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Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 30 - Fission and Fusion. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 7.17 - Know that nuclear reactions, including fission, fusion and radioactive decay, can be a source of energy.
Specification Point 7.18 - Understand how a nucleus of U-235 can be split by collision with a neutron, and that this process releases energy as kinetic energy of the fission products.
Specification Point 7.19 -Know that the fission of U-235 produces two radioactive daughter nuclei and a small number of neutrons.
Specification Point 7.20 - Describe how a chain reaction can be set up if the neutrons produced by one fission strike other U-235 nuclei.
Specification Point 7.21 - Describe the role played by the control rods and moderator in the fission process.
Specification Point 7.22 - Understand the role of shielding around a nuclear reactor.
Specification Point 7.23 - Explain the difference between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission.
Specification Point 7.24 - Describe nuclear fusion as the creation of larger nuclei resulting in a loss of mass from smaller nuclei, accompanied by a release of energy.
Specification Point 7.25 - Know that fusion is the energy source for stars.
Specification Point 7.26 - Explain why nuclear fusion does not happen at low temperatures and pressures, due to electrostatic repulsion of protons.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Worksheets are available.
Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 7.17 - Know that nuclear reactions, including fission, fusion and radioactive decay, can be a source of energy.
Specification Point 7.18 - Understand how a nucleus of U-235 can be split by collision with a neutron, and that this process releases energy as kinetic energy of the fission products.
Specification Point 7.19 -Know that the fission of U-235 produces two radioactive daughter nuclei and a small number of neutrons.
Specification Point 7.20 - Describe how a chain reaction can be set up if the neutrons produced by one fission strike other U-235 nuclei.
Specification Point 7.21 - Describe the role played by the control rods and moderator in the fission process.
Specification Point 7.22 - Understand the role of shielding around a nuclear reactor.
Specification Point 7.23 - Explain the difference between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission.
Specification Point 7.24 - Describe nuclear fusion as the creation of larger nuclei resulting in a loss of mass from smaller nuclei, accompanied by a release of energy.
Specification Point 7.25 - Know that fusion is the energy source for stars.
Specification Point 7.26 - Explain why nuclear fusion does not happen at low temperatures and pressures, due to electrostatic repulsion of protons.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lessons are available.
Complete set of concise, modern presentations and associated PDF worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Physics (4PH1) Chapter 7 - Radioactivity. Contains colour coded specification points with handmade vector graphics. Three presentations and companion worksheets included:
28 - Radioactivity Part 1
29 - Radioactivity Part 2
30 - Fission and Fusion
Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 6.8 - Know that an electric current in a conductor produces a magnetic field around it.
Specification Point 6.12 - Understand why a force is exerted on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field, and how this effect is applied in simple D.C. electric motors and loudspeakers.
Specification Point 6.13 - Use the left-hand rule to predict the direction of the resulting force when a wire carries a current perpendicular to a magnetic field.
Specification Point 6.14 - Describe how the force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field changes with the magnitude and direction of the field and current.
Specification Point 6.15 - Know that a voltage is induced in a conductor or a coil when it moves through a magnetic field or when a magnetic field changes through it and describe the factors that affect the size of the induced voltage.
Specification Point 6.16 - Describe the generation of electricity by the rotation of a magnet within a coil of wire and of a coil of wire within a magnetic field, and describe the factors that affect the size of the induced voltage.
Complete set of Chapter 6 Lessons are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 27 - Electromagnets Part 2. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 6.9P - Describe the construction of electromagnets.
Specification Point 6.10P - Draw magnetic field patterns for a straight wire, a flat circular coil and a solenoid when each is carrying a current.
Specification Point 6.11P - Know that there is a force on a charged particle when it moves in a magnetic field as long as its motion is not parallel to the field.
Specification Point 6.17P - Describe the structure of a transformer, and understand that a transformer changes the size of an alternating voltage by having different numbers of turns on the input and output sides.
Specification Point 6.18P - Explain the use of step-up and step-down transformers in the large-scale generation and transmission of electrical energy.
Specification Point 6.19P - Know and use the relationship between input and output voltages and the turns ratio for a transformer.
Specification Point 6.20P - Know and use the relationship between input power and output power.
Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.
Complete set of companion PDF worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Physics (4PH1) Chapter 6 - Magnetism and Electromagnetism. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Three worksheets included:
25 - Magnetism
26 - Electromagnets Part 1
27 - Electromagnets Part 2
Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 6.9P - Describe the construction of electromagnets.
Specification Point 6.10P - Draw magnetic field patterns for a straight wire, a flat circular coil and a solenoid when each is carrying a current.
Specification Point 6.11P - Know that there is a force on a charged particle when it moves in a magnetic field as long as its motion is not parallel to the field.
Specification Point 6.17P - Describe the structure of a transformer, and understand that a transformer changes the size of an alternating voltage by having different numbers of turns on the input and output sides.
Specification Point 6.18P - Explain the use of step-up and step-down transformers in the large-scale generation and transmission of electrical energy.
Specification Point 6.19P - Know and use the relationship between input and output voltages and the turns ratio for a transformer.
Specification Point 6.20P - Know and use the relationship between input power and output power.
Complete set of Chapter 6 Lessons are available.
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 6.9P - Describe the construction of electromagnets.
Specification Point 6.10P - Draw magnetic field patterns for a straight wire, a flat circular coil and a solenoid when each is carrying a current.
