A resource containing a comprehensive powerpoint slideshow that will guide learners through gravity and electrostatic non contact forces. Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner. Progress checks take place after each success criteria to measure the progress of learners. By the end of the lesson students should be able to: Learning objective: Develop an understanding of how forces can act at a distance and explain why these forces are present. Success criteria: -Identify non-contact forces. -Describe how objects react to some non-contact forces. -Explain why non-contact forces are needed for our daily lives. This lesson contains 17 slides Produced to be used when delivering the activate 1 pathway.

A resource containing 2 powerpoint slides for 2 lessons and a worksheet for applying Hooke’s law and analysing data. I run the resource as an initial practical for investigating Hooke’s law and the second lesson to further solidify theory. Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner. Progress checks take place after each success criteria to measure the progress of learners. For the practical lesson: By the end of the lesson students should be able to: Learning objective: Investigate the effects of forces on the extension of a spring. Success criteria: -Identify independent and dependent variables. -Describe how to write a method concerning spring extension. -Explain why repeatability and reliability are important factors within experiments. This lesson contains 17 slides. For the theory lesson: By the end of the lesson students should be able to: Learning objective: To analyse the results and draw conclusions between the spring practical and Hooke’s law theory. Success criteria: Identify the forces needed to extend and compress a spring. Describe Hooke’s law. Explain why the pattern for Hooke’s law does not remain indefinitely. This lesson contains 17 slides. The worksheet contains 2 pages.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the parts that make up the ear. Describe how the ear manipulates sound. Explain why people can experience hearing loss / damage.

A resource containing a comprehensive powerpoint slideshow that will allow for learners to learn about drag forces friction and air resistance. Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner. Progress checks take place after each success criteria to measure the progress of learners. By the end of the lesson students should be able to: Learning objective: Develop an understanding of how drag forces affect the movement of an object. Success criteria: Identify 2 drag forces. Describe how drag forces affect objects. Explain why air resistance and friction can be useful and a nuisance. This lesson contains 22 slides

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the cause of sound waves. Describe how amplitude, loudness, frequency and pitch are connected. Explain why people can’t talk to another in space.

A comprehension lesson that teaches students about the colours of light and how the primary colours contribute towards how we perceive objects around us. How objects reflect or absorb light colours. How filters influence light. Progress checks are available following each success criteria Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner. Learning objective: Justify how filters can affect how we see an object. By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Success criteria Explain what happens when light passes through a prism describe how primary colours add to make secondary colours explain how filters and coloured materials subtract light. Powerpoint contains 25 slides.

A comprehension lesson that teaches students about how the eye and the camera treat light. Students will have the opportunity to create a simple pinhole camera. Progress checks are available following each success criteria Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner. Learning objective: Compare how the eye and the camera interpret light differently. By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Success criteria: Identify parts of the camera and the eye. Describe how light is processed by the camera and the eye. Compare the eye and the camera. Powerpoint contains 15 slides.

A resource containing a comprehensive powerpoint slideshow that will allow for learners to learn about the law of reflection, specular reflection and diffuse scattering and how objects appear in mirrors (virtual images) Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner. Progress checks take place after each success criteria to measure the progress of learners. An animation is included to show how a virtual image is generated. By the end of the lesson students should be able to: Learning objective: Develop an understanding of how light reflects and the law of reflection. Success criteria: Identify types of reflection. Describe the law of reflection. Explain the appearance of virtual objects. This lesson contains 40 slides

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: State what is meant by refraction. Describe how light refracts through mediums. Explain why refraction is useful.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify a wavelength. Describe how to calculate wave speed. Explain why wave speed can change.

A comprehensive lesson which teaches students about charges and how these charges contribute towards static electricity. Students will then progress to find how these charges interact with another and generate current. Progress checks are available following each success criteria Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner. Learning objective: Justify how charges behave and how this contributes to electricity. By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Success criteria: Identify the 2 charges. Describe how materials can become charged. Explain why static shocks occur. Powerpoint contains 20 slides. A worksheet is also included to complement the Van Der Graaf.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify different types of waves. Describe how to measure properties of waves. Compare constructive and destructive interference.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify the circuit symbols for: a thermistor and a LDR. Describe how resistance changes in a thermistor and LDR. Explain why both LDRs and thermistors are used.

A comprehensive lesson which teaches students about how IV graphs appear for fixed resistors, filament bulbs and diodes. The lesson also delves into the reasoning behind why these trends arise. Progress checks are available following each success criteria Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner. Learning objective: Use Ohm’s law to justify the trends seen in IV graphs for a fixed resistor, filament bulb and LED. By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Success criteria: -Identify generally what happens to current as voltage increases. -Describe how to calculate resistance from a voltage-current graph. -Compare how the resistance changes with load in: fixed resistors, filament bulbs and diodes. Powerpoint contains 22 slides and a collection of past paper questions including the marking scheme.

A comprehensive lesson which teaches students the basics of what is meant by voltage and resistance. Students will be given the opportunity to practice the E = QV and V = IR equations as well as learn how to used a voltmeter in a circuit successfully. By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: State what’s meant by voltage and resistance. Describe how temperature affects resistance. Explain why a high voltage is dangerous. A checkpoint style plenary is used to assess understanding.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify circuit symbols. Describe how to measure and calculate current. Explain why ammeters can read a value as minus.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify permanent and induced magnets. Describe what’s meant by a permanent and induced magnet. Explain why magnets are used in industry.

A comprehensive lesson that teaches students about magnetic poles, magnetic filed lines and how these field lines impact attraction and repulsion. Progress checks are available following each success criteria Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner. Learning objective: To justify the effects of magnetic field lines in repulsion and attraction. By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Success criteria: -Identify the poles on a magnet. -Describe the direction of magnetic field lines. -Explain the effect of combining magnetic field lines. Powerpoint contains 27 slides.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: State how electrical energy is distributed by the national grid. Describe how the national grid efficiently transfers electrical energy. Explain the use of transformers.

By the end of the lesson learners should be able to: Identify 2 devices used to deal with electrical overload. Describe how fuses and earthing deal with electrical overloads. Explain the movement of electricity and why earthing works.