PAPER 6 FOUNDATION TIER REVISION (AQA GCSE Combined Science)

This is a fully-resourced lesson which uses exam-style questions, quiz competitions, quick tasks and discussion points to challenge students on their understanding of topics P5 - P7, that will assessed on PAPER 6. It has been specifically designed for students on the AQA GCSE Combined Science course who will be taking the FOUNDATION TIER examinations but is also suitable for students taking the higher tier who need to ensure that the fundamentals are known and understood.

The lesson has been written to cover as many specification points as possible but the following sub-topics have been given particular attention:

• Factors affecting the thinking, braking and stopping distance
• The 7 recall and apply equations tested in PAPER 6
• Using velocity-time graphs to calculate accelerations
• The motions represented by the different lines on a velocity-time graph
• Resultant forces
• Speed and velocity as scalar and vector quantities
• Converting between units
• Sound as an example of a longitudinal wave
• The EM spectrum
• The meaning of amplitude, wavelength, frequency and period
• Contact and non-contact forces
• Attraction and repulsion in magnets
• Magnetic fields
• The extension of a spring

In order to maintain challenge whilst ensuring that all abilities can access the questions, the majority of the tasks have been differentiated and students can ask for extra support when they are unable to begin a question. Step-by-step guides have also been written into the lesson to walk students through some of the more difficult concepts such as calculating acceleration and the mathematical elements

Due to the extensiveness of this revision lesson, it is estimated that it will take in excess of 2/3 teaching hours to complete the tasks and therefore this can be used at different points throughout the course as well as acting as a final revision before the PAPER 6 exam.