Edexcel
Key concepts in biology: Whole topic summary
· Plant cell structure | Video | Quiz
· Animal cell structure | Video |Quiz
· Bacterial cell | Video | Quiz |
· Specialised cells | Video | Quiz |
· Magnification calculations | Video | Quiz |
· Microscopes | Video | Quiz |
· Enzymes (lock and key theory) | Video | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Osmosis | Quiz |
· Active transport | Video | Quiz |
· Asexual reproduction | Quiz |
· Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction | Quiz |
· Stem cells and stem cell therapy | Video | Quiz |
· The structure of the eye (Biology only) | Video 1 | Video 2 |
· Extracting DNA from fruit | Video | Quiz |
· DNA and chromosomes | Video | Quiz |
· Structure of DNA | Video | Quiz |
· Genetics key words | Quiz |
· Genetic crosses | Video | Quiz |
· Variation within a population | Quiz |
· Evolution | Quiz |
· Natural selection | Video | Quiz |
· Antibiotic resistance | Quiz |
· Evidence for evolution | Quiz |
· Classification | Quiz |
· Selective breeding | Quiz |
· Genetic engineering | Quiz |
· Producing GM crops (HT only) | Quiz |
Health, disease and the development of medicines: Whole topic summary
· Health and disease | Quiz |
· Diseases | Quiz |
· Types of viral infections | Quiz |
· Immune system | Quiz |
· Vaccinations | Quiz |
· Antibiotics | Video | Quiz |
· Drug development | Quiz |
· Cardiovascular disease and BMI | Quiz |
· Exercise | Quiz |
Monoclonal antibodies (HT and Biology only) | Video |
Plant structure and their functions: Whole topic summary
· Photosynthesis | Video | Quiz |
· Limiting photosynthesis | Video | Quiz |
· Plant organs | Quiz |
· Transpiration | Quiz |
· Geotropism | Video |
Animal coordination, control and homeostasis: Whole topic summary
· The endocrine system | Quiz |
· Thyroxine and adrenaline | Quiz |
· The menstrual cycle | Quiz |
· Puberty | Quiz |
· Hormones in the menstrual cycle | Video | Quiz |
· Contraception | Video | Quiz |
· Infertility (HT only) | Video | Quiz |
· Homeostasis | Video | Quiz |
· Blood glucose - high and low | Quiz |
· Type 1 and type 2 diabetes | Quiz |
· Negative feedback loop | Quiz |
· The urinary system | Video | Quiz |
Exchange and transport in animals: Whole topic summary
· The respiratory system | Quiz |
· Blood and blood vessels | Video | Quiz |
· Respiration | Video | Quiz |
· Anaerobic respiration | Quiz |
Ecosystem and material cycles: Whole topic summary
· Ecosystems and communities | Quiz |
· Biotic and abiotic factors | Video | Quiz |
· Parasitism and mutualism | Quiz |
· Quadrats and transects | Quiz |
· Food chains | Video | Quiz |
· Biodiveristy and farming | Quiz |
· Decay | Quiz |
· The carbon cycle | Video | Quiz |
· The water cycle | Video | Quiz |
· The nirogen cycle | Quiz |
The whole of Edexcel Biology Paper 1 in only 83 minutes!
The whole of Edexcel Biology Paper 2 in only 50 minutes!
