Boardworks Contents Guide Boardworks Presentations: Acids and metal oxides 10 slides Reactions of metal oxides with acids. Adapting to changes 9 slides Ways that animals adapt to their habitats. Air pollution and fossil fuels 11 slides Pollutants and how fossil fuels cause pollution. Air pollution 11 slides How air pollution affects the environment. Alloys 11 slides What alloys are, how they are used and different types of steel. Alpha, beta and gamma decay 6 slides What happens during different types of radioactive decay. Alternative fuels 11 slides Using biofuels and hydrogen fuel cells as alternatives to fossil fuels. Anaerobic respiration 6 slides How the body produces energy without oxygen. Atomic number and mass number 11 slides Finding and using the atomic number or mass number of an element. Atomic structure 11 slides The structure of an atom, and the properties of protons, neutrons and electrons. 1/13
Boardworks Contents Guide Blood glucose regulation 11 slides How hormones regulate the level of glucose in the blood. Calculating energy efficiency 8 slides How to calculate energy efficiency. Catalytic cracking 10 slides Using catalytic cracking to break up large hydrocarbon molecules. Chemical reactions 12 slides How to identify a chemical reaction and writing word equations for reactions. Climate change 4 slides What climate change is and the impacts it may have. Collecting evidence 10 slides Using changes in carbon dioxide as evidence for climate change. Combustion 11 slides The process and products of complete and incomplete combustion. Communicating with waves 7 slides Using radio waves and microwaves to communicate. Competition 13 slides Why animals and plants compete with each other. Concentration and rate 5 slides The effect of concentration of the rate of a reaction. Conduction 10 slides Conduction of heat in solid metals and non-metals, liquids and gases. Conservation of energy 4 slides The law of conservation of energy. 2/13
Boardworks Contents Guide Conservation of mass 8 slides What happens to the mass of reactants during reactions. Convection 6 slides Convection in liquids and gases. Corrosion 6 slides What corrosion is and the rate of corrosion. Current 8 slides Current in a circuit. DNA and the genetic code 10 slides The structure of DNA and how the genetic code works. Developing new drugs 5 slides The process of developing new drugs. Distance, time and speed 9 slides Calculating average speed from the time and distance travelled. Electric circuits 6 slides Energy transfer in circuits. Electromagnetic waves 5 slides Properties of electromagnetic waves. Electron configuration 8 slides How electrons are arranged in shells. Endothermic reactions 8 slides How energy is transferred in endothermic reactions. Energy changes 6 slides Energy changes in chemical reactions. 3/13
Boardworks Contents Guide Energy efficiency 8 slides Energy efficiency in circuits and how to reduce electricity bills. Energy in circuits 5 slides Energy transformation in electric circuits. Energy transfer 11 slides Useful energy transfers and how to represent energy transfers using Sankey diagrams. Environmental changes 11 slides The effects of environmental change on species and biodiversity. Environmental impact 5 slides The impact of mineral extraction on the environment. Evolution 16 slides Natural selection and Darwin's theory of evolution. Evolution around us 7 slides Examples of evolution in the world around us, including MRSA. Exothermic reactions 7 slides How energy is transferred in exothermic reactions. Exploring space 13 slides Using telescopes and probes to observe space and space exploration. Extracting metals 6 slides How reactivity affects the extraction of metals. Feeding types 8 slides Types of consumers and producers and the relationship between predators and prey. Fertilization and meiosis 11 slides What is fertilization and what happens during meiosis. 4/13
Boardworks Contents Guide Fighting disease 8 slides The body's defences against disease. Fighting infection 13 slides How white blood cells fight infections. Food chains 9 slides Chains of organisms that eat each other. Food webs 8 slides Webs of interdependent organisms. Fossil evidence 8 slides Using fossils as evidence for the history of life on Earth. Fossil fuels 11 slides The formation of fossil fuels and using them to generate electricity. Fractional distillation 9 slides Separating fractions of crude oil by their boiling points. Gamma rays 5 slides What gamma rays are and their uses. Genes and alleles 8 slides The inheritance of different versions of genes. Genetic engineering 10 slides Using genetic engineering to produce desirable characteristics. Genetic engineering in medicine 12 slides Medical applications of genetic engineering. Graphing speed 6 slides Drawing and interpreting distance-time and speed-time graphs. Gravitational potential energy 8 slides Energy due to gravity and how to calculate GPE. 5/13
Boardworks Contents Guide Heat and temperature 6 slides Explaining heat and temperature. Heat transfer by convection 6 slides How heat is transferred in liquids and gases by convection. Homologous chromosomes 5 slides Pairs of chromosomes in the nucleus. How microbes cause disease 4 slides How disease spreads and how microbes enter the body. How we hear 11 slides Hearing ranges and how the ear works. Insulation 5 slides Reducing heat transfer. Kinetic energy 11 slides What is kinetic energy and how to calculate it. Light and seeing 6 slides How we see objects. Living with an active Earth 9 slides The advantages and disadvantages of living at plate boundaries. Longitudinal waves 7 slides Properties of longitudinal waves. Mendel s laws of inheritance 7 slides Mendel's experiments and his resulting laws of inheritance. Metals and acids 10 slides The reactions of metals with acids. 6/13
