Core Practical Video playlist

Investigate the effect of caffeine on heart rate in

1 Investigating how caffeine effects the heart rate of Daphnia
Daphnia.
Investigate the vitamin C content of food and drink.
2 Finding the Vitamin C Content of a Food

Investigate membrane structure, including the effect

3 of alcohol concentration or temperature on membrane Membrame Permeability Beetroot Practical
permeability.
Investigate the effect of enzyme and substrate
4 Enzyme Concentration and Rate of Reaction
concentrations on the initial rates of reactions.
Prepare and stain a root tip squash to observe the
5 Mitosis in Garlic Root Tips
stages of mitosis
Identify sclerenchyma fibres, phloem sieve tubes and
6 xylem vessels and their location within stems through Dissection and Microscopy of a Plant Stem Protocols - Websi
a light microscope.
7 Investigate plant mineral deficiencies. n/a
8 Determine the tensile strength of plant fibres. Tensile Strenth Experiment
Investigate the antimicrobial properties of plants,
9 including aseptic techniques for the safe handling of Antimicrobial Properties of Mint and Garlic Practical
bacteria.
Carry out a study on the ecology of a habitat, such as
using quadrats and transects to determine distribution
and abundance of organisms, and measuring abiotic
10 factors appropriate to the habitat. Transect, Quadrats and Percentage Cover to Investigate the

Investigate photosynthesis using isolated chloroplasts

11 Dehydrogenase Activity in Extracts of Chloroplasts
(the Hill reaction).
Investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of an
12 enzyme-catalysed reaction, to include Q10. Enzyme Core Practical

Investigate the effects of temperature on the

13 development of organisms (such as seedling growth Brineshrimp Practical
rate, brine shrimp hatch rates).
Use gel electrophoresis to separate DNA fragments of
14 Get Electrophoresis: Chemical Processes
different length.
Investigate the effect of different antibiotics on
15 Aseptic Techniques: Antimicrobial Substances and Microbial
bacteria.
16 Investigate rate of respiration practically. Rate of Respiration in Yeast
Investigate the effects of exercise on tidal volume,
breathing rate, respiratory minute ventilation and
17 Spirometer Trace
oxygen consumption using data from spirometer
traces.
18 Investigate habituation to a stimulus. Habituation

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Investigate a factor affecting the initial rate of an

1
enzyme controlled reaction.
Use of the light microscope, including simple stage
2 and eyepiece micrometers and drawing small numbers
of cells from a specialised tissue.
Make a temporary squash preparation of a root tip to
3 show stages of mitosis in the meristem under the light
microscope.
Investigate the effect of sucrose concentrations on
4
pollen tube growth.
Investigate the effect of temperature on beetroot
5
membrane permeability.
6 Determine the water potential of a plant tissue.
Dissect an insect to show the structure of the gas
7
exchange system.
Investigate factors affecting water uptake by plant
8
shoots using a potometer.
Investigate factors affecting the rate of respiration
9
using a respirometer.
Investigate the effects of different wavelengths of light
10
on the rate of photosynthesis.
Investigate the presence of different chloroplast
11
pigments using chromatography.
Investigate the rate of growth of bacteria in liquid
12
culture.
Isolate individual species from a mixed culture of
13
bacteria using streak plating.
Investigate the effect of gibberellin on the production
14 of amylase in germinating cereals using a starch agar
assay.
Investigate the effect of different sampling methods
15
on estimates of the size of a population.
Investigate the effect of one abiotic factor on the
16
distribution or morphology of one species.
 Video playlist

Enzyme Concentration and Rate of Reaction

Measuring Cells: Calibrate Eyepiece Graticule, Magnification, Resolution

Mitosis in Garlic Root Tips

Pollen Grain: Germination on Slide Experiment

Membrane Permeability: Beetroot Practical

Onion Incipient Plasmolysis Experiment

Shrewsbury School: Locust Respiratory System

Potometer Transpiration Investigations

Rate of Respiration in Yeast

Photosynthesis with Bubbling Pondweed

Paper Chromatography

n/a

Isolation of Bacterial Colonies

Bean vs Starch Experiment

Sampling Strategies

Transect, Quadrats and Percentage Cover to Investigate the Distribution of Clover

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1 Measuring the molar volume of a gas

2 Preparation of a standard solution from a solid acid
Finding the concentration of a solution of hydrochloric
3
acid
Investigation of the rates of hydrolysis of
4
halogenoalkanes