Required practicals:
1. Microscopy
2. Enzymes
3. Food Tests (biology only)
4. Osmosis
5. Microbiology (Biology only)
6. Photosynthesis
7. Respiration
8. Field Investigations
Key concepts in chemistry: Whole topic summary
· Models of the atom | Quiz |
· Structure of an atom | Video | Quiz |
· Mass number and atomic number | Video | Quiz |
· Isotopes | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· The periodic table | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4 | Video 5 | Quiz |
· Electronic structure | Quiz |
· Ionic bonding | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Structure and properties of ionic compounds | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Covalent bonding | Video | Quiz |
· Simple covalent compounds | Quiz |
· Giant covalent compounds | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Diamond and graphite | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· More carbon structures | Video | Quiz |
· Structure of polymers | Video | Quiz |
· Metallic bonding | Quiz |
· Chemical equations | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Relative masses | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Empirical and molecular formula | Video | Quiz |
· Reacting masses | Quiz |
· Concentration of a solution | Quiz |
· Moles (HT only) | Video | Quiz |
States of matter and mixtures: Whole topic summary
· States of matter | Video | Quiz |
· Elements and compounds | Video | Quiz |
· Pure substances and mixtures | Quiz |
· Core practical 1 – Chromatography | Video | Quiz |
· Separating mixtures | Video | Quiz |
· Potable water | Video | Quiz |
· Treating waste water | Video | Quiz |
Chemical changes: Whole topic summary
· pH | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Strong and weak acids (HT only) | Video | Quiz |
· Acid reactions | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 |
· Salt equations | Quiz |
· Testing for gases | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Core practical 3 – Making salts | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Core practical 5 – Titrations | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4 | Quiz |
· Electrolysis | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4 | Video 5 | Quiz |
· Oxidation and reduction | Video | Quiz |
· Half equations | Video | Quiz |
· Ionic half equations (HT only) | Video |
Extracting metals and equilibria: Whole topic summary
· Chemical reactions | Video | Quiz |
· The reactivity series and displacement reactions | Quiz |
· Extracting metals | Quiz |
· Electrolysis of aluminium | Video | Quiz |
· Life cycle assessments | Quiz |
· Reversible reactions and equilibrium | Quiz |
· Le Chatelier’s Principle | Quiz |
· The Haber process | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Quiz |
Separate Chemistry 1: Whole topic summary
Transition metals | Video |
Rusting | Video |
Structure of an alloy | Video |
Titration | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4 | Video 5 |
Percentage yield of a reaction | Video |
Concentration of a solution (HT only) | Video |
Haber process | Video 1 | Video 2 |
HYdrogen fuel reaction | Video |
Groups in the Periodic Table: Whole topic summary
· Nobel gases | Quiz |
· Group 0 | Video |
· Group 1 | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Quiz |
Rates of reaction and energy changes: Whole topic summary
· Core practical 6 – rates of reaction | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Quiz |
· Measuring a reaction | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Graphs showing rates of reaction | Quiz |
· Collision theory | Video | Quiz |
· Activation energy | Video | Quiz |
· Exothermic and endothermic reactions | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Energy changes in a reaction (HT only) | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
Fuels and Earth science: Whole topic summary
· Hydrocarbon | Video 1 | Video 2 |
· Fractional distillation | Video | Quiz |
· Cracking | Video | Quiz |
· Complete and incomplete combustion | Video | Quiz |
· The atmosphere | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4 | Video 5 | Video 6 | Quiz |
· Hydrogen fuel cells | Quiz |
· Greenhouse gases | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Pollution | Quiz |
Separate Chemistry 2: Whole topic summary
· Flame test | Video 1 | Video 2 |
· Sodium hydroxide test | Video |
· Ions | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 |
Formula for alkanes | Video |
Alkenes | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 |
Complete combustion | Video |
Polmers | Video |
DNA | Video |
Alcohols | Video |
Carboxylic acids | Video 1 | Video 2 |
Nanoparticle | Video |
The whole of Edexcel Chemistry Paper 1 in only 75 minutes!
The whole of Edexcel Chemistry Paper 2 in only 47minutes!
Required practicals:
1. Chromatography:
- Chromatography
- Chromatography-Why do you need to use a pencil to draw the start line?
