Outcomes: recall the definition of specific heat capacity calculate the specific heat capacity perform and rearrange equations (using a triangle) Included: editable power point with model answer Differentiated question sheet Answer Sheet Exam Technique sheet (could be used for homework) Suitable for GCSE

Easy to read crossword puzzle to either introduce or reinforce thermal transfer and energy transfers. I will be using them as a starter with my Year 10s for AQA Oxbox P1.12 lesson but they are very generic. They are also suitable for KS3 higher sets. If you have the old Physics4you books students can use the cartoons and text on page 8. A differentiated crossword with some of the keywords is also provided to allow low ability students to access them. I would suggest printing side by side in A5 size.

Lesson and resources for Applied Science.

Everything you need for a lesson on insulation that incorporates work on calculating means and drawing conclusions. Students carry out an investigation on insulation material using different materials around beakers of hot water.

Students cut out the shapes and then match the dates to the event. Good research activity or can be used alongside Exploring Science 7 book.

For use with Thermal Transfer. A set of labels to be printed off with student targets. I use these as a marking aid for target setting at the end of each topic. Students then use the following lesson to do the individual target tasks that have been set. Ofsted sorted!

Based on a feedback task for the Jan 2012 exam. Students given an incorrect answer and mark scheme which they use to make corrections and then write a model answer. Answers attached.

For those struggling with assignment 6.3 here is a worksheet on mirrors to help them achieve the merit. I have done a similar one for lenses http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Concave-and-amp-Convex-Lenses-BTEC-6-3-low-ability-6427448/

A lesson plan based on the #7e method and using SOLO taxonomy to enable deep learning. Differentiated and ready to go - very student lead.

This is a checklist adapted from the new AQA physics spec. I use it as a marking aid at the end of the topic and tick off the outcomes achieved. They are then given reflection (D.I.R.T.) time and assessed again. My students are finding these exceptionally useful.

A piece of text designed as a help sheet / revision sheet on transverse waves and related calculations.

Translucent, Transparent, Opaque etc. Use as a starter/through the door activity. Helps students to track progress during the lesson.

Use as a starter/through the door activity. Helps students to track progress during the lesson.

Use as a starter/through the door activity. Helps students to track progress during the lesson.

Attached is a presentation and worksheet for students to complete. Activity 1 requires AQA Applied Science books but is not entirely necessary. You will require a class set of 2p pieces and some pipettes if you wish to carry out the investigation.

Use as settlers/starters and students can track their progress during the lesson. Please leave a comment if you find the resource helpful and I will upload more.

Students find themselves stranded on a tropical island and have to answer questions relating to Sound Waves and the Doppler Effect in order to get food, water, shelter and fuel from the local tribe. Designed to stretch and challenge but accessible to all abilities, fully differentiated. Suitable for GCSE Physics course. Doppler Effect, Frequency, Sound Waves, pitch, amplitude,

GCSE Physics This activity is designed to reinforce the process involved with birth and death of small stars. Students write a brief outline in the learning grid and then choose the correct corresponding image. It covers the following areas, Nebulae, Protostars, Main Sequence Stars, White Dwarf and Black Dwarf Stars. I always give students access to additional literature such as text books or library books when running this activity.

Currently being taught as the first unit in the new AQA Physics Scheme as part of the Particle Model Topic. Fully differentiated set of either homework or classwork problems relating to density. Worked answers included.

GCSE Physics, Big Bang, Red Shift, Expanding Universe, Cosmic Background radiation, microwaves, evidence, theory This activity is designed to get all abilities creating their own learning through comic strips and a newspaper type activity. Activity one students complete tasks in a newspaper style. Activity two, students can create comic strips. Brief information on the Big Bang, Red Shift and Cosmic Background radiation is included in the form of a comic strip (good for reluctant readers). Students then have to produce their own image that depicts the content of each scene, forcing them to engage with the text and personalise their learning. As an further activity or homework, students are given the template for the comic strips and instructed to produce their own more detailed version. Students do not need to be artistically gifted and can use a variety of material to create the images, ie a collage from old magazines, plasticine or even pieces of shaped pasta. The idea is that they think about the information and how they would like depict it, no matter how abstract.