Use these questions with your brightest and best year 12 students to occupy and stretch them from the very beginning of the A level physics course. The year 12 A level Physics Olympiad exams are in January and March every year. It’s tricky to start training students on challenging questions at the start of their A level studies as they haven’t covered much relevant content. The questions reproduced in this resource are suitable for the start of the A level physics course - the problem solving is tricky but builds on existing GCSE knowledge. Solutions are provided.

This lesson is used to introduce simple harmonic motion. A prior knowledge of circular motion or waves is not needed. 1 Matching pairs starter interactive game 2 Newton’s gravity train 3 Bouncy spring - table and sketch graphs 4 Question sheets

Exoplanets are very frequently in the news, they are fascinating. This lesson contains a short presentation followed by the (addictive) Planet Crash simulation game or an iPad app task. A really fun lesson - particularly useful for the end of term.

Three question sheets, solutions and worked examples for combining resistors in parallel. This resource was created for a GCSE group.

Newton’s laws are presented using fun and memorable animated images including Wile-e-Coyote and Super Mario. Included here are notes, a multiple choice quiz, a worksheet to use with the pHet interactive and two other illustrative worksheets.

Originally used for a fantastic remote learning lesson for AQA A level Physics Engineering Moments of Inertia topic. Using these resources students will carry out a virtual practical to measure the moment of inertia of a flywheel. No teacher input required! The pdf file allows students to independently master the underlying equations for the flywheel practical using an interactive book. In the second section of the lesson students take measurements of a flywheel from a YouTube clip to use with the equations. A great lesson, very strongly recommended. After completion, students will be able to conduct the same practical independent of the teacher. A justified boast for a thorough and engaging lesson. Performance will vary through different apps and platforms. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is optimal on “single page view”, Outlook and OneNote are inferior. Also available as interactive eBooks; GCSE Energy GCSE Radioactivity Young Modulus Moments of Inertia Flywheel Practical pV graphs for Engineering Engine Cycles and Calculations bennyjohn5@hotmail.com

The pdf file allows students to independently practise the AQA A level Physics Engine Cycles and Graphs topic. Either in the classroom or at home this is a great lesson. A relaxing half hour for the teacher! Students use this pdf file on iPads/ tablets/ laptops. The emphasis is on student independence. Lots of guidance is available for incorrect answers. The file contains 67 hyperlinked slides with twenety questions to test their understanding as they go along. Think of it as a very interactive textbook, or a bit like Ceefax or Teletext from the olden days. Performance will vary through different apps and platforms. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is optimal on “single page view”, Outlook and OneNote are inferior. Also available as interactive eBooks; GCSE Energy GCSE Radioactivity Young Modulus Moments of Inertia Flywheel Practical pV graphs for Engineering Engine Cycles and Calculations bennyjohn5@hotmail.com Twitter

The pdf file allows students to independently learn and practise the AQA A level Physics Engineering pressure-volume graphs topic. Either in the classroom or at home this is a great lesson. A relaxing half hour for the teacher! Students use this pdf file on iPads/ tablets/ laptops. The emphasis is on student independence. There are several routes at the lesson end - offering differentiation. The file contains 96 hyperlinked slides with regular questions to test their understanding as they go along. Think of it as a very interactive textbook, or a bit like Ceefax or Teletext from the olden days. Performance will vary through different apps and platforms. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is optimal on “single page view”, Outlook and OneNote are inferior. Also available as interactive eBooks; GCSE Energy GCSE Radioactivity Young Modulus Moments of Inertia Flywheel Practical pV graphs for Engineering Engine Cycles and Calculations bennyjohn5@hotmail.com

The pdf file allows students to independently learn and practise the AQA A level Physics Engineering Moments of Inertia topic. Either in the classroom or at home this is a great lesson. Students use this pdf file on iPads/ tablets/ laptops. The emphasis is on student independence. There are several routes through the lesson - offering lots of differentiation. The file contains 89 hyperlinked slides with regular questions to test their understanding as they go along. Think of it as a very interactive textbook, or a bit like Ceefax or Teletext from the olden days. Performance will vary through different apps and platforms. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is optimal on “single page view”, Outlook and OneNote are inferior. Also available as interactive eBooks; GCSE Energy GCSE Radioactivity Young Modulus Moments of Inertia Flywheel Practical pV graphs for Engineering Engine Cycles and Calculations bennyjohn5@hotmail.com

This lesson is designed to get students to recognise stars, planets and constellations with just their eyes. The lesson contains notes on Orion and the Plough and a short quiz.