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Uses Of Polymers
Learn the basics about the uses of polymers, as a part of organic chemistry. Learn about PVC and PTFE. Different polymers have their specific uses and also problems associated with polymers. Polymers are long chain organic molecules made...
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What Are Designer Polymers
Learn the basics about what designer polymers are, some examples of them, and how chemical properties are used to perform a particular function. Polymers have been around for a long time. Some of the commonly named examples are found in...
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PHYSICS - Forces - Formulae (Force, Mass, Velocity, Acceleration)
In this video we will look at how force, mass, velocity and acceleration are all related. Remember that velocity is the speed in a particular direction - a vector quantity! To change the velocity of an object there needs to be a force...
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Structure Of The Leaf
Plants make food through photosynthesis. Using their leaves, plants combine sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make glucose and oxygen. A leaf is like a plant's food factory, collecting all of the components into one place so that...
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Uses of Metal - Gold, Copper, Aluminium & Steel
Learn the basics about how metals are used, such as gold, copper, aluminium, steel. Where can we find these materials in our day to day world? Find out more in this video!
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Plant Nutrition
Where do plants get their food from? Remember they are autotrophic, plants make their own food through the process of photosynthesis. In order to make all of the macromolecules, the plant needs to obtain some other elements from the...
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Gas Exchange In Different Animals
Respiration is carried out by all living things. Animals need oxygen to carry out aerobic respiration and they need to get rid of the waste product called carbon dioxide. This is called gas exchange. Swapping one gas for another. Animals...
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Plant Growth: Auxins and Gibberellins
If a plant has enough water, minerals and energy it will grow right? Well sort of… but there is more to it - like why do plants bend towards the light and not just grow straight? And how come the stem grows up but the roots grow down? It...
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Ecological Pyramids
Learn all about ecological pyramids and how to show quantitative data about relationships between species.
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BIOLOGY - Plant Biology - What is photosynthesis
We wouldn’t have life without photosynthesis; life processes depend upon it. Not only are photosynthetic organisms the main producers of food, but without photosynthesis Earth’s atmosphere would lose its oxygen. In photosynthesis is that...
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Muscles
Muscles are a very important type of tissue that allow us to perform many functions - from simpler actions such as blinking our eyes and chewing our food, to more complex ones such as swimming and playing football. Muscles are...
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Continental Drift: Wegener's Theory
In this video we will learn how Alfred Wegener proposed a theory in 1912 that the great continents of the Earth had drifted over geological time and were once all joined together in a giant land mass we now call Pangaea. His idea was...
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Acid-Base Titration
Learn the basics about acid-base titration as part of the soluble salts topic within the overall 'acids and bases' topic.
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Burning Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
Learn the basics about climate change and how burning fossil fuels adds extra carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, and how this then leads to climate change. Fossil fuels, like oil, coal and natural gas, are the remains of living things...
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Energy Levels & Electronic Configuration
Learn about the energy levels and electronic configurations of atoms of different elements in this video from the Properties of Matter chapter of the Virtual School GCSE Chemistry.
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Electron Configuration of First 20 Elements
This lesson looks at the electronic configurations of elements in the periodic tables. Electrons are arranged in energy levels or shells around the nucleus of an atom. As we increase the atomic number and progress through the first...
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BIOLOGY - Physiology - The eye, structure and parts
The human eye is a wonderful feat of evolution. We can see tiny specks and huge mountains. We can see in the dark and we can also see hundreds of shades of bright, vibrant colours. So how does the eye work? The eye contains special cells...
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MATHS - Algebra - Table of Ordered Pairs
In this video we’re going to look at how to use substitution in equations to generate a table of ordered pairs. Ordered pairs (coordinates) can be used to solve equations, to plot graphs, and so we come across them a lot in Maths. You...
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What Are Radioactive Isotopes?
Learn the basics about radioactive isotopes. The identity and chemical properties of any atom are determined by the number of protons in its nucleus. As atoms get bigger and heavier, the nuclei get bigger and heavier and the protons need...
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What Are Ions
What is an ion? What role does it have to play in the structure of atoms? Find out in this Chemistry Journey video by The Fuse School.
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Blood groups
Imagine you’ve been involved in an accident. You’re bleeding and are rushed to the hospital. Thankfully you’re given a blood transfusion, to replace your lost blood. But you can’t just have blood from any old donor... In fact, when...
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Platelets & Blood Clotting
Do you remember tripping over as a kid and cutting your knee? And then like magic the bleeding suddenly stops? Have you ever wondered why this happens? Our body is very clever and produces substances to seal off the open wound. In this...
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Red Blood Cells
So I’m sure you know that blood is pretty important right? I mean if you see that someone has lost a lot of blood it’s not usually a good sign! But why? What is so important about blood? Well in the next few videos we will show you just...