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Simon has been teaching Physics for over 27 years in British state schools and international school around the world. He specializes in International Baccalaureate, A level and IGCSE. He is now head of the secondary school at the British School of Tashkent, a Nord Anglia school and in August he will become International Principal of NAS Guangzhou Panyu. He is a regular contributor to the Times Educational Supplement and is one of their "Subject geniuses" for Science.

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Simon has been teaching Physics for over 27 years in British state schools and international school around the world. He specializes in International Baccalaureate, A level and IGCSE. He is now head of the secondary school at the British School of Tashkent, a Nord Anglia school and in August he will become International Principal of NAS Guangzhou Panyu. He is a regular contributor to the Times Educational Supplement and is one of their "Subject geniuses" for Science.
Measuring forces KS2
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Measuring forces KS2

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Presentation outlining what a force is, contact and non-contact forces. They then do a measuring forces activity (the spreadsheet contains a copy of the results table) before leading into a friction of different surfaces investigation. The Powerpoint contains humour and was written by a (very!) experienced Physics teacher. Could also be used in year 7.
Heat transfer - The vacuum flask
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Heat transfer - The vacuum flask

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Presentation recaps heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation in humorous style. This is then applied to how a vacuum flask works and students then complete the cut-out and stick worksheet. Good for KS3 and KS4.
Science Open evening presentation
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Science Open evening presentation

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Perfect for putting on a screen during Science open evenings or assemblies. A presentation containing animated gifs showing the wonder (and humour) of science. Always a big hit, especially with young audiences.
Converging lenses and ray diagrams
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Converging lenses and ray diagrams

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Converging lenses, principal focus etc and drawing ray diagrams to find the position of images. Also includes a practical activity before the ray diagrams so students can see what the results actually mean. I have a running joke in my class about not liking dogs hence the questions on the worksheet. Please fell free to edit!!
Internal resistance
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Internal resistance

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Presentation, worksheet and practical activity for internal resistance A level or IB. Written by very experienced (26 years!) Physics teacher.
Bond energies
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Bond energies

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GCSE/IGCSE Chemistry bond energies presentation. Clear and simple explanation with examples.
IGCSE Physics revision PODCASTS
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IGCSE Physics revision PODCASTS

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Revision podcasts for the first four topics in Cambridge IGCSE Physics (P1 Motion, P2 Matter and forces, P3 Energy, work and power, P4 Simple kinetic molecular model of matter). Ideal for this time of year, students can listen on their phones/ipods. BONUS formulae podcast. Students love this novel way to revise.
IGCSE Physics REVISION sheet
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IGCSE Physics REVISION sheet

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Mr Porter's amazing "Revise by writing" sheet. Students have to use 47 words to describe various pictures - convection, terminal velocity, latent heat, etc. Once you've seen the idea and used the sheet you can apply this to just about any topic (in Chem and Bio too).