Boardworks Contents Guide Metals and oxygen 7 slides How different metals react with oxygen. Metals and water 8 slides The reactivity of metals with water. Microwaves 9 slides The properties and uses of microwaves. Microwaves and mobile phones 10 slides How could mobile phones be harmful. More acid reactions 13 slides Reactions of acids and carbonates and the formation and effects of acid rain. Naming and formulae 13 slides Naming simple compounds and writing formulae. Nanotechnology 13 slides Properties and uses of nanoparticles. Neutralization 18 slides Reacting acids and alkalis together. Newton s first law 5 slides Introducing balanced forces. Newton s second law 8 slides How forces cause movement. Newton s third law 5 slides Pairs of action and reaction forces. Passing on characteristics 7 slides Unit of inheritance and their location. 7/13
Boardworks Contents Guide Patterns of inheritance 11 slides Using test crosses to predict genotypes and phenotypes. Photosynthesis 10 slides How plants produce their own energy. Plate tectonics 15 slides The movement of tectonic plates. Population pressure 9 slides How human population growth is affecting the environment. Predator-prey relationships 6 slides The relationship between predator and prey population changes. Predicting climate change 8 slides How climate change is predicted and modelled. Properties of the alkali metals 13 slides Trends in the properties of the alkali metals. Protecting species 13 slides Ways to protect endangered species. Radiation safety 6 slides The dangers of ionizing radiation and using radiation safely. Radiation 4 slides Infra-red radiation and its absorption. Radio waves 8 slides The properties of radio waves and how they are used. Radioactivity and the atom 13 slides How radioactivity is related to atomic structure. 8/13
Boardworks Contents Guide Radioactivity 5 slides The discovery of radiation and how it can be detected. Rates of reactions 13 slides Understanding and calculating the rates of reactions. Reactivity and displacement 15 slides Comparing the reactivity of metals and displacement reactions. Reactivity of the alkali metals 14 slides How the alkali metals react with oxygen and water. Reactivity of the transition metals 10 slides How reactive transition metals are and some of their properties. Reducing pollution 7 slides How air pollution could be reduced. Reflexes and the CNS 13 slides Parts of the central nervous system and the transmission of information by neurones. Releasing energy 8 slides Using respiration to release energy in the body. Rusting 7 slides The corrosion of iron and how to prevent it. Selecting characteristics 9 slides Using selective breeding and genetic engineering to produce desirable traits in animals and plants. Size and the Universe 6 slides The relative sizes of celestial objects. Speed of sound 9 slides Finding the speed of sound in different materials. 9/13
Boardworks Contents Guide Structure of the Earth 4 slides The layers of the Earth. Surface area and catalysts 8 slides How surface area or the addition of a catalyst can affect the rate of a reaction. Sustainability 13 slides The importance of sustainable development. Sustainable farming 12 slides Sustainable farming methods. Symbiosis 6 slides Explaining parasitism and mutualism. Symbols for elements 8 slides Using symbols to represent elements. Tackling climate change 6 slides How and why climate change can be prevented or reduced. Temperature and rate 7 slides Explaining the effect of temperature on the rate of a reaction. The breathing system 7 slides What happens when you breathe in and out. The circulatory system 7 slides How blood circulates the body. The eye 9 slides How we see, the iris reflex and accommodation. The future of nanotechnology 9 slides Potential future uses of nanoparticles. 10/13
Boardworks Contents Guide The greenhouse effect 12 slides The greenhouse effect and global warming. The hormonal system 3 slides Hormones and glands. The lifecycle of stars 13 slides The different stages of a star's development. The menstrual cycle 9 slides How hormones control the menstrual cycle. The nervous system 10 slides Coordinating nervous responses and reflex reactions. The periodic table 7 slides The arrangement of elements in the periodic table. The problem with CFCs 11 slides How CFCs are affecting the atmosphere. The water cycle 4 slides How water is cycled on Earth. Theories about the Universe 7 slides The Big Bang theory and the expansion of the Universe. Thermal decomposition 8 slides The thermal decomposition of carbonates. Thermal radiation 8 slides The emission and absorption of thermal radiation. Transition metals 10 slides Transition metals and their properties. 11/13
Boardworks Contents Guide Transverse waves 10 slides The properties of transverse waves. Types of chemical reactions 7 slides Introducing different types of chemical reactions. Types of radiation 9 slides Types of radiation and their properties. Types of variation 10 slides Inherited and environmental variation. Ultraviolet radiation 10 slides The properties and dangers of ultraviolet radiation. Uses of transition metals 4 slides How transition metals are used. Using metals 6 slides Using metals and alloys. Using rocks 8 slides The uses of rocks. Using stem cells 4 slides Using stem cells for therapeutic cloning. Vaccination 9 slides Vaccines and the MMR vaccination. Volcanoes 7 slides Types of volcanoes and the formation of igneous rock. Wasting energy 6 slides How energy is wasted as heat and sound. 12/13
Boardworks Contents Guide Water and land pollution 8 slides How human activity has polluted waterways and the land. What are CFCs? 5 slides Naming and properties of chlorofluorocarbons. What are chemical reactions? 10 slides Identifying chemical reactions and writing equations. What are forces? 9 slides How forces change an objects shape or cause it to move. What are hormones? 6 slides The function of hormones as chemical messengers. What is a circuit? 7 slides Electrical circuits and how to draw them. What is adaptation? 7 slides Specific and general adaptations. What is an ecosystem? 8 slides Different types of habitats and sampling techniques. What is sound? 11 slides The properties of sound waves. X-rays 8 slides The properties and uses of X-rays. 13/13