Year 10 science
Every topic for the year is below, arranged by the term it is taught. Choose a term to show only that term: each topic has a lesson video, worked questions and practice at three levels.
Spring term
- BiologyReproduction and inheritanceSexual and asexual reproduction, meiosis and gametes, DNA and the genome, genes and alleles, dominant and recessive inheritance, Punnett squares and family trees.100 questionsLesson video
- BiologyVariation and evolutionGenetic and environmental variation, natural selection, selective breeding, genetic engineering, and cloning by cuttings, tissue culture and embryo transfer.100 questionsLesson video
- ChemistryRates of reactionMeasuring rates from graphs, collision theory, the effects of temperature, concentration, pressure, surface area and catalysts, activation energy, and reversible reactions and equilibrium.100 questionsLesson video
- ChemistryElectrolysisElectrolysis of molten ionic compounds and aqueous solutions, predicting the products at each electrode, half equations, extracting aluminium, and the electrolysis of brine.100 questionsLesson video
- PhysicsElectrical circuits and mains electricityCurrent, potential difference and resistance, I–V graphs of components, thermistors and LDRs, series and parallel circuits, mains electricity, a.c. and d.c., plug wiring and electrical safety, and power and energy transfer.100 questionsLesson video
- PhysicsElectromagnetic waves and the universeThe electromagnetic spectrum, how each wave interacts with matter, uses and dangers, radio waves and alternating currents, and the Big Bang, red-shift and the expanding universe.100 questionsLesson video