Specification Point 6.11P - Know that there is a force on a charged particle when it moves in a magnetic field as long as its motion is not parallel to the field.
Specification Point 6.17P - Describe the structure of a transformer, and understand that a transformer changes the size of an alternating voltage by having different numbers of turns on the input and output sides.
Specification Point 6.18P - Explain the use of step-up and step-down transformers in the large-scale generation and transmission of electrical energy.
Specification Point 6.19P - Know and use the relationship between input and output voltages and the turns ratio for a transformer.
Specification Point 6.20P - Know and use the relationship between input power and output power.
Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.
Complete set of concise, modern presentations and associated PDF worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Physics (4PH1) Chapter 6 - Magnetism and Electromagnetism. Contains colour coded specification points with handmade vector graphics. Three presentations and companion worksheets included:
25 - Magnetism
26 - Electromagnets Part 1
27 - Electromagnets Part 2
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 6.8 - Know that an electric current in a conductor produces a magnetic field around it.
Specification Point 6.12 - Understand why a force is exerted on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field, and how this effect is applied in simple D.C. electric motors and loudspeakers.
Specification Point 6.13 - Use the left-hand rule to predict the direction of the resulting force when a wire carries a current perpendicular to a magnetic field.
Specification Point 6.14 - Describe how the force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field changes with the magnitude and direction of the field and current.
Specification Point 6.15 - Know that a voltage is induced in a conductor or a coil when it moves through a magnetic field or when a magnetic field changes through it and describe the factors that affect the size of the induced voltage.
Specification Point 6.16 - Describe the generation of electricity by the rotation of a magnet within a coil of wire and of a coil of wire within a magnetic field, and describe the factors that affect the size of the induced voltage.
Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 26 - Electromagnets Part 1. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 6.8 - Know that an electric current in a conductor produces a magnetic field around it.
Specification Point 6.12 - Understand why a force is exerted on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field, and how this effect is applied in simple D.C. electric motors and loudspeakers.
Specification Point 6.13 - Use the left-hand rule to predict the direction of the resulting force when a wire carries a current perpendicular to a magnetic field.
Specification Point 6.14 - Describe how the force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field changes with the magnitude and direction of the field and current.
Specification Point 6.15 - Know that a voltage is induced in a conductor or a coil when it moves through a magnetic field or when a magnetic field changes through it and describe the factors that affect the size of the induced voltage.
Specification Point 6.16 - Describe the generation of electricity by the rotation of a magnet within a coil of wire and of a coil of wire within a magnetic field, and describe the factors that affect the size of the induced voltage.
Complete set of Chapter 6 Worksheets are available.
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 1.18 - Know and use the relationship between weight, mass and gravitational field strength.
Specification Point 1.19 - Know that the stopping distance of a vehicle is made up of the sum of the thinking distance and the braking distance.
Specification Point 1.20 - Describe the factors affecting vehicle stopping distance, including speed, mass, road condition and reaction time.
Specification Point 1.21 - Describe the forces acting on falling objects and explain why falling objects reach a terminal velocity.
Complete set of Chapter 1 Lectures are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 6 - Hooke’s Law. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 1.22 - Practical: investigate how extension varies with applied force for helical springs, metal wires and rubber bands.
Specification Point 1.23 - Know that the initial linear region of a force-extension graph is associated with Hooke’s law.
Specification Point 1.24 - Describe elastic behaviour as the ability of a material to recover its original shape after the forces causing deformation have been removed.
Complete set of Chapter 1 Worksheets are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 5 - Gravity, Weight and Drag. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 1.18 - Know and use the relationship between weight, mass and gravitational field strength.
Specification Point 1.19 - Know that the stopping distance of a vehicle is made up of the sum of the thinking distance and the braking distance.
Specification Point 1.20 - Describe the factors affecting vehicle stopping distance, including speed, mass, road condition and reaction time.
Specification Point 1.21 - Describe the forces acting on falling objects and explain why falling objects reach a terminal velocity.
Complete set of Chapter 1 Worksheets are available.
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 4.3.5 - Schizophrenia.
Biological explanations for schizophrenia: genetics and neural correlates, including the dopamine hypothesis.
Psychological explanations for schizophrenia: family dysfunction and cognitive explanations, including dysfunctional thought processing.
Complete set of Chapter 12 Lectures are available.
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 4.3.5 - Schizophrenia.
Drug therapy: typical and atypical antipsychotics.
Cognitive behaviour therapy and family therapy as used in the treatment of schizophrenia.
The importance of an interactionist approach in explaining and treating schizophrenia.
Complete set of Chapter 12 Lectures are available.
Complete set of concise, modern presentations for AQA A Level Psychology (7181 and 7182) Chapter 12 - Schizophrenia. Contains colour coded specification points. Three presentations included:
63 - Diagnosing Schizophrenia
64 - Explanations for Schizophrenia
65 - Treating Schizophrenia
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 4.3.6 - Eating behaviour.
Explanations for food preferences: the evolutionary explanation, including reference to neophobia and taste aversion; the role of learning in food preference, including social and cultural influences.
Complete set of Chapter 13 Lectures are available.
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 4.3.6 - Eating behaviour.
Neural and hormonal mechanisms involved in the control of eating behaviour, including the role of the hypothalamus, ghrelin and leptin.
Complete set of Chapter 13 Lectures are available.