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Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lesson 31 - The Universe
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Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lesson 31 - The Universe

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 14 - Waves
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Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 14 - Waves

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.1 - Use the following units: degree (°), hertz (Hz), metre (m), metre/second (m/s) and second (s). Specification Point 3.2 - Explain the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves. Specification Point 3.3 - Know the definitions of amplitude, wavefront, frequency, wavelength and period of a waves. Specification Point 3.4 - Know that waves transfer energy and information without transferring matter. Specification Point 3.5 - Know and use the relationship between the speed, frequency and wavelength of a wave. Specification Point 3.6 - Use the relationship between frequency and time period. Complete set of Chapter 3 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Physics Worksheet 25 - Magnetism
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Edexcel IGCSE Physics Worksheet 25 - Magnetism

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 25 - Magnetism. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 6.1 - Use the following units: ampere (A), volt (V) and watt (W). Specification Point 6.2 - Know that magnets repel and attract other magnets and attract magnetic substances. Specification Point 6.3 - Describe the properties of magnetically hard and soft materials. Specification Point 6.4 - Understand the term magnetic field line. Specification Point 6.5 - Know that magnetism is induced in some materials when they are placed in a magnetic field. Specification Point 6.6 - Practical: investigate the magnetic field pattern for a permanent bar magnet and between two bar magnets. Specification Point 6.7 - Describe how to use two permanent magnets to produce a uniform magnetic field pattern. Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets 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 Physics Lesson 25 - Magnetism
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Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lesson 25 - Magnetism

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 6.1 - Use the following units: ampere (A), volt (V) and watt (W). Specification Point 6.2 - Know that magnets repel and attract other magnets and attract magnetic substances. Specification Point 6.3 - Describe the properties of magnetically hard and soft materials. Specification Point 6.4 - Understand the term magnetic field line. Specification Point 6.5 - Know that magnetism is induced in some materials when they are placed in a magnetic field. Specification Point 6.6 - Practical: investigate the magnetic field pattern for a permanent bar magnet and between two bar magnets. Specification Point 6.7 - Describe how to use two permanent magnets to produce a uniform magnetic field pattern. Complete set of Chapter 6 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.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 37 - Reproduction in Plants
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 37 - Reproduction in Plants

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.3 - Describe the structures of an insect-pollinated and a wind-pollinated flower and explain how each is adapted for pollination. Specification Point 3.4 - Understand that the growth of the pollen tube followed by fertilization leads to seed and fruit formation. Specification Point 3.5 - Practical: investigate the conditions needed for seed germination. Specification Point 3.6 - Understand how germinating seeds utilise food reserves until the seedling can carry out photosynthesis. Specification Point 3.7 - Understand that plants can reproduce asexually by natural methods (illustrated by runners) and by artificial methods (illustrated by cuttings). Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 44 - Genetic Diagrams
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Edexcel IGCSE Biology Lecture 44 - Genetic Diagrams

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.22 - Understand that most phenotypic features are the result of polygenic inheritance rather than single genes. Specification Point 3.23 - Describe patterns of monohybrid inheritance using a genetic diagram. Specification Point 3.24 - Understand how to interpret family pedigrees. Specification Point 3.25 - Predict probabilities of outcomes from monohybrid crosses. Specification Point 3.26 - Understand how the sex of a person is controlled by one pair of chromosomes, XX in a female and XY in a male. Specification Point 3.27 - Describe the determination of the sex of offspring at fertilisation, using a genetic diagram. Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 3 - Calculating Solubility
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Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry Lecture 3 - Calculating Solubility

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Powerpoint lecture 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 Lectures are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Physics Worksheet 14 - Waves
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Edexcel IGCSE Physics Worksheet 14 - Waves

