll
Worksheet contains 320 active recall questions to cover Topic 3 – Cell Structure, Reproduction and Development from the international edexcel biology course.
The questions can be used for:
-Short quizzes
-Revision questions
-Homework
-Assesssment
Designed to use as a revision tool to help students summarise content from Cell biology. Alternatively can be given as a homework task.
Contains 2 revision mats
Print off in A3.
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Designed to use as a revision tool to help students summarise content from Organisation. Alternatively can be given as a homework task.
Resource contains 3 revision mats.
Designed to use as a revision tool to help students summarise content from Infection and response. Alternatively can be given as a homework task.
Resource contains 3 revision mats.
Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE course but can be modified for other exam boards.
41 slides covering DNA:
By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered:
4.6.1.4 DNA and the genome
4.6.1.5 DNA structure (biology only)
Designed for the new specification AQA GCSE course but can be modified for other exam boards.
50 slides covering The human digestive system.
By the end of the powerpoint students would have covered:
-4.2.1 Principles of organisation
-4.2.2.1 The human digestive system
Includes two required practicals:
-Required practical activity 4: use qualitative reagents to test for a range of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins.
-Required practical activity 5: investigate the effect of pH on the rate of reaction of amylase enzyme.
There is also an additional practical on temperature and enzyme action.