Appropriate for AS level physics. Print double sided (flip along long side).

This lesson provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of electrical circuits. It is designed to help learners build essential skills and knowledge in circuit theory through engaging explanations and practical exercises. Key features of the lesson include: Circuit Components and Symbols: Learn to identify common circuit components and match them to their symbols and functions. Drawing Circuit Diagrams: Practice constructing and interpreting simple circuit diagrams, including series and parallel configurations. Types of Circuits: Explore the differences between series and parallel circuits, focusing on energy flow and practical applications like Christmas tree lights. Current and Voltage: Understand the flow of charge (current) and energy transfer (potential difference), including how to measure them with ammeters and voltmeters. Hands-On Practice: Match symbols to components. Draw circuits with specified requirements. Analyze the effects of circuit changes on functionality. Discussion Questions: Apply concepts to answer key questions about circuit behavior, including the advantages of different setups. This lesson equips students with the foundational tools to explore more advanced electrical concepts while grounding their learning in practical applications and real-world relevance.

Students will: Describe changes in particle bonding during changes of state. Differentiate between latent heat of fusion and latent heat of vaporization. Perform calculations involving specific latent heat. Starter Activity: Define key terms: specific heat capacity, internal energy, temperature. Recall the formula for specific heat capacity. Identify various changes of state. Introduction to Concepts: Define latent heat as the energy required for a phase change without a temperature change, focusing on overcoming intermolecular forces. Differentiate between specific latent heat of fusion (solid ↔ liquid) and vaporization (liquid ↔ gas). Discuss the role of energy transfer during state changes (e.g., energy input during melting and boiling, energy release during freezing and condensation). Worked Examples and Practice: Solve problems such as calculating the energy required to change a specific mass of a substance’s state using the formula. Interactive Questions: Use mini whiteboards for multiple-choice questions on changes of state, energy transfers, and misconceptions (e.g., whether temperature changes during state changes). Recap key differences between specific heat capacity and latent heat. Assign calculations for practice, such as determining energy transfer for melting ice or boiling water. This lesson blends theory and practical calculations, preparing students for real-world applications of thermodynamic principles.

This PowerPoint resource guides students through the investigation of the specific heat capacity of an object, focusing on key scientific methods and calculations. Designed to meet curriculum requirements, it includes: Starter Activity: Questions to review the definition and formulae for specific heat capacity, as well as real-life applications (e.g., why a full kettle takes longer to boil). Step-by-Step Practical Instructions: Setting up equipment, including a mass balance, immersion heater, thermometer, and electrical circuit. Recording data such as voltage, current, and temperature changes over time. Performing the experiment with and without insulation to explore energy loss. Key Equations: Includes Q=mcΔT and E=IVt for calculating energy transfer and specific heat capacity. Analysis and Interpretation: Discussion on the effect of insulation on reducing energy loss. Exploring the precision and repeatability of results. Extension ideas, such as testing different materials or types of insulation. Graphical Representation: Opportunities to plot temperature vs. time and analyze trends. Reflection and Method Writing: Students are encouraged to write a clear, repeatable method and reflect on the reliability of their results. This resource is perfect for supporting students in mastering practical skills, data analysis, and understanding energy transfer concepts in a controlled, engaging environment.

This PowerPoint presentation provides a comprehensive lesson on internal energy for science students. It begins with an engaging starter activity to review foundational concepts such as specific heat capacity, energy transfer mechanisms, and kinetic energy stores. Key learning objectives include: Defining internal energy as the sum of kinetic and potential energy of particles in a substance. Exploring how heating affects a substance’s internal energy, temperature, and state of matter. Differentiating between changes in kinetic energy and potential energy during state changes like melting, boiling, and freezing. Understanding particle arrangements and movements in solids, liquids, and gases. The presentation also includes interactive tasks like gap-fill exercises, diagrams, and detailed explanations of heating curves. Practice questions reinforce understanding and encourage critical thinking about energy transfer and particle behavior during heating and phase transitions.

This PowerPoint is designed to help students explore and understand the factors influencing specific heat capacity and how it can be calculated. Perfect for secondary school science lessons, this resource includes: Starter Activity: Engage students with questions reviewing heat transfer concepts, such as conduction, insulation, and radiation. Big Question: “What is specific heat capacity, and how is it calculated?” guides the lesson focus. Key Definitions and Examples: Explain the concept of specific heat capacity with relatable analogies, such as why sand heats up faster than water. Interactive Activities: Gap-fill tasks to reinforce key definitions. Questions analyzing materials with low or high specific heat capacities. Calculations: Practice problems using the formula Q=mcΔT, with step-by-step guidance for solving specific heat capacity problems. Discussion Points: Explore real-world applications, like why water heats up slower than metals and how mass affects heating time. Plenary and Reflection: End with a plenary to revisit the big question and consolidate understanding. This resource is ideal for supporting students in mastering thermal energy concepts while encouraging critical thinking and application.

