A comprehensive lesson which teaches students about factors that influence the size of a star, the journey through the life of an average sized star and a high mass star and how the colours of stars indicate their energy being released.
Progress checks are available following each success criteria
Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner.
Learning objective: Understand the process of stellar evolution
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Success criteria:
I identify the forces at play in a star.
I can describe stellar evolution
I can compare different coloured stars.
Powerpoint contains 18 slides.
Contains past paper questions that target this topic, some questions require knowledge from prior lessons.
A comprehensive lesson which teaches students about orbits, how their instantaneous velocity impacts their orbital radius and stability and how to calculate orbital speeds.
Learning objective: Explain why orbital speeds change during elliptical orbits.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Success criteria:
I can describe how orbital speeds change with the size of the orbit.
I can compare the different types of orbits.
I can calculate orbital speeds.
Powerpoint contains 28 slides.
Contains past paper questions that target this topic, some questions require knowledge from prior lessons.
A revision poster that includes material needed for section 2 of the edexcel iGCSE combined science double award physics. Section 2 - electricity
A blank copy for students to fill in is also included for students to test their knowledge.
I would recommend to print these in A3 and guide the students through the answers using the completed revision poster attached.
Due to the amount of detail needed to squeeze into one poster, the font is small in some sections which might need some further zooming in on presenting devices.
A revision poster that includes material needed for section 1 of the edexcel iGCSE combined science double award physics. Section 1 - Forces and Motion
A blank copy for students to fill in is also included for students to test their knowledge.
I would recommend to print these in A3 and guide the students through the answers using the completed revision poster attached.
Due to the amount of detail needed to squeeze into one poster, the font is small in some sections which might need some further zooming in on presenting devices.
A revision poster that includes material needed for section 3 of the edexcel iGCSE combined science double award physics. Section 3 Waves
A blank copy for students to fill in is also included for students to test their knowledge.
I would recommend to print these in A3 and guide the students through the answers using the completed revision poster attached.
Due to the amount of detail needed to squeeze into one poster, the font is small in some sections which might need some further zooming in on presenting devices.
A comprehension lesson that teaches students how to create and analyse Sankey Diagrams.
The concept is introduced in the context of money to firstly engage the students (dirham currency is used as the students I taught were in the UAE, however, this should be fairly simple to understand as it is labelled below).
Support sheets are also included to guide students should it be needed.
Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner.
Progress checks are placed after each success criteria checkpoint to assess understanding.
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Success criteria:
I can critically analyse a Sankey diagram to identify quantifiable components.
I can construct and adapt Sankey diagrams
I can calculate efficiency of a system from its Sankey diagram.
Learning objective: Develop and interpret Sankey diagrams to visualize and analyze complex data flows.
Powerpoint contains 33 slides and a lesson plan is also attached.
A comprehensive lesson which teaches students about Fleming’s Left Hand Rule, the motor effect and applying this to a simple motor. Students will also be able to use the F = BIL equation quantify the amount of force experienced by a wire.
Progress checks are available following each success criteria
Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner.
Learning objective: Use and apply the left hand rule in order to justify the movement of a wire within a magnetic field.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Success criteria:
I can identify the components of the left hand rule.
I can justify the motion of the wire based on the rule.
I can explain why motors are able to spin.
Powerpoint contains 22 slides and a collection of past paper questions including the marking scheme.
Originally created for the BTEC Applied Science level 3 qualification Unit 5 - Physics.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Recall what is meant by mass flow continuity.
Describe factors that can affect volume flow and pressure.
Use the Bernoulli principle to justify how an aeroplane experiences lift.
The resource contains past paper questions and mark scheme answers.
Slides were originally created using google slides, opening in microsoft powerpoint might cause slight misalignment - open in google slides to avoid this.
Originally created for the BTEC Applied Science level 3 qualification Unit 5 - Physics.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Recall the difference between Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids
Describe pseudoplastic, dilatant, thixotropic, and rheopectic fluids.
Justify the uses of these different fluids.
The resource contains past paper questions and mark scheme answers.
Slides were originally created using google slides, opening in microsoft powerpoint might cause slight misalignment - open in google slides to avoid this.
Originally created for the BTEC Applied Science level 3 qualification Unit 5 - Physics.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Recall what is meant by streamline and turbulent flow.
Describe what contributes to streamline and turbulent flow.
Justify why viscosity is a factor that affects the flow of a fluid.
The resource contains past paper questions and mark scheme answers.