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 14 - Waves. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 3.1 - Use the following units: degree (°), hertz (Hz), metre (m), metre/second (m/s) and second (s). Specification Point 3.2 - Explain the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves. Specification Point 3.3 - Know the definitions of amplitude, wavefront, frequency, wavelength and period of a waves. Specification Point 3.4 - Know that waves transfer energy and information without transferring matter. Specification Point 3.5 - Know and use the relationship between the speed, frequency and wavelength of a wave. Specification Point 3.6 - Use the relationship between frequency and time period. Complete set of Chapter 3 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lesson 18 - Energy
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Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lesson 18 - Energy

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 4.1 - Use a variety of energy units. Specification Point 4.2 - Describe energy transfers involving energy stores. Specification Point 4.3 - Use the principle of conservation of energy. Specification Point 4.4 - Know and use the relationship between efficiency, useful energy output and total energy output. Specification Point 4.5 - Describe a variety of everyday and scientific devices and situations, explaining the transfer of the input energy in terms of the above relationship, including their representation by Sankey diagrams. Complete set of Chapter 4 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Physics Worksheet 18 - Energy
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Edexcel IGCSE Physics Worksheet 18 - Energy

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 18 - Energy. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 4.1 - Use a variety of energy units. Specification Point 4.2 - Describe energy transfers involving energy stores. Specification Point 4.3 - Use the principle of conservation of energy. Specification Point 4.4 - Know and use the relationship between efficiency, useful energy output and total energy output. Specification Point 4.5 - Describe a variety of everyday and scientific devices and situations, explaining the transfer of the input energy in terms of the above relationship, including their representation by Sankey diagrams. Complete set of Chapter 4 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Physics Worksheet 11 - Circuits Part 1
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Edexcel IGCSE Physics Worksheet 11 - Circuits Part 1

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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 11 - Circuits Part 1. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Specification Point 2.7 - Explain why a series or parallel circuit is more appropriate for particular applications, including domestic lighting. Specification Point 2.8 - Understand how the current in a series circuit depends on the applied voltage and the number and nature of other components. Specification Point 2.9 - Describe how current varies with voltage in wires, resistors, metal filament lamps and diodes, and how to investigate this experimentally. Specification Point 2.10 - Describe the qualitative effect of changing resistance on the current in a circuit. Specification Point 2.11 - Describe the qualitative variation of resistance of light-dependent resistors (LDRs) with illumination and thermistors with temperature. Specification Point 2.12 - Know that lamps and LEDs can be used to indicate the presence of a current in a circuit. Specification Point 2.13 - Know and use the relationship between voltage, current and resistance. Complete set of Chapter 2 Worksheets are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lesson 11 - Circuits Part 1
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Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lesson 11 - Circuits Part 1

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 2.7 - Explain why a series or parallel circuit is more appropriate for particular applications, including domestic lighting. Specification Point 2.8 - Understand how the current in a series circuit depends on the applied voltage and the number and nature of other components. Specification Point 2.9 - Describe how current varies with voltage in wires, resistors, metal filament lamps and diodes, and how to investigate this experimentally. Specification Point 2.10 - Describe the qualitative effect of changing resistance on the current in a circuit. Specification Point 2.11 - Describe the qualitative variation of resistance of light-dependent resistors (LDRs) with illumination and thermistors with temperature. Specification Point 2.12 - Know that lamps and LEDs can be used to indicate the presence of a current in a circuit. Specification Point 2.13 - Know and use the relationship between voltage, current and resistance. Complete set of Chapter 2 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lesson 14 - Waves
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Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lesson 14 - Waves

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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format: Specification Point 3.1 - Use the following units: degree (°), hertz (Hz), metre (m), metre/second (m/s) and second (s). Specification Point 3.2 - Explain the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves. Specification Point 3.3 - Know the definitions of amplitude, wavefront, frequency, wavelength and period of a waves. Specification Point 3.4 - Know that waves transfer energy and information without transferring matter. Specification Point 3.5 - Know and use the relationship between the speed, frequency and wavelength of a wave. Specification Point 3.6 - Use the relationship between frequency and time period. Complete set of Chapter 3 Lessons are available.
Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 31 - The Universe
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Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 31 - The Universe

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Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format: 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 Lectures are available.