I have a variety of resources covering AQA GCSE Science as well as OCR A level Biology, Chemistry and Physics. There are also some PD resources and whole school assemblies.
I have a variety of resources covering AQA GCSE Science as well as OCR A level Biology, Chemistry and Physics. There are also some PD resources and whole school assemblies.
A booklet setting out an 11 week revision program covering the OCR A Physics A level specification.
Each week has a blank mind map, PLC, a retrieval activity and a series of exam questions and answers
The topics covered are:
Thermal physics
Mechanics and momentum
Waves
Quantum and space physics
materials
Electricity 1
Capacitors
Oscillations
Electric fields and electromagnetism
Electricity 2
Nuclear physics
Some activities have been adapted from other free resources available on TES
A PowerPoint quiz covering the specification points from AQA Trilogy Physics module 6- waves
Designed for use in an online lesson but could be used as home schooling or even in a face to face lesson.
All answers provided
A complete revision lesson covering section 6.6.1 of the Trilogy and Physics GCSE specification- waves.
The lesson covers:
Longitudinal and transverse waves
The wave equation
The ripple tank required practical
wave period and frequency
maths skills
The lesson includes lots of exam practice and independent tasks as well as retrieval tasks
All answers included
This is a collection of lessons covering all the specification points of the OCR Physics A level- 6.1.1, 6.1.2 and 6.1.3.
It covers:
what capacitors are and how they work
The equations for calculating work done
How to calculate total capacitance
Capacitors in series and parallel circuits
Calculation of charge stored after periods of time during both charging and discharging
The time constant- what it is and how it is calculated
PAG 9.1 and PAG 9.2
All lessons have a starter, full notes, various student activities, exam questions and a fully differentiated summary at the end
All answers provided
A complete PowerPoint covering sections 5.3.1 and 2 of the OCR Physics specification- simple harmonic motion.
It introduces SHM and the fundamental equation. The lesson then looks at properties of objects showing SHM such as frequency, period and phase difference. this includes several graphs and taking gradients of those graphs.
Lots of students led activities are included
All answers included
I try to reduce photocopying so the majority of activities are included in the PPT (except for the graph worksheet which is separate)
A complete lesson covering section 5.5.1.a and 5.5.3a-c of the OCR physics specification- our planetary neighbors and how to calculate interstellar distances.
It starts by introducing the key terms needed to describe the solar system including the difference between planet and dwarf planets and asteroids and comets. It then goes on to cover the various methods for measuring distances in space including light years and parsecs. This includes using stellar parallax and the equation p = 1/d to use arc seconds
All answers provided
I always aim to reduce photocopying so all resources are included in the PPT- a total of 30 slides
A complete revision lesson covering section 4.2.4 of the AQA trilogy and Physics specification- power, energy transfers and the national grid.
It covers:
A recap of the energy stores
Energy transfers
IV characteristic graphs for bulb, diode and fixed resistor
IV characteristic RPA
Power equations with practise
Energy transfer equations with practise
Transformers
Some slides have instructions as to how to reveal the animations
All answers provided
Hope you like the basset hounds
A full lesson covering section 6.1.1 A and B of the OCR A level Physics specification- introduction to capacitors. It covers what capacitors are, what capacitance is and how it can be calculated. It also describes how capacitors are charged and discharged.
The lesson includes a starter revising content from AS, full notes, a variety of student led activities and a fully differentiated summary at the end.
All answers provided
A set of 6 revision booklets aimed at supporting students who should be getting grade 7 +.
Each booklet contains a revision checklist as well as notes, questions and hints and tips for the relevant required practical activities. Most importantly each booklet also contains around 100 marks of exam questions aimed at grade 7 and above. All the answers are also provided.
The booklets contain some free resources from other TES authors that have been adapted
This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.3.1 a -d of the OCR Physics specification- magnetic fields. It goes through how to show the magnetic field round long straight conductors, flat coils, a solenoid and bar magnets. It shows how to use Flemming’s left hand rule to predict the direction of a force created when a current runs perpendicular to a magnetic field.
The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end
All answers are included
I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets
An online learning project covering the first four points of the AQA Trilogy Physics topic forces.
Covers scalars and vectors, resultant forces, work done and the spring constant
Answers included as a separate document
Works well with the videos from the Oak national academy
A project covering all the AQA specifications points from section 6 of Trilogy Physics- waves
It is designed for students to work through at home. There is a mark scheme attached to guide students through how much detail to include for each grade.
It is broken into four mini tasks to support students with planning their work
It is designed to be used with an Educake (or similar) quiz at the end of the week to check learning
A full revision lesson based around the OCR A level physics course module 4- electricity. It includes a number of exam questions, a variety of short answer questions to check the recall of equations and other key facts, and a section covering circuit symbols.
The exam questions build on each other allowing students to practice key skills adding a layer of difficulty each time.
All answers included.
A revision lesson covering the electricity and quantum mechanics sections of module 4 of the OCR Physics specification. It includes lots of questions, both written and calculations, with full answers.
Covers the photoelectric effect, Einsteins equations, de Broglie, electron number density
Also includes a short quiz designed to highlight misconceptions and misunderstandings.
All answers provided
A double lesson covering sections 6.1.1c, d and e and 6.1.3a of the OCR Physics specification- investigating capacitors. It covers PAG 9.1 and PAG 9.2 which are investigating capacitors in series and parallel as well as discharging and charging capacitors.
The lesson includes full notes and methods, student activities, analysis activities and a differentiated summary at the end.
All answers included.
This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.3.3 a and b of the OCR A level Physics specification- electromagnetism. It covers how to calculate magnetic flux from the flux density and area and how then to apply this to generation of an e.m.f… The lesson then goes on to calculate magnetic flux linkage both when the flux is perpendicular to the area of the loop and when they are at another angle.
The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end.
All answers are included.
I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.
This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.4.1 d, e, f, g and h of the OCR Physics specification- the decay equation and half-life. It starts by introducing the decay equation with worked examples before outlining how dice simulation can be used to model nuclear decay. The lesson then moves to looking at activity as an alternative expression for the decay equation. Half-lives are then covered including how to calculate it and how to work it out form a graph. The lesson closes by looking at how age can be assessed using C-14 dating.
The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end.
All answers are included.
I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.
This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.3.3 e and f of the OCR A level Physics specification- uses of electromagnetic induction. It opens by considering a simple alternator as a means of generating electricity. It then goes on to discuss transformers and the transformer equation including how to derive the transformer equation from Faraday’s law and the power equation. It discusses ways of investigating transformers and can act as an introduction to Physics PAG 11.1. The lesson closes by considering transformers in the national grid and at home.
The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end.
All answers are included.
I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.
A complete lesson revising section 6.4.2 of the AQA Trilogy specification- radiation.
It covers types and propeties of radiation, decay equations, half lives and contamination.
The lesson includes a variety of activities including tables to complete, exam questions and a short multiple choice quiz.
The PPT is designed to reduce copying so all activities are in the presentation.
A pair of lessons covering content from the AQA Physics and Trilogy higher paper 1
It covers:
Energy
Power
Density
Radioactivity
Atomic structure
Variety of activities.
All answers included