My lessons are comprehensive, well organised and promote high levels of pupil engagement. They contain a high number of challenge tasks that are built into the lesson resources to stretch even the most able.
I have also started an Instagram flash card account that pupils can follow for physics revision as they scroll. The account is called physicsflash
My lessons are comprehensive, well organised and promote high levels of pupil engagement. They contain a high number of challenge tasks that are built into the lesson resources to stretch even the most able.
I have also started an Instagram flash card account that pupils can follow for physics revision as they scroll. The account is called physicsflash
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 Non-Renewable Resources. It covers advantages and disadvantages of non-renewable energy resources and comparing the advantages and disadvantages of non-renewable energy resources and explaining how the use of non-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 and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Stored Energies. It covers different factors affect the gravitational potential energy and kinetic stored in an object, using and manipulating the equations for gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.
Note: this could take 2 lessons if your class need support with the maths.
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.
2 Full Lessons (one of which is practical) PowerPoint to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lessons on Keeping Warm. It covers the ways in which energy can be transferred by heating (conduction, convection and radiation), defining the term thermal conductivity, the effects of thickness, thermal conductivity and temperature difference on rate of cooling, ways of reducing unwanted energy transfers using thermal insulation and explaining how different ways of reducing energy transfer by heating work.
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 Energy Efficiency. It covers defining the term ‘efficiency’, the equation used to calculate efficiency, ways in which energy is transferred wastefully by mechanical processes, reducing unwanted energy transfers and explaining how efficiency can be increased (H).
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.
Lesson outline with details of equipment required and possible worksheets/activities for the GCSE Edexcel topic CP3 & SP3 Conservation of Energy. You can download the 1st of my lessons for FREE in my TES shop.
For this topic, the content is the same for Combined and Triple Science. It is suitable for both foundation and higher tiers.
I have full lessons for this unit of work available in 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 lessons with resources for those teaching GCSE Edexcel Physics Topic 6 for Combined Science. Lessons include easy to follow presentations that promote high levels of pupil engagement. If you are also teaching Triple Science SP6 bundle will be more suited to you as it contains the extra content needed (13 lesson in total).
This bundle includes 8 full lessons with associated resources plus my lesson overview and resources list for the topic (ones highlighted in blue for combined science).
A very small number of the resources require access to Pearson Active Teach, however, the vast majority are included in the presentations or as a separate file.
Full lessons with resources for those teaching GCSE Edexcel Physics Topic 6 (for Triple Science and covers what you need for Combined Science Topic 6). Lessons include easy to follow presentations that promote high levels of pupil engagement. If you are also teaching Combined Science this is covered here. If you are teaching only Combined Science the CP6 bundle will be more suited to you.
The bundle includes 13 full lessons with associated resources plus my lesson overview and resources list for the topic.
A very small number of the resources require access to Pearson Active Teach, however, the vast majority are included in the presentations or as a separate file.
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 and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Nuclear Fission. It covers chain reactions, the process of nuclear fission and nuclear power stations with a focus on the reactor core and it’s control.
Note: this may take 2 lessons to cover.
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.
UPDATE: Edited to correct slide 10 typo. If purchased, this can be re-downloaded.
Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Radioactivity in Medicine. It covers the use of radioactive tracers in diagnosis, the use of PET scanners in diagnosis & why isotopes used have to be produced nearby and the use of radiation applied internally & externally for treating tumours.
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 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 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 Half-Life. It covers how the activity of a substance changes over time using half-life, how half-life can be used to work out how much of a substance will decay in a certain time and calculations involving half-life.
The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
UPDATED 13/07/22: a few additions
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 lesson on Radioactive Decay . It covers the process of β– and β+ decay, how proton & mass numbers are affected by different kinds of decay, what happens during nuclear rearrangement after decay and balancing nuclear equations for mass and charge.
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 Types of Radiation. It covers the 5 types of radiation, the relative masses and relative electric charges of protons, neutrons, electrons and positrons, describing alpha, beta, gamma and neutron radiation and why they are ionising and comparing their penetrating and ionisation abilities.
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 Background Radiation. It covers sources of background radiation and how the amount of radioactivity can be measured, what background radiation is and how radiation measurements need to be corrected to account for background radiation and details of how a Geiger–Müller tube works.
Updated 04/03/2021
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 Electrons and Orbits . It covers electrons changing orbit, ionisation and focusses on evidence for the Bohr model of the atom - atoms absorbing and emitting energy. This includes absorption and emission spectra.
Note: this may take 2 lessons if you are doing the practical.
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 and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Atomic Models . It covers atomic structure, size of atoms and how and why our model of the atom has changed over time focusing on Rutherford’s gold leaf experiment.
Updated: 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.