New GCSE AQA Physics lesson on 'Radioactivity and Half-life ' written in line with new AQA Physics specification. Starter poses two interesting questions in relation to a continuous doubling effect linking to the mathematics of the lesson and inverse of half-life. A quick recap on isotopes and different types of radiation is provided to keep key concepts in pupils minds. The coin flip (heads or tails) activity is detailed to get students to carry out this activity and collect data to plot the results from to show a 'half-life curve'. Following the explanation of random events the pupils are given the task of recording nuclear decays in relation to video shown on youtube. This then allows a direct link to be made to a half-life graph to nuclear decay. This then leads to the review of half-life graph review questions. Learning Objectives for Half-life lesson: 1) Review what is meant by isotope and how this is radioactive. 2) Understand the ‘random’ nature of radioactive decay. 3) State and explain what is meant by ‘half-life’. 4) Determine the half-life of different isotopes using given information. The lesson is summarised with review questions on the content covered.

New GCSE AQA Physics lesson on 'Refraction of Light ' written in line with new AQA Physics specification. Lesson Objectives: 1) Detail steps to investigate how light travels through materials. 2) Investigate how light travels through materials. 3) Describe what happens to waves when they travel through materials of different densities. 4)Draw ray diagrams to show refraction of light through a glass blocks. 5) Use knowledge of refraction to explain phenomena of light travelling between boundaries.

New GCSE AQA Physics lesson on ‘Expanding Universe & Fate of our Universe’ written in line with new AQA Physics specification. Lesson Objectives: Discuss different ideas about how the Universe was created. State what is meant by a theory. Explain the Big Bang Theory and supporting evidence. 4)Apply your physics knowledge to red-shift and blue-shift. Discuss the different possible fates of the Universe.

New GCSE AQA Physics lesson on 'State of Matter (Solids, Liquid and Gases)' written in line with new AQA Physics specification. Lesson Outline: Starter tasks pupils with drawing particle diagrams of different states of matter. Kinetic theory is review in details for each state of matter. Energy levels of each state of matter are discussed and compared. Students are given a task to act out the different states of matter to model them, this allows for discussion of key concepts that must be communicated and how well the models explain different phenomenon. Changes of states are reviewed to identify the different processes that can occur with change of state including sublimation. A simple experiment shows evaporation and condensation in action for pupils to observe. Evaporation, condensation and sublimation are then discussed in detail. Lesson concludes with review questions and a writing challenge. Lesson Objectives: - State key differences between solids, liquids and gases. - Identify properties of solids, liquids and gases. - Explain the energy differences between different states of matter. - Explain in detail the processes of evaporation and condensation.

New GCSE AQA Physics lesson on 'Melting and Boiling points of substances (changes in states)' written in line with new AQA Physics specification Lesson Outline: Starter uses 5 quick question to recap some prior content question some key concepts for the lesson. Pure substances are discussed using a visual game to recognise if a pure substance is being shown or not - leading to a key definition. Melting and boiling points are then highlighted and linked back to the previous changes of states illustration. Impurities in substances are then discussed to show the importance of pure substances in melting and boiling points. An experiment to acquire data on melting and boiling points of water is outlined which lead to plotting a change of state graph. An ideal change of state diagram then allows the teacher to discuss with the class trends and key points along the graph. Lesson Objectives: - Identify pure substances and mixtures. - Explain what is meant by melting point and boiling point of a substance.- - Compare and contrast boiling and evaporation. - Detail changes in state of substance using a graph.

New GCSE AQA Physics lesson on ’ Ultrasound’ written in line with new AQA Physics specification. All questions provided with answers within power point. Lesson Objectives: State what ultrasound waves are State what happens to an ultrasound wave when it meets a boundary Explain how ultrasound waves can be used to find how far away something is Detail how ultrasound can be used in medicine & industrial imaging

New GCSE AQA Physics lesson on 'Reflection of Light (Diffuse and specular reflection) ’ written in line with new AQA Physics specification. Lesson Objectives: Identify and explain different methods of reflecting waves. Investigate the law of reflection. Draw ray diagrams for different objects. Explain and draw virtual images. Explain what happens to light rays when they reflect of different types of surfaces.

