Edexcel Chemistry AS/A2 Student Unit Guide: Units 3 & 6 New Edition Chemistry Laboratory Skills ePub


Book Description

Student Unit Guides are perfect for revision. Each guide is written by an examiner and explains the unit requirements. This guide offers advice on preparing for the Edexcel Unit 3 and Unit 6 Chemistry Laboratory Skills assessments. The Content Guidance section outlines what you may be asked to do in the internally assessed practicals. The four skills required for A-level practical chemistry are described. Practice examples and worked examples with examiner's comments will help you understand precisely what you have to learn, the skills required and the potential pitfalls. The Questions and Answers section provides examples of the types of experiments and questions that you will be given in Units 3 and 6. It also contains answers to these test questions and to the practice examples.




What Should Schools Teach?


Book Description

The design of school curriculums involves deep thought about the nature of knowledge and its value to learners and society. It is a serious responsibility that raises a number of questions. What is knowledge for? What knowledge is important for children to learn? How do we decide what knowledge matters in each school subject? And how far should the knowledge we teach in school be related to academic disciplinary knowledge? These and many other questions are taken up in What Should Schools Teach? The blurring of distinctions between pedagogy and curriculum, and between experience and knowledge, has served up a confusing message for teachers about the part that each plays in the education of children. Schools teach through subjects, but there is little consensus about what constitutes a subject and what they are for. This book aims to dispel confusion through a robust rationale for what schools should teach that offers key understanding to teachers of the relationship between knowledge (what to teach) and their own pedagogy (how to teach), and how both need to be informed by values of intellectual freedom and autonomy. This second edition includes new chapters on Chemistry, Drama, Music and Religious Education, and an updated chapter on Biology. A revised introduction reflects on emerging discourse around decolonizing the curriculum, and on the relationship between the knowledge that children encounter at school and in their homes.







From Stars To Stalagmites: How Everything Connects


Book Description

Feynman once selected, as the single most important statement in science, that everything is made of atoms. It follows that the properties of everything depend on how these atoms are joined together, giving rise to the vast field we know of today as chemistry. In this unique book specifically written to bridge the gap between chemistry and the layman, Braterman has put together a series of linked essays on chemistry related themes that are particularly engaging.The book begins with the age of the earth, and concludes with the life cycle of stars. In between, there are atoms old and new, the ozone hole mystery and how it was solved, synthetic fertilisers and explosives, reading the climate record, the extraction of metals, the wetness of water, and how the greenhouse effect on climate really works. A chapter in praise of uncertainty leads on to the “fuzziness” and sharing of electrons, and from there to molecular shape, grass-green and blood-red, the wetness of water, and molecular recognition as the basis of life.Organised in such a way as to illustrate and develop underlying principles and approaches, this book will appeal to anyone interested in chemistry, as well as its history and key personalities. Where many other titles have failed, this book succeeds brilliantly in capturing the spirit and essence of chemistry and delivering the science in easily digestible terms.




Beginning Excel, First Edition


Book Description

This is the first edition of a textbook written for a community college introductory course in spreadsheets utilizing Microsoft Excel; second edition available: https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/beginningexcel19/. While the figures shown utilize Excel 2016, the textbook was written to be applicable to other versions of Excel as well. The book introduces new users to the basics of spreadsheets and is appropriate for students in any major who have not used Excel before.




Cambridge International AS and A Level Sociology Coursebook


Book Description

This revised set of resources for Cambridge International AS and A Level Sociology syllabus (9699) is thoroughly updated for the latest syllabus. Written by a highly experienced author, the Coursebook provides comprehensive support for the syllabus. Accessible language combined with the clear, visually-engaging layout makes this an ideal resource for the course. Discussion of significant sociological research, case studies, explanation of key terms and questions within the text reinforce knowledge. Stimulating activities build interpretation and application as well as analytical and evaluation skills. Revision checklists help in consolidating understanding. The book provides complete exam support with each chapter culminating in exam-style questions and a further chapter dedicated to revision, and examination skills and practice. A Teacher's CD-ROM is also available.