2. Neutralising an acid:
3. Making Salts:
- Copper Sulfate Crystals - Separating solids from a solution by filtering and crystallisation
- Practical questions in an exam
4. Electrolysis:
- The electrolysis of copper (II) sulfate
- The electrolysis of sodium sulfate
- The electrolysis of sodium chloride solution (brine)
- The electrolysis of copper (II) chloride
5. Titration (Chemistry only):
- How to carry out a titration
- How to read a burette
- Indicators for titrations - Methyl orange and phenolphthalein
- Titration Method
6. Rates of Reaction:
- Measuring the rate of a reaction by collecting gas - Marble chips and hydrochloric acid
- Measuring the rate of a reaction by loss of mass
- Measuring the rate of reaction by disappearing cross - Sodium thiosulfate and
hydrochloric acid
7. Ion Identification (Chemistry only):
- Flame tests for positive ions
- Test for Positive Ions
- Test for Halide Ions
- Test for Sulfate Ions
- Test for Carbonate Ions
- Anion and Cation Ion Identification Summary (Negative and Positive Ions) and Practice
8. Combustion of alcohol (Chemistry only)
Motion and forces: Whole topic summary
· Scalar and vector | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Displacement | Quiz |
· Distance-time and velocity-time graphs | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Acceleration | Quiz |
· Contact and non-contact forces | Quiz |
· Newton’s First Law and resultant forces | Quiz |
· Newton’s Second Law | Quiz |
· Weight and mass | Quiz |
· Moving objects | Video | Quiz |
· Inertial mass | Quiz |
· Newton’s Third Law | Quiz |
· Momentum | Quiz |
· Momentum I | Quiz |
· Stopping distance | Quiz |
· Kinetic energy | Video | Quiz |
· Work done | Quiz |
Conservation of energy: Whole topic summary
· Energy | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Gravitational potential energy | Quiz |
· Sankey diagrams | Video | Quiz |
· Wasted energy | Quiz |
· Energy and efficiency | Video | Quiz |
· Ways to increase efficiency | Quiz |
· Renewable energy sources | Quiz |
· Non-renewable energy sources | Quiz |
Waves: Whole topic summary
· Transverse and longitudinal waves | Quiz |
· Wave speed | Video | Quiz |
· Refraction (HT only) | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Surfaces (Physics only) (HT only) | Video | | Quiz |
Light and the electromagnetic spectrum: Whole topic summary
· Lenses and ray diagrams (Physics only) | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 |
· Electromagnetic spectrum | Quiz |
· Visible light | Quiz |
Astronomy: Whole topic summary
· Life cylce of a star | Video 1 | Video 2 |
· Redshift and blueshift | Video |
Radioactivity: Whole topic summary
· Atoms | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Quiz |
· Mass number and atomic number | Video | Quiz |
· Ions and isotopes | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Background radiation | Video | Quiz |
· Models of the atom | Video | Quiz |
· Radioactive decay | Video 1 | Quiz |
· Radioactivity (contamination) (Physics only) | Video | Quiz |
· Nuclear fission (Physics only) | Video |
· Nuclear fusion (Physics only) | Video |
Energy-forces doing work: Whole topic summary
· Energy | Video 1 | Video 2 |
· Power equation | Video | Quiz |
Forces and their effects: Whole topic summary
· Scalar and vector quantities | Video 1 | Video 2 |
· Resultant force on an object | Video |
· Moving objects (Physics only) | Video 1 | Video 2 |
· Moments and turning effects (Physics only) | Video 1 | Video 2 |
Energy and circuits: Whole topic summary
· Structure of an atom | Video |
· Circuit symbols | Video | Quiz |
· Series and parallel circuits | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4 | Video 5 | Video 6 | Video 7 | Video 8 | Quiz |
· Energy calculations | Quiz |
· Change and current | Video | Quiz |
· Energy and charge | Quiz |
· Potential difference and resistance | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Video 4 | Video 5 | Video 6 | Quiz |
· Current-potential difference graphs | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Energy transferred | Quiz |
· Power and potential difference | Quiz |
· Mains electricity | Quiz |
Static electricity - Physics only: Whole topic summary
Magnetism and the motor effect: Whole topic summary
· Magnets | Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3 | Quiz |
· Electromagnets | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
· Flemings left-hand rule (HT only) | Video | Quiz |
· Magnetic flux density (HT only) | Quiz |
Electromagnetic induction: Whole topic summary
· National grid – Structure of a transformer (HT only) | Video | Quiz |
· National grid – Transformer equation (Physics only) (HT only) | Video 1 | Video 2 | Quiz |
Particle model: Whole topic summary
· Solids, liquids and gases | Video | Quiz |
· Specific heat capacity | Video | Quiz |
· Specific latent heat | Quiz |
Forces and matter: Whole topic summary
· Energy – Elastic potential | Video | Quiz |
The whole of Edexcel Physics Paper 1 in only 56 minutes!
The whole of Edexcel Physics Paper 2 in only 56 minutes!
Required practicals:
1. Force, mass and acceleration
2. Speeds of waves
3. Refraction
4. Surfaces (Physics only)
5. Circuits
6. Density
7. Specific heat capacity
8. Extension of a spring
All papers
• Contains multiple choice questions, structured questions, closed short answers questions and open long response questions
• 15% based on required practical’s
• Maths requirement vary by subject – 10% of the marks in biology, 20% of the marks in chemistry and 30% of the marks in physics.
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
Combined Science
• 6 papers (2 biology, 2 chemistry and 2 physics)
• Each 1 hour 15 minutes
• Each paper is worth 16.7% of the GCSE
• 60 marks on each paper