This PowerPoint resource provides an interactive approach to teaching the concepts of heat transfer, energy efficiency, and insulation. Perfect for secondary school science classes, it includes: Starter Activity: Review key heat transfer concepts with targeted questions on conduction, convection, and radiation. Big Questions: Investigate how heat is lost from homes and how insulation helps reduce costs and energy waste. Detailed Explanations: Explore real-life applications of heat transfer, including loft insulation, cavity walls, radiator reflectors, and double-glazed windows. Practice Problems: Include payback time calculations to analyze the financial and environmental benefits of insulation. Interactive Tasks: Fill-in-the-blank activities, practical questions, and opportunities to reflect on energy-saving strategies. This resource is designed to support student understanding of thermal energy transfer and encourage critical thinking about sustainable living.

This PowerPoint resource is perfect for teaching the concepts of thermal energy transfer through convection and radiation. Designed with clarity and interactivity in mind, it includes: Starter Activities: Thought-provoking questions to activate prior knowledge about heat conductors and insulators. Learning Objectives: Clearly defined goals to help students understand convection currents, describe radiation, and differentiate between heat transfer methods. Detailed Explanations: Step-by-step breakdowns of convection and radiation with real-life examples like heating in homes and energy transfer in space. Interactive Tasks: Gap-fill activities, question prompts, and diagram-drawing exercises to consolidate learning. Demonstrations: Visual examples and experiment-based questions to bring abstract concepts to life. Ideal for secondary school science lessons, this resource supports active learning and engagement.

Learning Objective: Investigate which materials are good insulators of heat. Method: Set up your boiling tubes: leave one unwrapped and wrap each of the others in a different material, using elastic bands or tape to hold the material in place. Try to make the different wrappings roughly the same thickness. Prepare lids for the containers, made out of the same material as the wrapping, if possible, otherwise made from aluminium foil or cling film. Make a hole in each lid which is just big enough for the thermometer to fit through. Use the measuring cylinder to pour 20ml of hot water into each boiling tube. Put the lids onto the containers, with a thermometer fitted through each lid so that it rests near the bottom of the water. Start the stopwatch and measure the starting temperature of the water. After 15 minutes, measure the temperature of the water in each beaker.

Learning Objectives: State how energy and temperature are measured. Describe the difference between heat and temperature. Describe how energy is transferred from one object to another. Explain what is meant by thermal equilibrium.

State what conduction is. Describe how conduction happens. Describe how solids are better conductors than liquids.

Describe the difference between mass and weight. Describe the forces acting on an object falling through a fluid. Explain what terminal velocity is and when it is reached.

• Describe the effect of changing the mass or the force acting on an object on the acceleration of that object. • Calculate the force required to cause a specified acceleration on a given mass. • Perform calculations involving the rearrangement of the F = ma equation.

Calculate the stopping distance from the thinking distance and the braking distance • Categorise factors which affect thinking distance, braking distance, and both. • Calculate the braking distance of a car.

• Define what the centre of mass is and identify where it would be in a range of simple shapes. • State that a suspended object will come to rest so that the centre of mass lies below the point of suspension. • Describe an experimental technique to determine the centre of mass of an object with an irregular shape. • Compare the stability of objects to the position of their centre of mass.

Define elastic and non-elastic deformation in materials. Calculate the extension (or compression) of a material using its length and original length. State Hooke’s law and use it to calculate the force required to cause a given extension in a spring using the spring constant. Describe how elastic potential energy is stored when a material is stretched or compressed by a force. Describe force-extension graphs of elastic materials and identify the limit of proportionality. Compare the behaviour of different materials before and after the limit of proportionality.

Describe the motion of an object by interpreting velocity–time graphs. Describe how the gradient of a velocity–time graph represents the acceleration. Calculate the acceleration of an object by calculating the gradient from a velocity–time graph.

Describe the difference between speed and velocity. Calculate the acceleration of an object using the change in velocity and time. Rearrange the acceleration equation to calculate change in velocity or time.

Investigate whether the extension of the spring is proportional to the weight suspended from the spring.

Describe the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces and give examples for both. Identify and calculate resultant forces. Describe situations that are in equilibrium. Explain why the speed or direction of motion of objects can change.