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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.
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 Biology Lecture 61 - Genetic Modification
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 61 - Genetic Modification

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 5.12 - Understand how restriction enzymes are used to cut DNA at specific sites and ligase enzymes are used to join pieces of DNA together. Specification Point 5.13 - Understand how plasmids and viruses can act as vectors, which take up pieces of DNA, and then insert this recombinant DNA into other cells. Specification Point 5.14 - Understand how large amounts of human insulin can be manufactured from genetically modified bacteria that are grown in a fermenter. Specification Point 5.15 - Understand how genetically modified plants can be used to improve food production. Specification Point 5.16 - Understand that the term transgenic means the transfer of genetic material from one species to a different species. Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
AQA GCSE Biology Lecture 1 - Cells and Microscopes
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AQA GCSE Biology Lecture 1 - Cells and Microscopes

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.1.1.1 - Eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Specification Point 4.1.1.2 - Animal and plant cells. Specification Point 4.1.1.5 - Microscopy. Practical 1 - Use a light microscope to investigate a selection of plant and animal cells. Complete set of Chapter 1 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 6 - Food Tests
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 6 - Food Tests

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.9 - Practical: Investigate food samples for the presence of glucose, starch, protein and fat. Complete set of Chapter 1 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 17 - Respiration
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 17 - Respiration

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Points 2.34 and 2.35 - Understand how the process of respiration produces ATP in living organisms. Know that ATP provides energy for cells. Specification Points 2.36 and 2.37 - Describe the differences between aerobic and anaerobic respiration. 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 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 19 - Ventilation
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lesson 19 - Ventilation

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.46 - Describe the structure of the thorax, including the ribs, intercostal muscles, diaphragm, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli and pleural membranes. Specification Point 2.47 - Understand the role of the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm in ventilation. Complete set of Chapter 3 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 22 - Transpiration
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 22 - Transpiration

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.55B -Understand how water is absorbed by root hair cells. Specification Point 2.56B -Understand that transpiration is the evaporation of water from the surface of a plant. Specification Point 2.57B -Understand how the rate of transpiration is affected by changes in humidity, wind speed, temperature and light intensity. Specification Point 2.58B - Practical: investigate the role of environmental factors in determining the rate of transpiration from a leafy shoot. Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 38 - Condensation Polymers
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 38 - Condensation Polymers

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Powerpoint lecture 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 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 41 - DNA, Genes and Chromosomes
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 41 - DNA, Genes and Chromosomes

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Powerpoint lecture 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 Lectures are available.
AQA GCSE Biology Lecture 12 - Health and Disease
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AQA GCSE Biology Lecture 12 - Health and Disease

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.2.2.5 - Health issues. Specification Point 4.2.2.6 - The effect of lifestyle on some non-communicable diseases. Specification Point 4.2.2.7 - Cancer. Complete set of Chapter 2 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 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.