Duration: 3'40''
Animated shorts to support students preparing for assessments in GCSE Additional Science.
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Alternating and direct current | Additional Science 2
Spec references J249: P8.2h J250: P6.2g. Alternating and direct current. Description and animation.
Attraction and repulsion | Additional Science 2
Spec references J249: P3.1b J250: P3.1b. Attraction and repulsion between objects ( charging by induction not addressed) - an...
Biological compounds | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Chemical Calculations (J250) | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Spec references J250: C2.1. This video provides an overview of how the masses of subatomic particles are used to calcul...
Chemical calculations | GCSE Bitesize Revision
This video provides an overview of how the masses of subatomic particles are used to calculate atomic masses. It then explains...
Dangers and nuisance of electrostatics | Additional Science 2
Spec references J249: P3.1c J250: P3.1c. Discharging charged objects and dangers nuisance of static electricity...
Electrolysis | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Spec references J248: C3.4a, C3.4b, C3.4c, C3.4d, C3.4e J250: C3.4a, C3.4b, C3.4c, C3.4d, C3.4e. Explanation of how ionic substances ca...
Electrolysis 2 | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Spec references J248: C3.4a, C3.4b, C3.4c, C3.4d, C3.4e J250: C3.4a, C3.4b, C3.4c, C3.4d, C3.4e. Explanation of how ionic substances ...
Force arrows and balanced forces | Additional Science 2
Spec references J249: P2.2c, P2.2d, P2.2f J250: P2.2c, P2.2d, P2.2f. Force arrows and balanced forces - animation and...
Force, mass and acceleration | Additional Science 2
Spec references J249: P2.2i, P2.2l J250: P2.2i. Effect of force and mass on acceleration. F = m a. Worked example. Animat...
Forces and moving objects | Additional Science 2
Spec references J249: P2.2a, P2.2b, P2.3h J250: P2.2a, P2.2b, P2.3h. Clear description and explanation of types of force aff...
Forces when falling and terminal velocity | Additional Science 2
Spec references J249: P2.2f, P2.2h J250: P2.2f, P2.2h. Falling, air resistance, balanced forces and terminal...
Inheritance | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Spec references J247: B5.1i, B5.1j J250: B5.1g, B5.1h. Summary of inheritance including: dominant and recessive alleles, genetic diagram...
Light and sound waves | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Mains electricity 2 | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Memory | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Nuclear fission | Additional Science 2
Spec references J249: P6.2. Description and animation of nuclear fission.
Nuclear fission and fusion | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Nuclear fusion | Additional Science 2
Spec references J249: P6.2. Description and animation of nuclear fusion.
Parallel and series circuits | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Spec references J249: P3.1e, P3.1f, P3.2a, P3.2b J250: P3.1d, P3.1e, P3.2a, P3.2b. Circuit symbols, differences between...
2: The Age of Invention | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
Jim Al-Khalili shows how harnessing the link between magnetism and electricity transformed the world, allow...
Potential difference in series and parallel circuits | Curriculum Bites
Spec references J249: P3.2a J250: P3.2a. Voltage (potential difference) in series and parallel circuits.
Current in series and parallel circuits | Curriculum Bites
Spec references J249: P3.2a, P3.1f J250: P3.2a, P3.1e . Animated explanation of a current in series and parallel c...
1: Spark | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
Jim Al-Khalili tells how the first 'natural philosophers' began to unlock electricity's mysteries, studying its curious li...
Electric charge | GCSE Bitesize Revision
A revision programme covering electricity.
Energy transfer in circuits | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Leyden Jar | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
A Leyden jar is a device for storing static electricity, discovered accidentally in Leiden, Netherlands.
03/12/2009 | Bang Goes the Theory
A Bang Goes the Theory special event showing how much electricity we use without even thinking about it. The gang attempts to power a house...
3: Revelations and Revolutions | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
Jim Al-Khalili concludes by looking at how, if we could understand the secret of electrical supercon...
Alternating current | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
Nikola Tesla invented alternating current (AC) which allowed no electrical power to be lost when passing throug...
Circuit symbols | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Spec references J249: P3.2b J250: P3.2b. Circuit symbols - narrated slides.
Circuits | Curriculum Bites
Schools science programme where topics in the double science curriculum are broken down into small chunks.
Crystal Junctions | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
Jim Al-Khalili explores the race between scientists to create a reliable way to amplify electrical signals, and i...
Electrical Power | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Spec references J249: P3.2l, P3.2m J250: P3.2l, P3.2m . Description of electrical power, P = I V, watts and kilowatts. Narrated sl...
Electricity and the Atomic scale | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
Jim Al-Khalili explores how Ernest Rutherford's work on the atom revealed what electricity was on ...
Electromagnetic waves | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
Jim Al-Khalili explains Michael Faraday's theory that any electrical charge can create a forcefield surroundi...
Electromagnets and telegraphs | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
Jim Al-Khalili explains how an electromagnet works and how it paved the way for the birth of the tele...
Faraday cage | Dangerous Earth
Dr Helen Czerski explains how planes are protected from lightning.
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