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We understand the importance of education. We offer tailored private tuition designed to maximise success at GCSE, A Level and beyond. Our tutors are experienced professionals, teachers and top-tier graduates with extensive knowledge in their subjects.
On Tes we offer high quality board-specific resources. Please check back regularly as we are continually updating our stock.
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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.
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Specification Point 3.2.4 - Cell recognition and the immune system.
Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 1.1 - Understand how living organisms share certain characteristics.
Complete set of Chapter 1 Lectures are available.
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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.
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Specification Point 5.9B - Understand the methods used to farm large numbers of fish to provide a source of protein, including maintaining water quality, controlling intraspecific and interspecific predation, controlling disease, removing waste products, controlling the quality and frequency of feeding, and selective breeding.
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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.
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Specification Point 3.2.1.1 - Structure of eukaryotic cells.
Complete set of Chapter 2 Lectures are available.
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Specification Point 2.33C - Describe how to carry out an acid-alkali titration.
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Specification Point 4.3.10 - Addiction
Risk factors in the development of addiction, including genetic vulnerability, stress, personality, family influences and peers.
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Specification Point 9.2 - Understand how countries at different levels of development have differences in their demographic data.
Complete set of Chapter 10 Lectures are available.
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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.
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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.
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Specification Point 3.1.5.1 - Structure of DNA and RNA.
Complete set of Chapter 1 Lectures are available.
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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.
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Specification Point 2.9 - Practical: Investigate food samples for the presence of glucose, starch, protein and fat.
Complete set of Chapter 1 Lectures are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 30 - Fission and Fusion. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 7.17 - Know that nuclear reactions, including fission, fusion and radioactive decay, can be a source of energy.
Specification Point 7.18 - Understand how a nucleus of U-235 can be split by collision with a neutron, and that this process releases energy as kinetic energy of the fission products.
Specification Point 7.19 -Know that the fission of U-235 produces two radioactive daughter nuclei and a small number of neutrons.
Specification Point 7.20 - Describe how a chain reaction can be set up if the neutrons produced by one fission strike other U-235 nuclei.
Specification Point 7.21 - Describe the role played by the control rods and moderator in the fission process.
Specification Point 7.22 - Understand the role of shielding around a nuclear reactor.
Specification Point 7.23 - Explain the difference between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission.
Specification Point 7.24 - Describe nuclear fusion as the creation of larger nuclei resulting in a loss of mass from smaller nuclei, accompanied by a release of energy.
Specification Point 7.25 - Know that fusion is the energy source for stars.
Specification Point 7.26 - Explain why nuclear fusion does not happen at low temperatures and pressures, due to electrostatic repulsion of protons.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Worksheets are available.
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Specification Point 7.17 - Know that nuclear reactions, including fission, fusion and radioactive decay, can be a source of energy.
Specification Point 7.18 - Understand how a nucleus of U-235 can be split by collision with a neutron, and that this process releases energy as kinetic energy of the fission products.
Specification Point 7.19 -Know that the fission of U-235 produces two radioactive daughter nuclei and a small number of neutrons.
Specification Point 7.20 - Describe how a chain reaction can be set up if the neutrons produced by one fission strike other U-235 nuclei.
Specification Point 7.21 - Describe the role played by the control rods and moderator in the fission process.
Specification Point 7.22 - Understand the role of shielding around a nuclear reactor.
Specification Point 7.23 - Explain the difference between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission.
Specification Point 7.24 - Describe nuclear fusion as the creation of larger nuclei resulting in a loss of mass from smaller nuclei, accompanied by a release of energy.
Specification Point 7.25 - Know that fusion is the energy source for stars.
Specification Point 7.26 - Explain why nuclear fusion does not happen at low temperatures and pressures, due to electrostatic repulsion of protons.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 31 - The Universe. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 8.2 - Know that the universe is a large collection of billions of galaxies, that a galaxy is a large collection of billions of stars and that our solar system is in the Milky Way galaxy.
Specification Point 8.3 - Understand why gravitational field strength, g, varies and know that it is different on other planets and the Moon from that on the Earth.
Specification Point 8.4 - Explain that gravitational force causes moons to orbit planets, causes the planets to orbit the Sun, causes artificial satellites to orbit the Earth and causes comets to orbit the Sun.
Specification Point 8.5 - Describe the differences in the orbits of comets, moons and planets.
Specification Point 8.6 - Use the relationship between orbital speed, orbital radius and time period.
Complete set of Chapter 8 Worksheets are available.
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Specification Point 8.2 - Know that the universe is a large collection of billions of galaxies, that a galaxy is a large collection of billions of stars and that our solar system is in the Milky Way galaxy.
Specification Point 8.3 - Understand why gravitational field strength, g, varies and know that it is different on other planets and the Moon from that on the Earth.
Specification Point 8.4 - Explain that gravitational force causes moons to orbit planets, causes the planets to orbit the Sun, causes artificial satellites to orbit the Earth and causes comets to orbit the Sun.
Specification Point 8.5 - Describe the differences in the orbits of comets, moons and planets.
Specification Point 8.6 - Use the relationship between orbital speed, orbital radius and time period.
Complete set of Chapter 8 Lessons are available.
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Specification Point 3.6.4.2 - Control of blood glucose concentration.
Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.