Science - Year 10
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| Knowledge | Biology Health and disease Pathogens and disease Growing bacteria in the lab Preventing bacterial growth Preventing infections Viral diseases Bacterial diseases Diseases caused by fungi and protists Human defence responses More about plant diseases Plant defence responses Chemistry Relative masses and moles Equations and calculations From masses to balanced equations The yield of a chemical reaction Atom economy Expressing concentrations Titrations Titration calculations Volumes of gases | Biology Vaccination Antibiotics and painkillers Discovering drugs Developing drugs Making monoclonal antibodies Uses of monoclonal antibodies Chemistry Relative masses and moles Equations and calculations From masses to balanced equations The yield of a chemical reaction Atom economy Expressing concentrations Titrations Titration calculations Volumes of gases The reactivity series Displacement reactions Extracting metals Salts from metals Salts from insoluble bases Making more salts Neutralisation and the pH scale Strong and weak acids | Biology Non-communicable diseases Cancer Smoking and the risk of disease Diet, exercise, and disease Alcohol and other carcinogens Photosynthesis The rate of photosynthesis How plants use glucose Making the most of photosynthesis Chemistry The reactivity series Displacement reactions Extracting metals Salts from metals Salts from insoluble bases Making more salts Neutralisation and the pH scale Strong and weak acids Introduction to electrolysis Changes at the electrodes The extraction of aluminium Electrolysis of aqueous solutions | Biology Aerobic respiration The response to exercise Anaerobic respiration Metabolism and the liver Principles of homeostasis The structure and function of the human nervous system Reflex actions The brain The eye Common problems of the eye Chemistry Exothermic and endothermic reactions Using energy transfers from reactions Reaction profiles Bond energy calculations Chemical cells and batteries Fuel cells How fast? Collision theory and surface area The effect of temperature The effect of concentration or pressure The effect of catalysts Reversible reactions Energy and reversible reactions Dynamic equilibrium Altering conditions | Biology Principles of hormonal control The control of blood glucose levels Treating diabetes The role of negative feedback Human reproduction Hormones and the menstrual cycle The artificial control of fertility Infertility treatments Plant hormones and responses Using plant hormones Chemistry How fast? Collision theory and surface area The effect of temperature The effect of concentration or pressure The effect of catalysts Reversible reactions Energy and reversible reactions Dynamic equilibrium Altering conditions Hydrocarbons Fractional distillation Burning hydrocarbon fuels Cracking hydrocarbons Physics Speed and distance–time graphs Velocity and acceleration More about velocity–time graphs Analysing motion graphs Forces and acceleration Weight and terminal velocity Forces and braking Momentum Using conservation of momentum Impact forces Safety first Forces and elasticity | Biology Controlling body temperature Removing waste products The human kidney Dialysis – an artifical kidney Kidney transplants Types of reproduction Cell division in sexual reproduction The best of both worlds DNA and the genome DNA structure and protein synthesis Gene expression and mutation Inheritance in action More about genetics Inherited disorders Screening for genetic disorders Chemistry Hydrocarbons Fractional distillation Burning hydrocarbon fuels Cracking hydrocarbons Reactions of the alkenes Structures of alcohols, carboxylic acids, and esters Reactions and uses of alcohols Carboxylic acids and esters Physics Forces and acceleration Weight and terminal velocity Forces and braking Momentum Using conservation of momentum Impact forces Safety first Forces and elasticity |