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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 50 - Biodiversity
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 50 - Biodiversity

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.3B - Understand the term biodiversity. Specification Point 4.4B - Practical: investigate the distribution of organisms in their habitats and measure biodiversity using quadrats. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 13 - Covalent Bonding
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 13 - Covalent Bonding

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 1.44 - Know that a covalent bond is formed between atoms by the sharing of a pair of electrons. Specification Point 1.45 - Understand covalent bonds in terms of electrostatic attractions. Specification Point 1.46 - Understand how to use dot-and-cross diagrams to represent covalent bonds in a variety of molecules. Specification Point 1.47 - Explain why substances with a simple molecular structures are gases or liquids, or solids with low melting and boiling points. Specification Point 1.48 - Explain why the melting and boiling points of substances with simple molecular structures increase, in general, with increasing relative molecular mass. Specification Point 1.49 - Explain why substances with giant covalent structures are solids with high melting and boiling points. Specification Point 1.50 - Explain how the structures of diamond, graphite and fullerene influence their physical properties, including electrical conductivity and hardness. Specification Point 1.51 - Know that covalent compounds do not usually conduct electricity. Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 41 - Inferential Statistics
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 41 - Inferential Statistics

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.3.3 - Inferential Testing. Introduction to statistical testing; the sign test. When to use the sign test; calculation of the sign test. Probability and significance: use of statistical tables and critical values in interpretation of significance; Type I and Type II errors. Factors affecting the choice of statistical test, including level of measurement and experimental design. When to use the following tests: Spearman’s rho, Pearson’s r, Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney, related t-test, unrelated t-test and Chi-Squared test. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Chemistry Lecture 29 - Alkenes
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AQA A Level Chemistry Lecture 29 - Alkenes

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.3.4.1 - Structure, bonding and reactivity of alkenes. Specification Point 3.3.4.2 - Addition reactions of alkenes. Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 17 - Respiration
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 17 - Respiration

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.34 - Understand how the process of respiration produces ATP in living organisms. Specification Point 2.35 - Know that ATP provides energy for cells. Specification Point 2.36 - Describe the differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration. Specification Point 2.37 - Know the word equation and the balanced chemical symbol equation for aerobic respiration in living organisms. Specification Point 2.38 - Know the word equation for anaerobic respiration in plants and in animals. Specification Point 2.39 - Practical: investigate the evolution of carbon dioxide and heat from respiring seeds or other suitable living organisms. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Chemistry Lecture 15 - Kinetics
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AQA A Level Chemistry Lecture 15 - Kinetics

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.1.5.1 - Collision theory. Specification Point 3.1.5.2 - Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions. Specification Point 3.1.5.3 - Effect of temperature on reaction rate. Specification Point 3.1.5.4 - Effect of concentration and pressure on reaction rate. Specification Point 3.1.5.5 - Catalysts. Practical 3: Investigation of how the rate of a reaction changes with temperature. Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Chemistry Lecture 19 - Periodicity
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AQA A Level Chemistry Lecture 19 - Periodicity

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.2.1.1 - Classification of elements. Specification Point 3.2.1.2 - Physical properties of Period 3 elements. Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Worksheet 26 - Energetics
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Worksheet 26 - Energetics

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 26 - Energetics. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 3.1 - Know that chemical reactions in which heat energy is given out are described as exothermic, and those in which heat energy is taken in are described as endothermic. Specification Point 3.2 - Describe simple calorimetry experiments for reactions such as combustion, displacement, dissolving and neutralisation. Specification Point 3.3 - Calculate the heat energy change from a measured temperature change using the expression Q = mcΔT. Specification Point 3.4 - Calculate the molar enthalpy change (ΔH) from the heat energy change, Q. Specification Point 3.8 - Practical: investigate temperature changes accompanying some of the following types of change: salts dissolving in water, neutralisation reactions, displacement reactions and combustion reactions. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 31 - Coordination in Humans
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 31 - Coordination in Humans

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.86 - Describe how nervous and hormonal communication control responses and understand the differences between the two systems. Specification Point 2.87 - Understand that the central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord and is linked to sense organs by nerves. Specification Point 2.88 - Understand that stimulation of receptors in the sense organs sends electrical impulses along nerves into and out of the central nervous system, resulting in rapid responses. Specification Point 2.89 - Understand the role of neurotransmitters at synapses. Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 38 - Condensation Polymers
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 38 - Condensation Polymers

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.48C - Know that condensation polymerisation, in which a dicarboxylic acid reacts with a diol, produces a polyester and water. Specification Point 4.49C - Understand how to write the structural and displayed formula of a polyester, showing the repeat unit, given the formulae of the monomers from which it is formed including the reaction of ethanedioic acid and ethanediol. Specification Point 4.50C - Know that some polyesters, known as biopolyesters, are biodegradable. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 37 - Addition Polymers
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lesson 37 - Addition Polymers

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.44 - Know that an addition polymer is formed by joining up many small molecules called monomers. Specification Point 4.45 - Understand how to draw the repeat unit of an addition polymer, including polyethene, polypropene, polychloroethene and polytetrafluoroethene. Specification Point 4.46 - Understand how to deduce the structure of a monomer from the repeat unit of an addition polymer and vice versa. Specification Point 4.47 - Explain problems in the disposal of addition polymers. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 8 - Eyewitness Testimony
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 8 - Eyewitness Testimony

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.1.2 - Memory. Factors affecting the accuracy of eyewitness testimony: misleading information, including leading questions and post-event discussion; anxiety. Improving the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, including the use of the cognitive interview. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.
AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 30 - The Brain
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AQA A Level Psychology Lecture 30 - The Brain

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.2 - Biopsychology. Localisation of function in the brain and hemispheric lateralisation: motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory and language centres; Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas, split brain research. Plasticity and functional recovery of the brain after trauma. Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.