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We provide a range of free, and low-cost STEM resources for schools and further education. Our resources include theory presentations, activity sheets, information fact files, and informative posters for your classroom.
Heat Energy - Radiation of Thermal Energy
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Heat Energy - Radiation of Thermal Energy

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at radiation of thermal energy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Investigate how heat is transferred by radiation. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 25 slides covering: • Heat • Transfer of Heat • Radiation • Radiation from the Sun • Radiation in Solids • Surfaces and Radiation • Radiation in Liquids • Radiation in Gases
Heat Energy - Conduction of Thermal Energy
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Heat Energy - Conduction of Thermal Energy

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at conduction of thermal energy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Investigate how heat is transferred by conduction. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 20 mins 20 slides covering: • Heat • Transfer of Heat • Conduction • Conduction in Solids • Conduction in Liquids and Gases • Conductors • Insulators
Heat Energy - Convection of Thermal Energy
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Heat Energy - Convection of Thermal Energy

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at convection of thermal energy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Investigate how heat is transferred by convection. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 20 mins 17 slides covering: • Heat • Transfer of Heat • Convection • Examples of Convection - Home Heating • Examples of Convection - Mantle • Examples of Convection - Weather
Heat Energy - Thermodynamic Laws
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Heat Energy - Thermodynamic Laws

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at thermodynamic laws. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 23 slides covering: • Energy • Heat and Work • First Law of Thermodynamics • Heat Engines • Gas Turbines • Efficiency • Second Law of Thermodynamics • Second Law Example (Entropy) • Second Law Example (Entropy) • Entropy
Heat Energy - Heat Transfer
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Heat Energy - Heat Transfer

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at heat transfer. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore the concepts of thermal energy transfer, including conduction, convection and radiation. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 19 slides covering: • Transfer of Heat • Conduction • Convection • Radiation
Heat Energy - Temperature and Heat
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Heat Energy - Temperature and Heat

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at temperature and heat. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore the concepts of thermal energy, temperature and heat. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: 30 mins 30 slides covering: • Energy • Solids and Liquids • Gases • Thermal Energy (U) • Temperature (T) • Temperature Scales • Kelvin and Absolute Zero • Temperature and Energy • Heat (Q) • Specific Heat • Methods of Heating • Hot Plates • Burners
Structure of Metals
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Structure of Metals

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at the structure of metals. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Recognise the atomic, crystal and grain structure of metals. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 22 slides covering: • Atomic Structure • Metallic Bonding • Crystals • Crystal Structure • Body-Centred Cubic • Face-Centred Cubic • Hexagonal Close-Packed • Changing Crystals • Solidification • Grains • Grain Structure
Space - Wonders of the Universe
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Space - Wonders of the Universe

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at the wonders of the universe. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore the universe and some of its objects. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 32 slides covering: • Distances in Space • Light Years • Stars • Star Clusters • Nebulae • The Carina Nebulae • Milky Way • The Discovery of Galaxies • Galaxies • Groups of Galaxies • The Universe • How Big is the Universe? • Back in Time
Space - Space Travel Equipment
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Space - Space Travel Equipment

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at space travel equipment. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Investigate some of the equipment needed for space travel. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 28 slides covering: • Space Travel • Temperature • Solar Radiation • Oxygen and Pressure • Mercury Space Suit • Gemini Space Suit • Apollo Space Suit • Future Space Suits • NASA Technology
Space - Space Exploration
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Space - Space Exploration

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at space exploration. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore the considerations and accommodations needed for space travel. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 31 slides covering: • Very Early Space Exploration • Early Rockets • First Rockets in Space • First Rockets in Orbit • First Life in Space • First Human in Space • Yuri’s Trip • Race to the Moon • Mars Landing • New Spacecraft Technology • Ion Thrusters • The ISS • Space Exploration • Travelling to the Stars
Space - Living in Space
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Space - Living in Space

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at living in space. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore the considerations and accommodations needed for space travel. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 23 slides covering: • Propulsion • Food • Drink • Waste Removal • On-board Power • Oxygen • Communication with Ground Control • Radiation Protection • Living Accommodation
Space - Astronomy
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Space - Astronomy

