I have a variety of resources covering AQA GCSE Science as well as OCR A level Biology, Chemistry and Physics. There are also some PD resources and whole school assemblies.
I have a variety of resources covering AQA GCSE Science as well as OCR A level Biology, Chemistry and Physics. There are also some PD resources and whole school assemblies.
A revision lesson covering the electricity and quantum mechanics sections of module 4 of the OCR Physics specification. It includes lots of questions, both written and calculations, with full answers.
Covers the photoelectric effect, Einsteins equations, de Broglie, electron number density
Also includes a short quiz designed to highlight misconceptions and misunderstandings.
All answers provided
This is a complete lesson covering renewable energy resources for AQA P1. It is suitable for both trilogy science and separate Physics. It covers the different types of renewable energy, their advantages and disadvantages and includes a variety of differentiated summary questions.
The main activity is a information hunt where students find out information about the 7 types of renewables.
Full notes included
There is also a support worksheet available
A double lesson covering sections 6.1.1c, d and e and 6.1.3a of the OCR Physics specification- investigating capacitors. It covers PAG 9.1 and PAG 9.2 which are investigating capacitors in series and parallel as well as discharging and charging capacitors.
The lesson includes full notes and methods, student activities, analysis activities and a differentiated summary at the end.
All answers included.
A set of three lessons covering the complete set of specification points in OCR Physics section 6.2- electric fields
IT covers:
Point and spherical charges
Coulombs law including calculating the force between point charges and the electric field strength of a point charge
Uniform electric field strength including calculating uniform field strength and the charge of a parallel plate capacitor
Electric potential and energy
Each lesson includes a starter, full detailed notes, various student activities including exam questions and a differentiated summary at the end
I am in favour of reducing photocopying so all activities are embedded into the main PPT
A complete lesson covering section 6.1 of the OCR Physics specification- capacitors. This lesson specifically covers points b, c, d and which is the equations covering charging and discharging of capacitors. It introduces the equations for calculating charge, current and voltage at different times during charge and discharge. It also covers the time constant- what it means and how to calculate it.
The lesson includes a starter, full notes, a variety of student activities, lots of exam questions and a differentiated summary at the end.
All answers included
A full lessons covering section 6.1 of the OCR Physics specification- capacitors. This particular lesson covers sections c, d, e and a, b and c- energy in circuits. This includes the circuits for calculating work done using charge and voltage, charge and current and voltage and capacitance. also covers how to calculate total capacitance in series and parallel.
The lesson includes a starter, full notes, lots of student activities including exam questions and a differentiated summary at the end
All answers provided
A bundle of lessons covering sections 6.3.1, 6.3.2 and 6.3.3 of the OCR Physics specification- magnetisms and electromagnetism.
The lessons cover:
Magnetic fields
Flemings left and right hand rules
The motion charged particles
Magnetic flux
Magnetic flux linkage
e.m.f
Faraday’s law and Lenz’s law
The uses of electromagnetic induction
The lessons include a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end.
All answers are included.
I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.
This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.4.1 d, e, f, g and h of the OCR Physics specification- the decay equation and half-life. It starts by introducing the decay equation with worked examples before outlining how dice simulation can be used to model nuclear decay. The lesson then moves to looking at activity as an alternative expression for the decay equation. Half-lives are then covered including how to calculate it and how to work it out form a graph. The lesson closes by looking at how age can be assessed using C-14 dating.
The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end.
All answers are included.
I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.
This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.5.1 a-g of the OCR Physics specification- medical imaging using X-rays. It starts by introducing an X-ray tube and explaining how they work. It then moves onto varying the intensity of X-ray beams and how they can be used to produce images. Attenuation is the next topic along with a series of calculations. The lesson closes with looking at CAT scans and how they differ from X-rays. Each section has questions including exam style questions.
The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end.
All answers are included.
I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.
A complete revision lesson covering electromagnetic waves from AQA topic P6. It is suitable for both Trilogy and single science.
