Complete topic for wave basics, radians, wave phase, superposition, standing waves, harmonics in music, double and single slit interference, and diffraction gratings.
Instructions for practicals using standing waves to find the mass per unit length of a string and to find the wavelength of light using a diffraction grating. Example data given for each practical.
Derivation of key formulae.
Exam questions given throughout with solutions.
Revision question worksheet with answers. Can be used as a whole lesson or for students to do independently.
(produced by Head of Physics and Edexcel examiner)
Topics:
“Mechanics”
“Electric Circuits”
“Further Mechanics”
“Electric and Magnetic Fields”
“Nuclear and Particle Physics”
Resource contains
10 True/False questions as a warm up on the topic
5 multiple choice questions (incl SI/base units, graphs, definitions & calcualtions)
4 short answer (2-4) mark questions.
2 Exam questions with parts a,b,c that include follow on logic or calculations.
1 Long answer(qwc) question on the topic.
For each topic one document contains questions and the other answers.
This is aimed at A Level Physics Edexcel students.
A2 Physics Edexcel. Whole lesson resource. Description of luminosity and calculation practice. Discussion of the 4 ways of measuring astro distances and practice calculations (stellar parallax, Cepheid variables, standard candles, supernovae and red shift. Exam practice questions (long answer) and example answers for students to mark themselves to promote understanding or mark schemes.
A2 Physics Edexcel. Lesson about nuclear binding energy, mass deficit, and the binding energy per nucleon graph. Example questions and solutions. Nuclear fusion and how much energy is released in the Hydrogen to Helium process.
A2 Physics Edexcel. Whole lesson covering the Doppler effect generally, red shift and in relation to atomic line spectra. Hubble’s law and predicting the age of the universe from this. Discussion of the possible fates for the universe and derivation of the critical density.
Multiple choice quiz.
A2 Physics Edexcel. Whole lesson discussing the life cycle of a star in significant detail. Discussion of the Hertzsprung Russell digram and paths different stars take in the diagram. Past exam questions and solutions.
GCSE 9-1 Physics Edexcel. Single lesson, 3rd in chapter sequence calculating acceleration using velocity and time, and using distance and time for grade 9 challenge work. Questions and answers given.
GCSE Physics Edexcel Chapter 1 Motion
Lesson 1a of 4 double lessons in this chapter including calculations of speed (questions and answers), two demonstrations, and one practical activity. Drawing d-t graphs and labeling shapes on graphs and plenary quiz.
For KS3 (Y8) Physics topic Electricity. 5 lesson sequence including static electricity and current electricity (voltage, current, resistance, series and parallel circuits). Practical activities and student’s investigating relationships for themselves. Plenary quizzes, structured sentences and diagrams.
A2 A level physics edexcel. A complete double lesson dedicated to the standard model including quarks, leptons, baryons and mesons. Details the fundamental particles, their relative size and charges. Predicting the quark composition of mesons due to charge. The hierachy of quark matter.
Conservation laws and applying them to practice questions to see if particle decays are allowed. Quiz about all the basic facts. Questions and answers given.
GCSE Physics Edexcel 9-1. Lesson ‘c’ of the chapter. Content covers the difference between mass and weight, calculation of mass, practical involving scales set to different planets, and plenary questions. Questions and answers given.
GCSE Combined Science Physics Edexcel 9-1. Lesson ‘d’ in the chapter. Double lesson covering Newton’s 2nd law in the F=ma format with questions and answers. Then the ideas of resultant forces applied to skydiving leading students through creating step by step descriptions of the process as would be required for 6 mark questions. Long answer question and answers.
A lesson for Year 12 Physics students recapping vectors, scalars, d-t and v-t graphs, speed and acceleration from GCSE level and introducing the increased difficulty found in A level.
Taught for Edexcel A level Physics. Answers to questions given.
GCSE Edexcel Physics. Entire topic revision slides, specification points, exam questions, answers, practicals and model answers for 6 mark questions. Combined Physics and Separate Physics. The separate topic is clearly marked.
Includes: magnets and magnetic fields, induced and permanent magnets, electromagnets and how to control them, magnetic fields, electromagnetism, solenoids, magnetic forces, F=BIL, Flemming’s left hand rule, magnetic flux density, motors, electromagnetic inductions, alternators and dynamos, applications to speakers and microphones, transformers and the national grid.
A2 A level physics edexcel. A complete lesson for year 13 students first working with nuclear sources. A discusison of safety procedures, the equipment and sources available for students to use. Students work to demonstrate the properties of alpha, beta and gamma using a Geiger-Muller (GM) tube and a spark counter. Full instructions for dealing with nuclear sources also given. Suitable for high ability GCSE or teachers who’ve not handled sources before.
A2 A level physics edexcel. Derivation of time dilation using the moving train example. Discussion of the principles of general and special relativity and muon’s extended lifetime. Examples questions and worked solutions.
A2 A level physics edexcel. A lesson to intro the module by completing a recap of all the key aspects of GCSE radioactivity: background radiation, A-Z notation, processes of alpha, beta plus, beta minus and gamma radiation, nuclear decay equations, evidence for the discovery of neutrino, properties of alpha, beta and gamma. Home learning/ homework to complete a risk assessment of using nuclear sources in the lab.
A2 A level Physics Edexcel. Converting energy and mass using Einstein’s E=mc2. Discussion of the principles of special relativity. Use of binomial expansion and the Lorentz factor to derive that energy is rest mass and kinetic energy. For A grade. High level challenge and cross curricular links. Explanation of electron volts as units for mass and discussion of the unified mass constant. Example questions and worked solutions. Long answer 6 mark explanation step by step hints and model answers.
Revision question worksheet with answers. Can be used as a whole lesson or for students to do independently.
(produced by Head of Physics and Edexcel examiner)
Resource contains
10 True/False questions as a warm up on the topic
5 multiple choice questions (incl SI/base units, graphs, definitions & calcualtions)
4 short answer (2-4) mark questions.
2 Exam questions with parts a,b,c that include follow on logic or calculations.
1 Long answer(qwc) question on the topic.
One document contains questions and the other answers.
This is aimed at A Level Physics Edexcel students.