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Simon has been teaching Physics for over 27 years in British state schools and international school around the world. He specializes in International Baccalaureate, A level and IGCSE. He is now head of the secondary school at the British School of Tashkent, a Nord Anglia school and in August he will become International Principal of NAS Guangzhou Panyu. He is a regular contributor to the Times Educational Supplement and is one of their "Subject geniuses" for Science.

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Simon has been teaching Physics for over 27 years in British state schools and international school around the world. He specializes in International Baccalaureate, A level and IGCSE. He is now head of the secondary school at the British School of Tashkent, a Nord Anglia school and in August he will become International Principal of NAS Guangzhou Panyu. He is a regular contributor to the Times Educational Supplement and is one of their "Subject geniuses" for Science.

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Projectile motion
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Projectile motion

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Fully explained for horizontal and non-horizontal initial motion. Practical investigation and worksheets. Written for IB or A level by experienced Physics teacher. Humour too! (I don't like dogs!).
Properties of metals
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Properties of metals

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Written for year 9, could also be used for lower groups in KS4. Going through the properties of metals, their uses and reactions with acids in a humorous style.
Heat transfer worksheets
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Heat transfer worksheets

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Set of 4 straightforward worksheets with notes and questions testing their understanding of conduction, convection and radiation. Best done after the "standard" demonstrations. The "Convection stops!" worksheet is a "What if....?" scenario where students have to think about what would happen if convection didn't happen and fill in a mock newspaper front page. This could be adapted for conduction and radiation too.
Puberty
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Puberty

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Everything they need to know in KS3 presented in a humorous fashion with a leaflet activity at the end.
Digestion
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Digestion

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Digestion PowerPoint featuring all stages of digestion with humour too! "Draw the sentence" exercise to finish. Students have to "Draw" 8 sentences about digestion - ideally no more than one word per drawing. get them to divide a page into 8 boxes to do this. This is an excellent assessment technique to demonstrate their understanding of the Powerpoint. Suitable for KS3 and lower groups in KS4.
Kinetic and gravitational energy presentation and worksheets
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Kinetic and gravitational energy presentation and worksheets

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Suitable for KS3 and KS4. PowerPoint presentation with worksheets on using the formula for GPE and KE. I have a running joke in my lessons about my dislike of dogs - hence the dog falling from the aeroplane! Please feel free to change for a cat/politician/Biology teacher.........
Magnetism and magnets
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Magnetism and magnets

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Everything they need to know for GCSE/IGCSE magnetism. Includes a "draw the sentence exercise. The slides can also be put on a loop and students can mind-map the information.
Apollo 11 Anniversary lesson
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Apollo 11 Anniversary lesson

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Stand alone lesson to celebrate and remember the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Based on an article published in the TES by the same author. Suitable for any years. Includes an activity where students have to use facts they have discovered about the moon to decide what articles to take on a moon rescue mission.
Physics IGCSE revision dominoes.
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Physics IGCSE revision dominoes.

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Cut out dominoes from both sheets. The should fit together to make a rectangle/circle. Should take an average group about 25 minutes to do. Feel free to personalise!!
Satellites and orbital motion
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Satellites and orbital motion

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Originally written for year 9 this could also be used as an introduction higher up the school, including IB and A level. I have a running joke in my class about my hatred of dogs hence the example!!
Waves and wave measurements
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Waves and wave measurements

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Introduction to waves at GCSE/A level. This starts with an activity where they write a poem (!) to pre-assess words they already know. The PowerPoint then introduces the different measurements of a wave (frequency, amplitude etc) before introducing the wave equation (speed = frequency x wavelength) and a worksheet that uses the equation. It is handy to demonstrate the different types of waves (sound, light, slinky and even a Mexican wave in the class!)
Circuit symbols
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Circuit symbols

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Suitable for all levels, KS2, KS3 or KS4 (let's presume by KS5 they've got it!). Ask the class to name each symbol before revealing the answer. Some funny "symbols" too! Finish by constructing some simple circuits around the class and getting the class to draw them as diagrams in a "circus" style activity.
Refraction
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Refraction

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Presentation and worksheet (with answers) for refraction. Written for IB/A level this could also be used for some GCSE/IGCSE syllabuses.
Diffraction
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Diffraction

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Diffraction presentation and problem sheet for A level or IB. Using the diffraction formula (theta = lambda/b).