Enzyme Activity and pH: What's Actually Happening When Bread Tastes Sweeter the Longer You Chew It

Enzyme Activity and pH: What's Actually Happening When Bread Tastes Sweeter the Longer You Chew It

Enzyme Activity and pH: What's Actually Happening When Bread Tastes Sweeter the Longer You Chew ItSarah Kennett
Published on: 19/08/2026

Chew bread for a minute and it starts tasting sweet - that's amylase breaking starch into sugar. Turn it into a required practical testing how pH affects enzyme activity, with an iodine colour-change timer you can do in your kitchen.

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GCSE Exams Tomorrow

GCSE Exams Tomorrow

GCSE Exams TomorrowSarah Kennett
Published on: 11/05/2026

Tomorrow morning, thousands of GCSE students will walk into exam halls.

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Why revision matters more than ever

Why revision matters more than ever

Why revision matters more than everSarah Kennett
Published on: 29/12/2025

Across UK exam boards such as AQA, Edexcel and OCR, exams increasingly reward clear reasoning, structured answers, and application of knowledge. This means revision strategies built purely around memorisation are less likely to translate into marks.

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Revision Newsletter

Revision Newsletter

Revision NewsletterSarah Kennett
Published on: 28/12/2025

Summary of the latest news in revision and exams.

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