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What makes something alive? Week 2 of our iGCSE Biology course explores the seven characteristics of life, the twelve levels of organisation from atom to biosphere, and the famous Miller-Urey experiment that asked whether life could arise from chemistry alone. Includes video links, journal prompts and a 10-question practice set.

A free, complete two-year iGCSE Biology course written for real home educating families. Year One covers the full content through videos, experiments, scientist stories and journal prompts. Year Two builds exam confidence through practice questions and technique — all at your own pace, however your family needs it.

Week 1 of our home education iGCSE biology curriculum. The scientific method, hypothesis vs theory, controlled experiments, and the scientists who changed everything.

Discover the exciting and violent story of how Earth's atmosphere was formed.

This week, we go deeper into what cells do. You’ll find out how your body knows what to build, when to grow, and how to repair itself, and it’s all hidden inside your DNA.

This week, you will explore how scientists can study cells in detail using microscopes. You’ll discover the differences between light microscopes, which use lenses and visible light, and electron microscopes, which use beams of electrons to reveal far greater detail. You will also learn how to use the magnification formula to calculate the actual size of tiny structures, and why improvements in microscope technology have been so important for advancing our understanding of bi

All the planning documents for GCSE Biology.