Unit 3 - Fuel your mind (Life Science extension)

Content

• Fossil fuels
• Organic chemistry - hydrocarbons
• Enzymes
• Activation energy
• Yeast suspension experiment (catalase – substrate concentration)
• Yeast suspension experiment as fermentation
• Natural polymers - glucose, starch and cellulose
• Hydrolysis of condensation polymers
• Concentration of HCl (stomach acid) on starch hydrolysis
• Paper chromatography plant pigments (connect to photosynth and separation techniques Core U1)
• Spinach discs
• Bubbling plants – factors affecting photosynthesis

Skills and understanding

Teaching notes and resources