Slides were originally created using google slides, opening in microsoft powerpoint might cause slight misalignment - open in google slides to avoid this.
Originally created for the BTEC Applied Science level 3 qualification Unit 5 - Physics.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Recall that imperfections can lead to cracks forming in a material.
Describe how tension is expressed in a material and how cracks can lead to a concentration of stress which eventually leads to brittle fractures.
Justify why creep and fatigue are factors that must be accounted for by engineers.
The resource contains past paper questions and mark scheme answers.
Slides were originally created using google slides, opening in microsoft powerpoint might cause slight misalignment - open in google slides to avoid this.
A comprehensive lesson which teaches students about Hooke’s law, the spring constant equation, Stress strain graphs and how to calculate Young’s modulus based on this. Lesson is tailored towards the AQA A-level physics specification - Mechanics and Applied Science level 3 Edexcel Unit 5 Physics.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
LO: Evaluate stress/strain graphs to discern brittle, ductile and malleable objects.
Success criteria:
SC1: Recall the trends shown during a strain/stress curve.
SC2: Compare malleability and ductility.
SC3: Explain why malleability and ductility are important in producing, tubes, screw caps and lead sheets.
For the a-level content: as a separate document included as pdf.
Contains past paper questions that target this topic, some questions require knowledge from prior lessons. There is also a guide attached with written walkthroughs of how to reach the final answer, even for those tricky 1 mark questions.
For the BTEC applied science level 3: The resource contains past paper questions and mark scheme answers attached to the slides.
Powerpoint contains 27 slides and 9 past paper questions.
Slides were originally created using google slides, opening in microsoft powerpoint might cause slight misalignment - open in google slides to avoid this.
Originally created for the BTEC Applied Science level 3 qualification Unit 5 - Physics.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Recall the second law of thermodynamics.
Describe what is meant by natural processes and entropy.
Compare adiabatic and isothermal processes.
The resource contains past paper questions and mark scheme answers.
Slides were originally created using google slides, opening in microsoft powerpoint might cause slight misalignment - open in google slides to avoid this.
Originally created for the BTEC Applied Science level 3 qualification Unit 5 - Physics.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Recall a system in which work and heat is used.
Describe the first law of thermodynamics
Calculate specific heat and specific latent heat
The resource contains past paper questions and mark scheme answers.
Slides were originally created using google slides, opening in microsoft powerpoint might cause slight misalignment - open in google slides to avoid this.
Originally created for the BTEC Applied Science level 3 qualification Unit 5 - Physics.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Recall the ideal gas equation.
Describe how scientists calculated absolute zero.
Evaluate different thermometers.
The resource contains past paper questions and mark scheme answers.
Slides were originally created using google slides, opening in microsoft powerpoint might cause slight misalignment - open in google slides to avoid this.
Originally created for the BTEC Applied Science level 3 qualification Unit 5 - Physics.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Recall what is meant by temperature and thermal energy.
Describe what is meant by heat flow.
Compare sensible and latent heat.
The resource contains past paper questions and mark scheme answers.
Slides were originally created using google slides, opening in microsoft powerpoint might cause slight misalignment - open in google slides to avoid this.
A google slides resource that is ready to be used out of the box.
Slides might need some alterations when opened with powerpoint.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Recall the equation for work done
Apply the conservation of energy to simple machines
Explain how a lever works
A google slides resource that is ready to be used out of the box. Slides include guided walkthroughs for calculating KiloWattHours and the cost of using domestic appliances.
Slides might need some alterations when opened with powerpoint.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Recall the equation for power
Describe the link between power, fuel use and the cost of using domestic appliances
Explain the difference between energy and power
A collection of 4 revision mats for students to fill (answer sheets are included) - I found it has been useful to zoom in on selected parts on the projector as students check their notes on the sheet.
Notes are condensed for the following topics:
Electricity,
Magnetism,
Matter,
Forces and Energy.
Slides were originally produced on google slides, please open them as google slides to avoid formatting issues.
A collection of 4 revision posters that summarises the content needed for unit 1 Physics Applied Science Pearsons Edexcel level 3.
The following concepts are covered:
Transverse and longitudinal waves,
Wave speeds and tension on strings,
Diffraction gratings,
Standing waves,
String harmonics,
Snell’s law of refraction,
Fibre optics and endoscopes,
Applications of fibre optics,
EM spectra and communication,
Emission spectra.
The revision poster includes blank versions and answer keys.