Primrose Kitten

Atomic structure and the periodic table:

· A simple model of the atom, symbols, relative atomic mass | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4|

 · Electronic charge and isotopes | Quiz |

· Atoms, elements and compounds | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4 | Video 5 | Quiz |

· Mixtures | Video | Video 2 | Video 3 | Quiz |

· The development of the model of the atom (common content with Physics) | Quiz |

· Size and mass of atoms

· Relative atomic mass

· Electronic structure | Video | Quiz |

· The periodic table | Video | Quiz |

· Development of the periodic table | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Quiz |

· Metals and non-metals | Video |

· Group 0 | Video | Quiz |

· Group 1 | Video | Video 2 | Video 3 | Quiz |

· Group 7 | Video | Quiz |

· Properties of transition metals (Chemistry only) | Video |

· Comparison with Group 1 elements

· Typical properties

Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter:

· Chemical bonds, ionic, covalent and metallic

· Chemical bonds

· Ionic bonding | Video | Video 2 | Quiz |

· Ionic compounds | Video | Quiz |

· Covalent bonding | Video | Quiz 1 | Quiz 2 |

· Metallic bonding | Quiz |

· How bonding and structure are related to the properties of substances

· The three states of matter | Video | Quiz |

· State symbols

· Properties of ionic compounds | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 |

· Properties of small molecules

· Polymers | Video | Quiz |

· Giant covalent structures | Video | Quiz |

· Properties of metals and alloys | Video |

· Metals as conductors

· Structure and bonding of carbon | Video | Quiz |

· Diamond | Video | Quiz |

· Graphite | Video | Quiz |

· Graphene and fullerenes | Video |

· Bulk and surface properties of matter including nanoparticles (Chemistry only)

· Sizes of particles and their properties | Video |

· Uses of nanoparticles | Video |

Quantitative chemistry:

· Chemical measurements, conservation of mass and the quantitative interpretation of chemical equations

· Conservation of mass and balanced chemical equations | Video | Video 2 | Video 3 |Quiz |

· Relative formula mass | Video 1 | Video 2 |Quiz |

· Mass changes when a reactant or product is a gas | Video | Quiz |

· Chemical measurements | Quiz |

· Use of amount of substance in relation to masses of pure substances

· Moles (HT only) | Video | Quiz |

· Amounts of substances in equations (HT only)

· Using moles to balance equations (HT only)

· Concentration of solutions

· Yield and atom economy of chemical reactions (Chemistry only)

· Percentage yield | Video |

· Atom economy | Video |

· Using concentrations of solutions in mol/dm3 (Chemistry only) (HT only) | Video |

· Use of amount of substance in relation to volumes of gases (Chemistry only) (HT only)

Chemical changes:

· Reactivity of metals | Video | Quiz |

· Metal oxides

· The reactivity series | Quiz |

· Extraction of metals and reduction | Video |

· Oxidation and reduction in terms of electrons (HT only) | Video | Quiz |

· Reactions of acids

· Reactions of acids with metals | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 |

· Neutralisation of acids and salt production | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz 1 | Quiz 2 |

· Soluble salts

· The pH scale and neutralisation | Video | Quiz |

· Titrations (Chemistry only) | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4 | Video 5 | Quiz |

· Strong and weak acids (HT only) | Video | Quiz |

· Electrolysis | Video | Quiz |

· The process of electrolysis | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4

· Electrolysis of molten ionic compounds

· Using electrolysis to extract metals | Quiz |

· Electrolysis of aqueous solutions

· Representation of reactions at electrodes as half equations (HT only) | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |

Energy changes:

· Exothermic and endothermic reactions | Video | Quiz |

· Energy transfer during exothermic and endothermic reactions | Video |

· Reaction profiles | Video |

· The energy change of reactions (HT only) | Video | Video 2 | Quiz |

· Chemical cells and fuel cells (Chemistry only) | Video 1 | Video 2 |

· Cells and batteries

· Fuel cells

The rate and extent of chemical change:

· Rate of reaction | Video | Quiz |

· Calculating rates of reactions | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Quiz |

· Factors which affect the rates of chemical reactions | Video |

· Collision theory and activation energy | Quiz |

· Catalysts | Quiz |

· Reversible reactions and dynamic equilibrium

· Reversible reactions | Video | Quiz |

· Energy changes and reversible reactions

· Equilibrium

· The effect of changing conditions on equilibrium (HT only)

