Appropriate for AS level physics. Print double sided (flip along long side).

Learning Objectives: State how energy and temperature are measured. Describe the difference between heat and temperature. Describe how energy is transferred from one object to another. Explain what is meant by thermal equilibrium.

State what conduction is. Describe how conduction happens. Describe how solids are better conductors than liquids.

This PowerPoint resource is perfect for teaching the concepts of thermal energy transfer through convection and radiation. Designed with clarity and interactivity in mind, it includes: Starter Activities: Thought-provoking questions to activate prior knowledge about heat conductors and insulators. Learning Objectives: Clearly defined goals to help students understand convection currents, describe radiation, and differentiate between heat transfer methods. Detailed Explanations: Step-by-step breakdowns of convection and radiation with real-life examples like heating in homes and energy transfer in space. Interactive Tasks: Gap-fill activities, question prompts, and diagram-drawing exercises to consolidate learning. Demonstrations: Visual examples and experiment-based questions to bring abstract concepts to life. Ideal for secondary school science lessons, this resource supports active learning and engagement.

Learning Objective: Investigate which materials are good insulators of heat. Method: Set up your boiling tubes: leave one unwrapped and wrap each of the others in a different material, using elastic bands or tape to hold the material in place. Try to make the different wrappings roughly the same thickness. Prepare lids for the containers, made out of the same material as the wrapping, if possible, otherwise made from aluminium foil or cling film. Make a hole in each lid which is just big enough for the thermometer to fit through. Use the measuring cylinder to pour 20ml of hot water into each boiling tube. Put the lids onto the containers, with a thermometer fitted through each lid so that it rests near the bottom of the water. Start the stopwatch and measure the starting temperature of the water. After 15 minutes, measure the temperature of the water in each beaker.

Describe the difference between mass and weight. Describe the forces acting on an object falling through a fluid. Explain what terminal velocity is and when it is reached.

Calculate the resultant force when 2 forces act on an object at an angle.

• Describe the effect of changing the mass or the force acting on an object on the acceleration of that object. • Calculate the force required to cause a specified acceleration on a given mass. • Perform calculations involving the rearrangement of the F = ma equation.

Calculate the stopping distance from the thinking distance and the braking distance • Categorise factors which affect thinking distance, braking distance, and both. • Calculate the braking distance of a car.

Describe the motion of an object by interpreting distance–time graphs. Describe how the gradient of a distance–time graph represents the speed. Calculate the speed of an object by calculating the gradient from a distance–time graph.

Investigate whether the extension of the spring is proportional to the weight suspended from the spring.

Calculate the speed of an object, the time taken to travel a given distance and the distance travelled.

Describe the motion of an object by interpreting velocity–time graphs. Describe how the gradient of a velocity–time graph represents the acceleration. Calculate the acceleration of an object by calculating the gradient from a velocity–time graph.

Describe the difference between speed and velocity. Calculate the acceleration of an object using the change in velocity and time. Rearrange the acceleration equation to calculate change in velocity or time.

Describe the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces and give examples for both. Identify and calculate resultant forces. Describe situations that are in equilibrium. Explain why the speed or direction of motion of objects can change.

• Define what the centre of mass is and identify where it would be in a range of simple shapes. • State that a suspended object will come to rest so that the centre of mass lies below the point of suspension. • Describe an experimental technique to determine the centre of mass of an object with an irregular shape. • Compare the stability of objects to the position of their centre of mass.

Define elastic and non-elastic deformation in materials. Calculate the extension (or compression) of a material using its length and original length. State Hooke’s law and use it to calculate the force required to cause a given extension in a spring using the spring constant. Describe how elastic potential energy is stored when a material is stretched or compressed by a force. Describe force-extension graphs of elastic materials and identify the limit of proportionality. Compare the behaviour of different materials before and after the limit of proportionality.

Learning objectives: Describe the difference between scalars and vectors. List some common scalars and vectors. Draw a scale diagram to represent a single vector.

Name some objects seen in the night sky. Describe the structure of the Universe in order of size and distance away from the Earth.

• Describe the model of the Solar System. • Describe how objects in the Solar System are arranged.