Tag Archives: molecules

2.1 Molecules to Metabolism

BioKnowledgy 2.1 Molecules to metabolism from Chris Paine (at Dulwich College Shangai) – taken from his fabulous blog BioKnowledgy.

Find a video lesson on this sub-topic at Dan Rott videos, or many assessment statements are covered by Stephanie Castle.

In Crash Course Biology #1 – ‘that’s why Carbon is a Tramp’, Hank introduces us to the chemistry of life:

What’s in a molecule? – The science of macaroni salad from TED-Ed (3m 15s).

C3 Syllabus Statements

But just how small is an atom? – from TED-Ed.

Here are some key terms for this topic: Key Terms C3

Revision sites covering Bonding:

GCSE s-cool – Chemical Bonding – revision notes & animations, practise exam questions & a revision summary

For Doc Brown’s Chemistry quizzes, word-fills, crosswords and study notes go here and just scroll down to ‘18.Structure, Properties and Bonding of Materials’.

Skoool Chemistry – click on ‘1. Structures & Bonding’ for excellent lessons that take you through the topic; also a glossary of key terms.

Worksheets from Mr Guch that cover Properties of Ionic & Covalent Compounds.

Great resources from the Australian International School – videos, powerpoints, worksheets, practicals, animations, flashcards etc.

For fun, here’s Chemical Party (a 1m 30s vid).

C3.5 Molecules & Covalent Bonds

A 15m lesson covering Ionic, Covalent & Metallic bonding from ChemistryKlipz (you don’t need metallic bonding in this topic):


A nice review of bonding and here’s a song:

And now we need another song. Oh, here’s Mr W singing his Octet Rule Song.

TEXTBOOK REVISION

Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE, chapter 4, pp.54 – 59