· The effect of changing concentration (HT only)

· The effect of temperature changes on equilibrium (HT only)| Quiz |

· The effect of pressure changes on equilibrium (HT only)

Organic chemistry:

· Carbon compounds as fuels and feedstock

· Crude oil, hydrocarbons and alkanes | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Quiz 1 | Quiz 2 |

· Fractional distillation and petrochemicals | Video | Quiz |

· Properties of hydrocarbons | Video 1 | Video 2 |

· Cracking and alkenes | Video | Quiz |

· Reactions of alkenes and alcohols (Chemistry only)

· Structure and formulae of alkenes | Video | Video 2 |

· Reactions of alkenes

· Alcohols | Video |

· Carboxylic acids | Video 1 | Video 2 |

· Synthetic and naturally occurring polymers (Chemistry only)

· Addition polymerisation

· Condensation polymerisation (HT only)

· Amino acids (HT only)

· DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and other naturally occurring polymers | Video |

Chemical analysis:

· Purity, formulations and chromatograph

· Pure substances | Video | Quiz |

· Formulations

· Chromatography | Video | Quiz |

· Identification of common gases

· Test for hydrogen | Video |

· Test for oxygen

· Test for carbon dioxide | Video |

· Test for chlorine

· Identification of ions by chemical and spectroscopic means (Chemistry only)

· Flame tests | Video 1 | Video 2 |

· Metal hydroxides | Video |

· Carbonates | Video |

· Halides | Video |

· Sulfates | Video |

· Instrumental methods | Quiz |

· Flame emission spectroscopy

Chemistry of the atmosphere:

· The composition and evolution of the Earth's atmosphere | Video | Quiz |

· The proportions of different gases in the atmosphere | Video |

· The Earth's early atmosphere | Video |

· How oxygen increased

· How carbon dioxide decreased

· Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases | Video |

· Greenhouse gases | Video | Quiz |

· Human activities which contribute to an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere | Video |

· Global climate change | Video |

· The carbon footprint and its reduction

· Common atmospheric pollutants and their sources | Quiz |

· Properties and effects of atmospheric pollutants | Video 1 | Video 2 |

Using resources:

· Using the Earth's resources and obtaining potable water | Quiz |

· Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development

· Potable water | Video | Quiz |

· Waste water treatment | Video | Quiz |

· Alternative methods of extracting metals (HT only) | Quiz |

· Life cycle assessment and recycling

· Life cycle assessment | Quiz |

· Ways of reducing the use of resources

· Using materials (chemistry only)

· Corrosion and its prevention

· Alloys as useful materials

· Ceramics, polymers and composites | Video |

· The Haber process and the use of NPK fertilisers (Chemistry only)

· The Haber process (Chemistry only) | Video 2 | Video 2 |

Energy:

· Energy changes in a system, and the ways energy is stored | Video | Quiz |

· Before and after such changes

· Energy stores and systems | Video |

· Changes in energy | Video |

· Energy changes in systems | Video | Quiz 1 | Quiz 2 | Quiz 3 |

· Power | Video | Quiz |

· Conservation and dissipation of energy | Video | Quiz |

· Energy transfers in a system | Video | Quiz |

· Efficiency | Video | Quiz |

· National and global energy resources  | Quiz 1 | Quiz 2 |

Electricity:

· Current, potential difference and resistance | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4 | Video 5 | Video 6 | Quiz 1 | Quiz 2 |

· Standard circuit diagram symbols | Video | Quiz |

· Electrical charge and current | Video | Quiz |

· Resistors

· Series and parallel circuits | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4 | Video 5 | Video 6 | Video 7 | Quiz |

· Domestic uses and safety | Video |

· Direct and alternating potential difference

· Mains electricity| Quiz |

· Energy transfers | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |

· Power | Quiz |

· Energy transfers in everyday appliances

· The National Grid | Quiz |

· Static electricity (Physics only) | Video |

· Static charge 

· Electric fields 

Particle model of matter:

