This is a lesson and PowerPoint that covers general Doppler effect, Cosmological redshift, the Hubble constant and calculations of distance using red-shift of galaxies. There are also three slides that explain how the Audacity software (Public Domain) can be used to measure the Doppler effect in the classroom. A ZIP file includes a copy of this software. As well as supporting A-Level Physics for many exam boards this lesson is also part of a chapter that covers the optional astrophysics unit 9 for AQA Note - Updates April 2017 (Typo in example question)

This is a lesson and PowerPoint that covers supernova (Type II and Ia), light curves and hydrogen lines of supernova, black holes (Schwarzschild radius calculations and Chandrasekhar limit), gamma ray bursts and the overall luminosity of these events. As well as supporting A-Level Physics for many exam boards this lesson is also part of a chapter that covers the optional astrophysics unit 9 for AQA

This is a lesson and PowerPoint that covers fusion in stars including the p-p chain, C-N-O cycle, triple alpha fusion and advanced fusion in massive stars. Neutron stars, black-holes, the Chandrasekhar limit and the mass limits on stars and stellar remnants are also discussed. As well as supporting A-Level Physics for many exam boards this lesson is also part of a chapter that covers the optional astrophysics unit 9 for AQA Please see my shop to view all of my lessons and entire schemes of work

This is a lesson and PowerPoint that covers the allocation of stars into different types, the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram (including the tracks that stars follow as they evolve), the p-p chain (including p-p1, p-p2 and p-p3) and the selection bias in type abundance due to fusion rates. As well as supporting A-Level Physics for many exam boards this lesson is also part of a chapter that covers the optional astrophysics unit 9 for AQA Please see my shop to view all of my lessons and entire schemes of work

This is a lesson and PowerPoint that covers luminosity of stars, Wein’s displacement law, black body radiation, stellar classification, stellar spectral analysis and flux density calculations. As well as supporting A-Level Physics for many exam boards this lesson is also part of a chapter that covers the optional astrophysics unit 9 for AQA Please see my shop to view all of my lessons and entire schemes of work

This is a lesson and PowerPoint that explains magnitude of stars, the link between apparent and absolute magnitude, luminosity, the Hipparcos scale, parallax calculations and the Stephen-Boltzmann formula. This is an 18 page PowerPoint together with detailed lesson plan and experiment idea - enough work to cover two lessons. As well as supporting A-Level Physics for many exam boards this lesson is also part of a chapter that covers the optional astrophysics unit 9 for AQA Please see my shop to view all of my lessons and entire schemes of work

This is a lesson and PowerPoint that covers resolution of telescopes, Rayleigh criterion, calculating the maximum resolution for any aperture and links to the use of non-optical telescopes. Included is a short experiment idea to discover the resolution of the human eye. As well as supporting A-Level Physics for many exam boards this lesson is also part of a chapter that covers the optional astrophysics unit 9 for AQA

This is the third of three lessons that introduce the idea of logarithms The PowerPoint takes students through the use of natural logarithms to find unknown powers in formulae and to create linear equations from exponential formulae. This is part of the essential mathematics skills needed for A-Level Physics

This is the second of three lessons that introduce the idea of logarithms The PowerPoint takes students through the difficulties in solving algebra with unknown powers and cumulative interest. The general simple rules of addition and subtraction of logarithms is discussed. This is part of the essential mathematics skills needed for A-Level Physics

This is the first of three lessons that introduce the idea of logarithms The PowerPoint takes students through the difficulties in graphing data of wide ranging numbers and then, using the E-M spectrum and H-R diagrams, shows how log-log graphs can be used to display this data. This is part of the essential mathematics skills needed for A-Level Physics

This is a lesson that explains basic differentiation leading onto a proof of Euler's number and the use of this in creating exponential decay formulae. This PowerPoint is designed to take you step by step through the derivation of the formulae used in Physics for the decay of isotopes or other exponential experiments.

This is a lesson and PowerPoint that covers CCDs (Charge Coupled Devices) and quantum efficiency. As well as supporting A-Level Physics for many exam boards this lesson is also part of a chapter that covers the optional astrophysics unit 9 for AQA Please see my shop to view all of my lessons and entire schemes of work

This is a lesson and PowerPoint that covers Newtonian and Cassegrain optical telescopes including ray diagrams. Spherical aberrations and the advantages of mirrors over lenses are also covered. As well as supporting A-Level Physics for many exam boards this lesson is also part of a chapter that covers the optional astrophysics unit 9 for AQA Please see my shop to view all of my lessons and entire schemes of work

This is a lesson and PowerPoint that covers optical telescopes of Galileo design including step by step creation of ray diagrams. Chromatic aberrations and magnifying power is also covered. As well as supporting A-Level Physics for many exam boards this lesson is also part of a chapter that covers the optional astrophysics unit 9 for AQA Please see my shop to view all of my lessons and entire schemes of work

This is a bundle of all of the 3 main units of the A-Level Scheme of Work (Year 2) - fully up to date with the latest 2016 syllabus including: Section 6 (Chapters 17 - 20) – Further Mechanics and Thermal Physics Section 7 (Chapters 21 - 25) – Fields Section 8 (Chapters 26 - 27) – Nuclear Physics Every single lesson in this 58 lesson scheme is step-by step explained with PowerPoints for each lesson, including resource ideas and experiments and the 6 required practicals. All links made clear to the latest AQA syllabus. Designed around the AQA syllabus this scheme would be invaluable to anyone teaching any of the main exam boards (OCR and Edexcel included). This is everything that a teacher or school needs to teach the entire Year 2 course, except for the optional Section 9 material (Astrophysics bundle is available in my shop covering 12 extra lessons) Every individual lesson is available to download at £2/lesson - Chapters are almost half price and this huge bundle of every chapter works out at only 50p per lesson PLUS information and guidance on the six Year 2 required practicals. All links, page references and lesson codes are from the latest (2015/2016) Oxford University Press book Remember to check back for updates which we post below; free to re-download and get any improvements! v1.03 - replacement of f for T in pendulum formula in 18.1 v1.04 - placing signs into the velocity and acceleration formulae in 18.2 and the subscripts to clarify the formulae v1.05 - Correction of signs in formulae in sine wave lessons 18.4 and 18.5 v1.06 - Grammar correction in lesson 23.1 v1.07 - Corrected an error in a definition in 22.3 v1.08 - Typo missing powers on Fission slide 27.3 v1.09 - Clarification of force on 17.4 slide v1.11 - Improvement of lesson 24.1 PowerPoint, typos amended in slides 24.3 & 25.1

This is lesson 27.4 The thermal nuclear reactor from the latest syllabus Included here is a PowerPoint of this lesson and lesson plan complete with point by point teaching, homework recommendations and curriculum link; everything that you need to teach this lesson. All of Chapter one is free to sample. I am bundling every chapter of the Year 1 and Year 2 course to make them cheaper, please see my shop

This is lesson 27.3 Fission and fusion from the latest syllabus Included here is a PowerPoint of this lesson and lesson plan complete with point by point teaching, homework recommendations and curriculum link; everything that you need to teach this lesson. All of Chapter one is free to sample. I am bundling every chapter of the Year 1 and Year 2 course to make them cheaper, please see my shop

This is lesson 27.2 Binding energy from the latest syllabus Included here is a PowerPoint of this lesson and lesson plan complete with point by point teaching, homework recommendations and curriculum link; everything that you need to teach this lesson. All of Chapter one is free to sample. I am bundling every chapter of the Year 1 and Year 2 course to make them cheaper, please see my shop