Dr Nyari's Science School
A British science and mathematics education
anywhere in the world
Edexcel IGCSE Science (Double Award)
Course Content Overview
The nature and variety of living organisms
- Characteristics of living organisms
- Variety of living organisms
- Level of organisation
- Cell structure
- Biological molecules
- Movement of substances into and out of cells
- Nutrition
- Respiration
- Gas exchange
- Transport
- Excretion
- Reproduction
- Inheritance
- The organism in the environment
- Feeding relationships
- Cycles within ecosystems
- Human influences on the environment
- Food production
- Selective breeding
- Genetic modification (genetic engineering)
- States of matter
- Elements, compounds and mixtures
- Atomic structure
- The Periodic Table
- Chemical formulae and equations
- Ionic bonding
- Covalent bonding
- Group 1 (alkali metals) – lithium, sodium and potassium
- Group 7 (halogens) – chlorine, bromine and iodine
- Gases in the atmosphere
- Reactivity series
- Acids, alkalis and titrations
- Acids, bases and salt preparation
- Chemical tests
- Energetics
- Rates of reaction
- Reversible reactions and equilibria
Organic chemistry
- Introduction
- Crude oil
- Alkanes
- Alkenes
- Synthetic polymer
Forces and motion
- Units
- Movement and position
- Forces, movement, shape and momentum
- Units
- Mains electricity
- Current and voltage in circuits
- Units
- Properties of waves
- The electromagnetic spectrum
- Light and sound
- Units
- Energy transfers
- Work and power
- Units
- Density and pressure
- Ideal gas molecules
- Units
- Magnetism
- Electromagnetism
- Electromagnetic induction
- Units
- Radioactivity
- Fission and fusion
- Units
- Motion in the universe
- Stellar evolution