· Changes of state and the particle model | Video | Quiz | 

· Density of materials| Video | Quiz |

· Changes of state

· Internal energy and energy transfers

· Internal energy

· Temperature changes in a system and specific heat capacity

· Changes of state and specific latent heat | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |

· Particle model and pressure

· Particle motion in gases

· Pressure in gases (Physics only)

· Increasing the pressure of a gas (Physics only) (HT only)

Atomic structure:

· Atoms and isotopes | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4 | Quiz |

· The structure of an atom | Video | Video 2 | Quiz |

· Mass number, atomic number and isotopes | Video | Quiz |

· The development of the model of the atom (common content with Chemistry)

· Atoms and nuclear radiation | Video |

· Radioactive decay and nuclear radiation | Video | Quiz |

· Nuclear equations | Video |

· Half-lives and the random nature of radioactive decay

· Radioactive contamination | Quiz |

· Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation (Physics only) | Video |

· Background radiation | Video |

· Different half-lives of radioactive isotopes | Video | Quiz |

· Uses of nuclear radiation

· Nuclear fission and fusion (Physics only)

· Nuclear fission | Video | 

· Nuclear fusion | Video |

Forces:

· Forces and their interactions | Video | Quiz |

· Contact and non-contact forces| Quiz |

· Gravity

· Resultant forces | Video | Quiz |

· Work done and energy transfer | Quiz |

· Forces and elasticity | Video | Quiz |

· Moments, levers and gears (Physics only) | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4 | 

· Pressure and pressure differences in fluids (Physics only) | Quiz |

· Pressure in a fluid| Quiz |

· Pressure in a fluid 1

· Pressure in a fluid 2 (HT only)

· Atmospheric pressure

· Forces and motion | Video | 

· Describing motion along a line 

· Distance and displacement | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Quiz |

· Speed | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |

· Forces, accelerations and Newton's Laws of motion | Video | Quiz 1 | Quiz 2 | Quiz 3 |

· Newton's First Law | Quiz |

· Newton's Second Law | Quiz |

· Newton's Third Law | Quiz |

· Forces and braking | Quiz |

· Stopping distance| Quiz |

· Reaction time

· Factors affecting braking distance 1 

· Factors affecting braking distance 2 

· Momentum (HT only)

· Conservation of momentum | Quiz |

· Changes in momentum (Physics only)

Waves:

· Waves in air, fluids and solids

· Transverse and longitudinal waves | Quiz |

· Properties of waves | Video | Quiz 1 | Quiz 2 |

· Refraction of waves (Physics only) | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz 1 | Quiz 2 |

· Sound waves (Physics only) (HT only)

· Waves for detection and exploration (Physics only) (HT only)

· Electromagnetic waves | Quiz |

· Types of electromagnetic waves

· Properties of electromagnetic waves 1

· Properties of electromagnetic waves 2

· Uses and applications of electromagnetic waves

· Lenses (Physics only) | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 |

· Visible light (Physics only)

· Black body radiation (Physics only)

· Emission and absorption of infrared radiation | Video | 

· Perfect black bodies and radiation

Magnetism and electromagnetism:

· Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields | Video | Quiz |

· Poles of a magnet

· Magnetic fields | Video | Quiz |

· The motor effect

· Electromagnetism | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |

· Fleming's left-hand rule (HT only) | Video | Quiz |

· Electric motors (HT only)| Quiz |

· Loudspeakers (Physics only) (HT only)

· Induced potential, transformers and the National Grid (Physics only) (HT only)

· Induced potential (HT only)

· Uses of the generator effect (HT only)

· Microphones (HT only)

· Transformers (HT only) | Video | 

Space physics (Physics only):

· Solar system; stability of orbital motions; satellites (Physics only)

· Our solar system 

· The life cycle of a star | Video |

· Orbital motion, natural and artificial satellites 

· Red-shift (physics only) | Video |

Biology Paper 1 Topics 1-4

Biology Paper 2 Topics 5-7

Chemistry Paper 1 Topic 1-5

Chemistry paper 2 Topics 6-10

Physics Paper 1 Topics 1-4

Physics Paper 2 Topics 5-8

Seperate Science

•6 papers (2 biology, 2 chemistry and 2 physics, leading to 3 separate GCSEs)

• Each 1 hour 45 minutes

• Each paper is worth 50% of the GCSE

• 100 marks on each paper