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at astronomy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore modern astronomy. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 32 slides covering: • Starlight • Telescopes • Ground Based Telescopes • Combining Telescopes • Optical Telescopes • Temperature • Spectrum • Looking at a Spectrum • The Spectrum of a Star • Looking at Spectra • Distance to Stars • Light • Electromagnetic Radiation • Atmosphere • Space Based Telescopes • Infrared • The Helix Nebula • X-Rays
Space - Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
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Space - Asteroids, Comets and Meteors

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at asteroids, comets and meteors. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Explore asteroids, comets and meteors. Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 32 slides covering: • Asteroids • Comets • Halley’s Comet • Meteors • Meteoroids • Meteorites • Impact Craters
Work-Energy Theorem
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Work-Energy Theorem

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at the work-energy theorem. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Investigate quantities using the work-energy theorem. Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and perform calculations. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 21 slides covering: • What is Work? • Energy • Kinetic Energy • Work-Energy Theorem • Calculating Work • Friction Force • Force at an Angle
Power and Mechanical Energy
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Power and Mechanical Energy

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at power and mechanical energy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Calculate mechanical energy of a physical system. Calculate the power generated in a physical system. Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and perform calculations. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 29 slides covering: • Work and Power • Total Mechanical Energy • Kinetic Energy • Potential Energy • Calculating Mechanical Energy Examples
Kinetic and Potential Energy
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Kinetic and Potential Energy

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at kinetic and potential energy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Investigate kinetic and potential energy and their transformations. Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and predict outcomes. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 26 slides covering: • Kinetic Energy • Potential Energy • Gravitational Potential Energy • Elastic Potential Energy • Energy Changes
Calculation of Resistors in Parallel
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Calculation of Resistors in Parallel

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A presentation suitable for KS3 looking at how to calculate the total resistance of resistors placed in parallel. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Calculate the total resistance for circuits with resistors connected in parallel. Main Skills: Interpret written text, interpret diagrams and perform calculations. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 16 slides covering: • Worked Examples • Reciprocal Calculations • Product Over Sum Method • Break Up Calculation
Calculation of Resistors in Series
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Calculation of Resistors in Series

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A presentation suitable for KS3 looking at how to calculate the total resistance of resistors placed in series. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Calculate the total resistance for circuits with series connected resistors. Main Skills: Interpret written text, interpret diagrams and perform calculations. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 13 slides covering: • Total resistance • Two resistors in series • Three resistors in series • Four resistors in series
Calculation of Electrical Power (Complete lesson resources)
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Calculation of Electrical Power (Complete lesson resources)

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A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at the calculation of electrical power. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Calculate power dissipated in a simple resistor circuit. Calculate energy used in a simple resistor circuit. Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and perform calculations. Duration: Approximately 30 mins 20 slides covering: • Electrical Power • Electrical Power Worked Example 1 • Electrical Power Worked Example 2 • Electrical Power Worked Example 3 • Energy • Energy Worked Example ****************************** Activity Learning Objective(s): Calculate power dissipated in a simple resistor circuit. Calculate energy used in a simple resistor circuit. Main Skills: Apply knowledge and perform calculations. Duration: Approximately 30 mins The Activity Sheet provides 2 activities for students to enhance their ability to calculate power and energy in a circuit by putting it into practice. The activities cover: • Calculating Power • Calculating Energy ****************************** Assessment Sheet - Word Document based assessment includes questions that students should be able to answer directly from the presentation, or by applying the information from the presentation. The Teachers Guide provides the correct answers and solutions to the activities and questions in the assessment.
Calculating Resistance Colour Code Values and Tolerance
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Calculating Resistance Colour Code Values and Tolerance

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A presentation looking at how to calculate resistor colour code values and tolerances. The presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation. Learning Objective(s): Calculate the maximum and minimum resistor values from the colour code. Main Skills: Interpret written text and apply knowledge. Duration: 30 mins 22 slides covering: • Colour Codes • Four Band Colour Codes • Five Band Colour Codes • Examples • Preferred Values • Important Considerations