Complete lesson on Refraction with key content from AQA Physics. Starter uses two simple demo's to show refraction with fun 'tricks' The main uses the refraction experiment with a clear guide on method, can also use prism experiment to show refraction of white light into different colours for discussion. Key relationships of different density substances explained and also refraction itself explained with visuals. Challenge task on how corrective lenses work Plenary uses simple exam style question. More lessons to in same format for P1. https://www.tes.com/member/Nteach

Complete lesson on Sound with key content from AQA Physics. Starter uses simple task to get pupils thinking about how sound can be represented and how these may look like different sounds. The lesson contains the bell jar and oscilloscope but as these often require a specialist or dedicated time to use links to on-line simulators are included which shows these very clearly and are easy to use. The on-line oscilloscope allows you to change the frequency and amplitude of an audible sound the class can hear allowing you to question them on the wave changes and effects. Also included is a short description and discussion of echoes. End of lesson uses a written task for pupils to summarise the key points on volume and pitch. This can then be peer marked by the class using the guidance provided and then pupils can act on this feedback as homework. More lessons to in same format for P1. https://www.tes.com/member/Nteach

Experiment planning sheets to provide a structure for pupils to complete. Helps prepare pupils for science coursework also. Recommend on printing settings to print '2 pages per sheet' to produce a single sheet per pupil View other resources for complete GCSE Physics lessons. https://www.tes.com/member/Nteach

Merry Christmas! A Christmas Quiz treat for the end of term. Round 1 - General Knowledge Round 2 - TV & Film Round 3 - Music Round 4 - What is the Brand? (logos and audio logos) Round 5 - Who is the famous Santa? Round 6 - What is the pixelated gift? + Bonus Questions *correction made on next lyrics question

Complete lesson on Reflection with key content from AQA Physics. This lesson covers the law of reflection, ray diagrams and virtual images. Starter uses a fun challenge to get class involved and thinking about reflection. Reflection investigation practical with guidance on method and supporting practical sheet. Law of reflection highlighted leading to drawing ray diagrams and also ray diagrams for virtual images. Lesson includes some exam style questions which can be used as mini plenaries to link to exams. Complete GCSE Physics P1 resourced in the same format available: https://www.tes.com/member/Nteach

New GCSE AQA Physics lesson on Energy resources and environment + Supply and Demand written in line with new AQA Physics specification. All questions provided with answers within power point. Lesson Objectives: Describe the environmental impact arising from the use of different energy resources Identify why some energy resources are more reliable than others Explain patterns and trends in the use of energy resources Consider the environmental issues that may arise from the use of different energy resources Discuss environmental issues arising from the use of energy resources in relation to political, social, ethical and economic aspects.

New GCSE AQA Physics lesson on 'Atoms and Radiation' written in line with new AQA Physics specification. Lesson provides a basic introduction to the unit of Nuclear Radiation, ideal for introduction and low ability groups. Starter prompts pupils to write or draw what they know about nuclear radiation onto a post-it note, this can then be reviewed by the teacher to start a discussion on misconceptions and highlighting good knowledge. A brief background on the discovery of radiation is given in relation to Henri Becquerel and Marie Curie. A simple explanation of nuclear radiation is given with some review of the nucleus and ionising radiation. Detection of radiation is highlight with a Geiger-muller tube and counter. The three types of nuclear radiations are stated and the nature of random nuclear decay is highlighted. The lesson concludes with a fun true or false about nuclear radiation with some videos to offer further explanation where appropriate. A summary worksheet is provided. Lesson Objectives: - Explain what a radioactive substance is & what makes a substance radioactive. - Explain how radioactivity can be detected. - Recall the different types of radiation that is emitted from a radioactive substance. - Explain what is meant by ‘nuclear decay’.

A collection of 50 cool Science GIF images (short animations) showing various interesting science principles across Physics, Chemistry & Biology. Can use as starters or plenaries to discuss....or simply because they look really interesting. (Apologies, previous uploaded in error. Now all with titles of experiment in GIF)

A 5 MINUTE SEATING PLANNER in excel which also displays the pupil data. Watch demo on youtube to see planner and how to use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e4HN80mdbg You are able to import data from another excel spreadsheet to use as data to include in your seating plan. Coloured cells are automatically populated with pupil names and the data which you wish to display. The coloured cells can be moved to create the plan of the room and therefore the seating plan. Data fields can be filtered help produce seating plans based input variables (for example, filtered by target grade). Cells used a colour scale which can be set to the data you wish to use, for example above, at or below class average grade. This creates a teacher seating plan (data) view and a class (just names) seating plan view .

A 5 MINUTE SEATING PLANNER in excel which also displays the pupil data. Watch demo on youtube to see planner and how to use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e4HN80mdbg You are able to import data from another excel spreadsheet to use as data to include in your seating plan. Coloured cells are automatically populated with pupil names and the data which you wish to display. The coloured cells can be moved to create the plan of the room and therefore the seating plan. Data fields can be filtered help produce seating plans based input variables (for example, filtered by target grade). Cells used a colour scale which can be set to the data you wish to use, for example above, at or below class average grade. This creates a teacher seating plan (data) view and a class (just names) seating plan view .