Biology

How enzymes work | GCSE Bitesize Revision

How enzymes break down substrates into products, lock and key model, denaturing of proteins, how temperature and pH affects enzyme ...

Proteins, carbohydrates and fats | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Proteins, carbohydrates and fats and what elements and monomers they are made up of.

The carbon cycle | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Description of the carbon cycle.

Diffusion | Curriculum Bites

Definition of diffusion and what substances go into the cell.

Inheritance | Curriculum Bites

Chromosomes come in pairs except for in sperm and egg cells and why, chromosomes have genes and dominant and recessive genes (eye colour examp...

Cells under a microscope | Science In Action

Showing onion cells and cheek cells under a microscope.

Electron microscope | Science In Action

Electron microscope to see the structure of algae and observe cell processes.

Skin cells in research | Science In Action

Growing skin for patients, using keratinocyte cells from the patient so that the skin is not rejected.

Photosynthesis research by Jan Ingenhouz | Botany: A Blooming History

How Jan Ingenhouz researched photosynthesis by putting plants in water in the shade and in the light an...

Measuring levels of oxygen in the blood | Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery

Using a pulse oximeter to show what happens with the levels of oxygen in the blood when you st...

Mitosis, meiosis and reproduction | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Different steps of mitosis, asexual reproduction, different steps of meiosis, and fertilisation of gametes.

Diffusion and Osmosis | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Animated shorts to support students preparing for assessments in GCSE Additional Science.

Digestion | Curriculum Bites

Schools science programme where topics in the double science curriculum are broken down into small chunks.

Homeostasis in Humans | GCSE Bitesize Revision

A revision programme covering cell activity, humans as organisms, green plants as organisms, and living things in their enviro...

How the body maintains temperature | The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed

Experiment to observe change in temperature and how it affects our bodies. Participant run...

How the immune system fights pathogens | The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed

Researchers study microbes in extreme environments, which increases their risk of expo...

Homeostasis | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Animated shorts to support students preparing for assessments in GCSE Additional Science.

Decomposition by bacteria | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

How bacteria decompose dead animals, including how bacteria communicate with each other. Bacteria releas...

What happens if fungi doesn't break down wood? | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Evolution of trees 300 million years ago and at the time, the fungi were not able t...

Nutrients from decay support new life | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Showing how plant is broken down by animals and microorganisms into soil, and how the nutrie...

The carbon cycle | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Animated shorts to support students preparing for assessments in GCSE Additional Science.

Decomposition by bacteria | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

How bacteria decompose dead animals, including how bacteria communicate with each other. Bacteria releas...

What happens if fungi doesn't break down wood? | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Evolution of trees 300 million years ago and at the time, the fungi were not able t...

Nutrients from decay support new life | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Showing how plant is broken down by animals and microorganisms into soil, and how the nutrie...

The carbon cycle | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Animated shorts to support students preparing for assessments in GCSE Additional Science.

Evolution of lemurs | Wonders of Life

Evolution of lemurs and how they have adaptations suited towards different environments.

Evolution of the structure of the eye | Wonders of Life

Demonstration showing a small hole added to a membrane and then a lens is added. This results in showing an upside do...

Evolution of hearing and jaws in fish, reptiles and mammals | Wonders of Life

Clip starts with a description of hearing and then goes into the evolution of fish gills and ja...

Gene therapy for cystic fibrosis | i-Science

Understanding DNA has given scientists new ways of trying to cure diseases, previously thought incurable.

The human genome | i-Science

Whether genetic technology causes social harms is really up to us and how we choose to use it.

Gene therapy to treat disease | How Science Changed Our World

Two examples of how the Human Genome Project has helped with treating patients. Gene therapy example given to h...

Cystic Fibrosis | Scene Around Six

Report on cystic fibrosis in children.

Inheritance | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Animated shorts to support students preparing for assessments in GCSE Additional Science.

Elephant conservation | A Perfect Planet

Impact of lack of water, due to change in weather, on elephants and conservation work to support them.

How increasing carbon dioxide affects habitats | A Perfect Planet

Release of carbon dioxide and how it impacts the weather. Change in weather conditions makes it harder for ...

How drought resistant trees helps people in Senegal | A Perfect Planet

Planting drought resistant trees in a dessert in Senegal. This involves creating a network of channels...

Animal conservation in the Amazon | A Perfect Planet

Returning animals who have left the Amazon rainforest and gone to a nearby urban area.

Plant conservation in the Amazon | A Perfect Planet

Indigenous people doing conservation work in the Amazon rainforest, showing how they distribute seeds to regrow forests.

Importance of marine protected areas | A Perfect Planet

How an increase of carbon dioxide and overfishing impacts the sea ecosystem. There has been the creation of marine pr...

Sea turtle conservation | A Perfect Planet

How increasing ocean temperatures affects currents, and therefore marine animals. Conservation of sea turtles example is used in t...

Extraction of Iron | Real World Chemistry

The video outlines the industrial process of smelting iron ore into pig iron using a blast furnace.

Nuclear fission | Additional Science 2

Description and animation of nuclear fission.

Nuclear fusion | Additional Science 2

Description and animation of nuclear fusion.