Full Lesson PowerPoint (may take 2 lessons) to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Electrical Safety. It covers electrical safety rules, the 3-pin plug, how the earth wire, the fuse and circuit breakers make circuits safer, the difference between the functions of the live and the neutral wires and why switches and fuses are connected in the live wire and the potential differences between the live, neutral and earth wires. The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Power. It covers defining power and the units used to measure it, how power transfer depends on the potential difference across a device and the current through it and the equations to calculate power and electrical power, the energy transferred, time taken, current, potential difference or resistance. P = E/t, P = I × V and P = I2 × R. The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. The FREE sample lesson "GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy" is also available to download from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on The Solar System. It covers the names and order of the planets, other bodies in the Solar System, Solar System models (geocentric and heliocentric) and methods of observing the Universe. The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics SP7 Astronomy Lesson outline and equipment list EDEXCEL 9-1 Triple Science” for this topic from my TES shop. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Stopping Distances. It covers how human reaction times are measured and recalling typical human reaction times, describing the link between stopping distance, thinking distance and braking distance and recalling the factors that affect stopping distances and describing how different factors affect stopping distances and factors that affect driver’s reaction time. The resource is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. You can also download the FREE resources “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP2 & CP2 Forces and Motion Lesson outline and equipment list” for this topic from my TES shop. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Nuclear Fusion . It covers what happens in nuclear fusion, explaining the conditions required for fusion, the difference between fusion and fission and relating the conditions for fusion to the difficulty of making a practical and economic fusion power station. The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP6 & CP6 Radioactivity Lesson outline and equipment list” for this topic from my TES shop. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop. Updated power point 26/09/18 with typo corrected.

Full Lesson PowerPoint to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Gas Pressure and Volume. It covers how gases can be compressed or expanded by pressure changes, how the pressure of a gas produces a force at right angles to any surface, why changing the volume of a gas changes the pressure, using the formula relating pressure and volume changes in a gas of fixed mass at constant temperature and why doing work on a gas can increase its temperature. The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.

Full lesson PowerPoint to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Gravity and Orbits. It covers factors that affect the strength of the gravitational field, the orbits of moons, planets, comets and artificial satellites, how changing the speed of an orbiting body affects the radius of its orbit and how the radius of a stable orbit is affected by the orbital speed. The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics SP7 Astronomy Lesson outline and equipment list EDEXCEL 9-1 Triple Science” for this topic from my TES shop. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Origin of the Universe. It covers comparing the Steady State and Big Bang theories and explaining why the Big Bang theory is the currently accepted model using the evidence supporting the Big Bang. Explaining the significance of CMB discovery and how both theories of the origin of the Universe account for red-shift. The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics SP7 Astronomy Lesson outline and equipment list EDEXCEL 9-1 Triple Science” for this topic from my TES shop. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Ray Diagrams . It covers the law of reflection, ray diagrams to show how a mirror forms an image, refraction, total internal reflection and critical angle. The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. (Note: the order and coding for combined and triple science are different for Topic 5, this is lesson 1 for Triple classes and is not needed in the combined science specification). You can also download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics SP5 Light and EM Spectrum Lesson outline and equipment list EDEXCEL 9-1” for this topic from my TES shop, which shows the differences between combined and triple science lessons for this topic. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Red Shift. It covers how the movement of a wave source affects the observed frequency and wavelength, amount of red-shift observed in galaxies at different distances from Earth and why the red-shift of galaxies provides evidence that the Universe is expanding. The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics SP7 Astronomy Lesson outline and equipment list EDEXCEL 9-1 Triple Science” for this topic from my TES shop. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop. Updated with a new sonic boom compilation link as the original link stopped working.

Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on More about Resistance. It covers uses of diodes, LDRs and thermistors and how current changes with potential difference in fixed resistors, how the resistances of light-dependent resistors (LDRs) and thermistors vary with changes in the surrounding conditions and how current and resistance change with potential difference in filament lamps and diodes/LEDs. The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Electromagnetic Induction. It covers how to produce an electric current by induction on a small scale, how different factors affect the size and direction of an induced current, how the magnetic field produced by an induced potential difference opposes the original change, how electromagnetic induction is used in alternators and dynamos, how microphones work in terms of changing pressure variations into variations in electric current and how loudspeakers change variations in current to variations in air pressure. The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes and is for** Higher tier only**. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Renewable Resources. It covers listing renewable energy resources in use today, describing the source of energy for renewable resources and the ways in which the different energy resources are used, explaining why we cannot use only renewable energy resources and how the use of renewable energy resources is changing. The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. You can also download the FREE resources “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP3 & CP3 Conservation of Energy Lesson outline and equipment list” and “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” for this topic from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Dangers of Radioactivity. It covers the dangers of ionising radiation and how it affect living tissue, precautions that should be taken to protect people using sources of radioactivity and the difference between contamination and irradiation. Note: There is a video link in this lesson that requires Pearson Active Teach, however, if you do not have access pupils can use their knowledge of radiation and the pictures on the slide to discuss safety rules. The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP6 & CP6 Radioactivity Lesson outline and equipment list” for this topic from my TES shop. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Inside Atoms. It covers isotopes, the charges and relative masses of the three subatomic particles, representing isotopes using symbols and how atoms of different elements are different. **UPDATE: **I have re-uploaded the power point for this lesson as it had not previously uploaded correctly, I am not sure why. Apologies for any inconvenience. Further updates: 02/04/2020 The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP6 & CP6 Radioactivity Lesson outline and equipment list” for this topic from my TES shop. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lessons on SP15a/CP13a Bending and Stretching and SP15b/CP13b Extension and Energy Transfers. It covers the relationship between force and extension for a spring and a rubber band (also comparing them), the difference between elastic and inelastic distortion, that more than one force is needed to distort an object, the equation that links force, extension and the spring constant, the equation relating the energy transferred to the extension of a spring and that work has to be done to stretch a spring. The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. Note: I have combined these 2 lessons in an attempt to save some time but it may take 2 lessons to cover – depends on your class and how much time you have available. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Infrasound. It covers definition and uses of infrasound, seismic waves, P- and S-wave behaviour and using seismic waves to investigate the Earth’s structure. The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop along with other lessons from Topic 4.

Full Lesson PowerPoint to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Ultrasound. It covers defining ultrasound, calculating depth or distance from time and wave velocity and uses of ultrasound including sonar and body/foetal scanning. The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop along with other lessons from Topic 4.

Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Using Radioactivity. It covers radioactivity in cancer diagnosis, & treatment, irradiating food, sterilising equipment, smoke alarms, tracing leaks and thickness gauging. The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP6 & CP6 Radioactivity Lesson outline and equipment list” for this topic from my TES shop. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.

Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Braking Distance and Energy. It covers describing the factors that affect the kinetic energy of a moving object and explain what ‘work done’ means, calculating work done, calculating the kinetic energy of a moving object and estimating the braking distance of a road vehicle given its mass, speed and braking force. It also looks at combining the KE and Work done equations to calculate braking distance. The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. You can also download the FREE resources “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP2 & CP2 Forces and Motion Lesson outline and equipment list” for this topic from my TES shop. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.