75 Long Answer Questions in GCSE Science


Book Description

Answering six mark questions in your GCSE is much more than just writing down six correct things. There is a skill to answering them that needs to be practiced. Here I have written 25 questions on each subject, given you the answers and guided you through how to answer to get full marks. The more you practice, the more confident you'll be in the exam! Example Question58 - Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy SourcesIn June 2017, for the first time, over 50% of energy in the UK was supplied by renewable energy. The UK government is leading a drive to promote the increased used if renewable energy sources for generating electricity. Evaluate the use of renewable and non-renewable energy sources.Planning.... * Evaluate give good points, bad points your option and justify your opinion* You can use a table for planning* What are the good points (aim for at least 2)?* What are the bad points (aim for at least 2)?* What is your opinion?* Explain why you have that opinion* Don't stress too much about your opinion, the examiner is never going to cross-examine you on this, just make one up Table of Contents* Exam command words * Glossary of exam command words * How to answer 6-mark questions * How the examiners will mark your work * Biology * 1 - Drugs * 2 - Respiration * 3 - Genetic Engineering * 4 - Plant Growth * 5 - Digestive System * 6 - Reflex Arcs * 7 - Leaves * 8 - Pathogens * 9 - Genetic Testing * 10 - Contraception * 11 - IVF * 12 - Defence Against Pathogens * 13 - Drugs in Sport * 14 - Cloning * 15 - Stem Cells * 16 - Menstrual Cycle * 17 - IVF * 18 - Cells * 19 - Enzymes * 20 - Homeostasis * 21 - Blood * 22 - Genetic Disorders * 23 - Enzymes * 24 - Hormonal Contraception. * 25 - Plants * Chemistry * 26 - Covalent bonding * 27 - Rates of Reaction (concentration) * 28 - Atoms and Ions * 29 - Magnesium Chloride * 30 - Reactivity series * 31 - Extracting Copper * 32 - Rates of Reaction (Temperature) * 33 - Water * 34 - Properties of mystery white powders * 35 - Fractional Distillation * 36 - Diamond and Graphite * 37 - Le Chatelier's Principle * 38 - Evolution of Atmosphere * 39 - Life Cycle Assessment * 40 - Metals * 41 - Carbon in the Atmosphere * 42 - Reactivity in Group 1 and Group 7 * 43 - States of Matter * 44 - Rate of Reaction (surface area) * 45 - The Periodic Table * 46 - Models of the Atom * 47 -Group 1 * 48 - Group 7 * 49 - Aluminium Electrolysis * 50 - Acids and Alkalis * Physics * 51 - Generators * 52 - Radioactivity * 53 - Journeys * 54 - Thermistors * 55 - Nuclear Power * 56 - Isotopes * 57 - Forces * 58 - Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Sources * 59 -AC/DC * 60 - Surfaces * 61 - Car Safety * 62 - Climate Change * 63 - Heating * 64 - National Grid * 65 -Energy Changes * 66 - Diodes * 67 - Circuits * 68 - Waves * 69 - Electromagnetic Spectrum * 70 - Loudspeakers * 71 - Waves * 72 - Newton's Laws of Motion * 73 - Atmosphere * 74 - Weight and Mass * 75 -Electrical Safety * Answers




Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE®


Book Description

Fully updated and matched to the Cambridge syllabus, this stretching Student Book is trusted by teachers around the world to support advanced understanding and achievement at IGCSE. The popular, stretching approach will help students to reach their full potiential. Written by experienced authors, this updated edition is full of engaging content with up-to-date examples to cover all aspects of the Cambridge syllabus. The step-by-step approach will lead students through the course in a logical learning order building knowledge and practical skills with regular questions and practical activities. Extension material will stretch the highest ability students and prepare them to take the next step in their learning. Practice exam questions will consolidate student understanding and prepare them for exam success. You will also receive free access to extra support online, including practice exam questions, revision checklists and advice on how to prepare for an examination.




Complete Chemistry


Book Description

Complete Chemistry is a revised and enlarged edition of the popular GCSE Chemistry improved to bring it totally up-to-date. This book covers all syllabuses with core material, for Double Award, and extension material, for Science: Chemistry. The breadth and depth is sufficient to stretch your students aiming for the top grades and makes it an excellent foundation for those intending to progress to advanced level chemistry. Key Points: · Now includes all the necessary topics for IGCSE · Concepts and principles of chemistry presented in a clear, straightforward style · Lively and colourful coverage of the relevance of chemistry in the real world · End of chapter testing with more challenging and structured questions · Examination style questions · Pagination remains the same as GCSE Chemistry so that the two can be used alongside each other




Philosophy for AS and A2


Book Description

Philosophy for AS and A2 is the definitive textbook for students of Advanced Subsidiary or Advanced Level philosophy courses, structured directly around the specification of the AQA. Following a lively foreword by Nigel Warburton, author of Philosophy: The Basics, a team of experienced teachers devote a chapter each to the six themes covered by the syllabus: Each of the chapters include helpful student-friendly features. a list of key concepts, to introduce students to the topic bite-size sections corresponding to the syllabus topics actual exam questions from previous years suggested discussion questions to promote debate text-boxes with helpful summaries, case-studies and examples an annotated further-reading list directing students towards the best articles, books and websites a comprehensive glossary, providing a handy reference point There is a final chapter on essay writing and exam preparation, designed to help students get to grips with the examination board requirements. Philosophy for AS and A2 is written by a team of expert teachers based at Heythrop College - part of the University of London - which specializes in teaching philosophy and theology.