The lesson opens by reminding students about the order of EM waves and their properties and dangers. There are then a couple of question based activities. The lesson then looks at X-rays and radio waves in particular using exam questions to cover ideas that regularly come up on exams (dosage and communication). The lesson then moves on to required practical 21 which is investigating infrared radiation. This is covered in two ways- on concerning absorption and the other emission along with accompanying activities. The lesson closes with a reminder of the wave speed equation in the context of a ripple tank.
All answers included
This lesson is designed to require no photocopying
Edited 09/05- additional question slides and answers added
A complete lesson covering section 5.3.3 a-e of the OCR Physics specification- free and forced oscillations and damping of SHM.
This covers the difference between free and forced oscillations and the effect of resonance. It then looks at damping especially as a means of reducing the effects of resonance for example in earthquakes.
Includes a starter, full notes and lots of student independent tasks.
I always try to reduce photocopying so all activities are found in the PPT.
All answers provided
A complete lesson covering section 5.3.1 c-e of the OCR Physics specification- equations of Simple harmonic motion and PAG10.
It covers the equations for velocity, acceleration and displacement as well as their derivation. It includes lots of students activities
Also includes instructions for PAG10 which is an investigation into pendulums. You may also wish to add the sheet from the OCR interchange
I aim to reduce photocopying so all activities are in the PPT
All answers included
A bundle of four lessons covering the full content of sections 5.2 and 5.3 of the OCR specification.
It covers
Circular motion
Centripetal force
Simple harmonic motion
The defining equation of SHM
Other calculations with SHM
Free and forced oscillations
Resonance
Damping
It includes lots of independent student tasks
All answers provided and all activities are within the PPT
A complete lesson covering sections 5.4.3 and 5.4.4 of the OCR Physics specification- gravitational potential and planetary motion.
The lesson starts by introducing gravitational potential including the various calculations. It then looks at GPE and how this can be calculated covering the fact that at GCSE students calculated changes in GPE rather than absolute values which are negative. It then looks at changes in gravitational potential and how these can be determined mathematically and graphically. The lesson then moves onto escape velocity and satellites before introducing Kepler’s three laws. The lesson includes lots of independent student tasks including practicing deriving the planetary motion equations.
All answers are included
I always aim to reduce photocopying so all tasks are within the PPT- 41 slides in total
A complete final revision lesson covering the content from AQA GCSE Trilogy Science Physics paper 2
The lesson covers:
Forces
Waves
Magnetism and electromagnetism
Radiation RPA
Waves RPA
Acceleration RPA
Extension RPA
Includes a variety of retrieval activities and exam questions
All answers provided and all activities are within the PPT (36 slides in total)
A full revision lesson based around the OCR A level physics course module 4- electricity. It includes a number of exam questions, a variety of short answer questions to check the recall of equations and other key facts, and a section covering circuit symbols.
The exam questions build on each other allowing students to practice key skills adding a layer of difficulty each time.
All answers included.
This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.3.3 c and d of the OCR A level Physics specification- electromagnetism. It opens by considering Faraday’s law both mathematically and verbally including examples. It also discussed how e.m.f. and flux linkage can be calculated graphically. It discusses how magnetic flux can be investigated experimentally. The lesson then moves on to Lenz’s law and how using that, and Flemings left hand rule, you can work out the direction of the e.m.f.
The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end.
All answers are included.
I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.
This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.3.3 a and b of the OCR A level Physics specification- electromagnetism. It covers how to calculate magnetic flux from the flux density and area and how then to apply this to generation of an e.m.f… The lesson then goes on to calculate magnetic flux linkage both when the flux is perpendicular to the area of the loop and when they are at another angle.
The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end.
All answers are included.
I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.
This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.3.3 e and f of the OCR A level Physics specification- uses of electromagnetic induction. It opens by considering a simple alternator as a means of generating electricity. It then goes on to discuss transformers and the transformer equation including how to derive the transformer equation from Faraday’s law and the power equation. It discusses ways of investigating transformers and can act as an introduction to Physics PAG 11.1. The lesson closes by considering transformers in the national grid and at home.
The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end.
All answers are included.
I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.
A pair of lessons covering content from the AQA Physics and Trilogy higher paper 1
It covers:
Energy
Power
Density
Radioactivity
Atomic structure
Variety of activities.
All answers included