5 The oxidation of ethanol

Chlorination of 2-methylpropan-2-ol with concentrated

6
hydrochloric acid

7 Analysis of some inorganic and organic unknowns

To determine the enthalpy change of a reaction using

8
Hess’s Law

9 Finding the Ka value for a weak acid

10 Investigating some electrochemical cells

11 Redox titration

12 The preparation of a transition metal complex

Following the rate of the iodine-propanone reaction by

13a
a titrimetric method
Investigating a ‘clock reaction’ (Harcourt-Esson, iodine
13b
clock)

14 Finding the activation energy of a reaction

15 Analysis of some inorganic and organic unknowns

16 The preparation of aspirin

16 The preparation of aspirin

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Many of the key tehcniques and apparatus in the A

level specification are covered in short videos made by
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Molar Volume of Gas

Making a Volumetric Solution

Titration of Acid and Alkali

Reactions of Halogenalkanes
Rate of Hydrolysis Explained
Oxidation of Propanol

Oxidation of Propan-1-ol: Reflux and Distillation

Oxidation of Propan-1-o1: Product Distilled

Reflux: Oxidation of Ethanol

The preparation of 2-chloro-2-methylpropane

Synthesis of tert-Butyl chloride

Anion Tests
Folens Flame Tests
Flame Test
Test for Negative Ions
Metal Hydroxides
Determining the Enthalpy of a Reaction
Measurement of an Enthalpy Change
Determining the enthalpy of a reaction

Construction of Electrochemical Cells and Measurement of E cell

Measuring the EMF of an Electrochemical cell

Electrochemical cells
Preparation of copper aspirinate
Amount of Iron in an Iron Tablet
Analysis of iron tablet
Redox Titrations

Titrimetric study of the reaction of propanone with iodine

Effect of Concentration on Rate of Reaction between HCl and Thiosulfate

Effect of Temperature on Rate of Reaction between HCl and Thiosulfate

Temperature Dependence Iodine clock

Planning a Sequence of Tests to Identify Organic Compounds

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Synthesis of a Solid Organic Product (Aspirin)

Measuring Melting Point of Aspirin using Thiele tube

Synthesis of Aspirin Lab

Aspirin Synthesis
Aspirin Screen Experiment

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Practical videos
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1 Determine the acceleration of a freely falling object.

2 Determine the electrical resistivity of a material.

Determine the e.m.f. and internal resistance of an

3
electrical cell.

Use a falling-ball method to determine the viscosity of

4
a liquid.
5 Determine the Young modulus of a material.
Determine the speed of sound in air using a 2-beam
6 oscilloscope, signal generator, speaker and
microphone.

Investigate the effects of length, tension and mass per

7 unit length on the frequency of a vibrating string or
wire.

Determine the wavelength of light from a laser or

8
other light source using a diffraction grating.

Investigate the relationship between the force exerted

9
on an object and its change of momentum.

Use ICT to analyse collisions between small spheres,

10
e.g. ball bearings on a table top.
Use an oscilloscope or data logger to display and
analyse the potential difference (p.d.) across a
11
capacitor as it charges and discharges through a
resistor.
Calibrate a thermistor in a potential divider circuit as a
12
thermostat.

13 Determine the specific latent heat of a phase change.

Investigate the relationship between pressure and

14
volume of a gas at fixed temperature.
 Investigate the absorption of gamma radiation by
15
lead.
Determine the value of an unknown mass using the
16 resonant frequencies of the oscillation of known
masses.

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Measuring Gravitational Acceleration (g) by Free-fall Method

Determination of g by freefall method

Free Fall
Resistivity of the Material of a Wire
Resistance & Resistivity of a Wire
Measuring Internal Resistance
EMF & internal resistance

Measuring the EMF and internal resistance of a cell

Ball bearing terminal velocity in liquids

Young Modulus

Speed of Sound in Air

Standing wave
Stationary Wave on a String
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Diffraction

Experiment to Determine the Wavelength of light using laser diffraction

Force is Directly Proportional to Acceleration

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"Tracker" - Projectile Motion and Parabolas

Capacitor discharge practical

Capacitance
Discharging a capacitor

To calibrate a thermistor as a thermometer

Specific Latent Heat of Water

To Measure the SLF of Ice

Measuring the SLV of water

Measuring Absolute Zero in the Lab - Charles's Law 

Boyle's Law
Charles's Law
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