A Level

A-level Biology: Neurotoxins

The history of accidental and deliberate acts of poisoning predates the arrival of humans. Toxins of some kind have been used by both animals and plants to avoid being predated upon or to deter other species from competition. Neurotoxins are a group of chemicals which directly affect the functioning of… Read More

A-level Biology: Chordates and Tetrapods

In previous articles we have looked at the possible methods by which protocells could have started and later evolved into prokaryotic cells and eventually, eukaryotic life. These were very distant events occurring in the Precambrian period around 2-3 billion years ago (2-3 thousand Ma ago). Taking the view that the… Read More

Chemical Anniversaries: 1968 – Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn

Lise Meitner has an element, Otto Hahn a Nobel Prize. This is evidence of the esteem in which the science community holds both scientists. They worked together for over thirty years, were born a year apart and died fifty years ago.  While their lives are closely entwined their collaboration is… Read More

Any two will do: developing students’ modelling and problem solving skills

Here is an activity which aims to help develop students’ modelling and problem solving skills. It requires knowledge of Pythagoras’ theorem, solving simultaneous equations and all things quadratical. Solutions to activities are included in order to highlight possible class discussion points. The activity is also available to download… Read More

Using Twitter as a resource for Sociology

Love it or loath it, there is no doubt that Twitter is a hugely effective resource for teachers of sociology, whether it is advice on exam content, sharing teaching materials, useful videos, social and political news or just a tweet to raise a smile, there are… Read More

Chemical Anniversaries – 1817: 3 Elements

The discovery of a new chemical element is a rare event now. In fact, new elements are not discovered, they are made by smashing smaller nuclei of atoms together. The most recent new element to be recognised and named is Oganesson, atomic number 118. It is the new bottom member… Read More

West Side Sociology

I’ve always been interested in the dynamics of street gangs partly because when I was a young lad growing up in Hull in the 1960s I belonged to one. Well, at least my peers regarded it as a gang. However, the gang I belonged to – the… Read More

Chemical Anniversaries: 1867 the birth of Marie Curie

Marie Curie is France’s most famous scientist and probably the most well-known female scientist in the world. Except she wasn’t French and Marie was not the name she given at her birth in 1867. She was born Maria Sklodowska in Warsaw, now the capital of Poland, but Poland didn’t exist… Read More

Change at Cadbury

Back in 2010 Kraft the huge American conglomerate who is responsible for making products such as Philadelphia cream cheese and Oreo’s took over the iconic British company. There was much media coverage about the issues that this could cause with the possibility of the original heritage and culture Cadbury being… Read More

Business Ethics

Discover a range of activities and ideas to help you to introduce the idea of business ethics to your A level class. Read More