Lesson building on students prior basic knowledge of refraction and linking to light waves. Looks at various examples, paying specific attention to dispersion - includes practice questions. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P6, Cambridge iGCSE P7 and more. Developing: Describe an experiment to demonstrate the refraction of light. Securing: Recall and use the definition of refractive index n in terms of speed. Exceeding: Give a qualitative account of the dispersion of light by a glass prism.

Lessons designed to introduce and explain all areas on nuclear radiation, including their uses; background radiation; penetration and ionization levels - contains practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P4, Cambridge iGCSE P11 and more Lesson 1/2 Developing: Recall the main three types of nuclear radiation. Securing: Recognise the different properties of the main three types of nuclear radiation. Exceeding: Demonstrate knowledge of the influence of electric and magnetic fields on nuclear radiation through diagrams. Lesson 2/2 Developing: Demonstrate understanding of back ground radiation. Securing: Describe a method that can be used to detect alpha, beta and gamma nuclear radiation. Exceeding: Apply conceptual knowledge of back ground radiation to count rate problems.

Lesson designed to build on students knowledge of charge, looking at drawing field lines of test charges around various charged objects - includes practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P2, Cambridge iGCSE P8 and more. Developing: State that electric charges have an electric field around them. Secure: Describe an electric field as a region in which an electric charge experiences a force. Exceeding: Apply knowledge of electric fields to accurately draw the electric field around a point charge, a charged conducting sphere and the field between two parallel plates.

Lesson designed to build upon students prior knowledge of electric charge. Covers the equation linking charge, current and time; introduces circuit symbols; building simple circuits; difference between conventional current and electron flow - includes practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P2, Cambridge iGCSE P8 and more Developing: Recall current is a rate of flow of charge and recall and use the equation I = Q / t. Secure: Use and describe the use of an ammeter, both analogue and digital. Exceeding: Distinguish between the direction of flow of electrons and conventional current.

Lesson taking a deep look at specific heat capacity both practically and via calculation. Links to storing thermal energy are made and understanding which materials would be best for this - includes practice questions for students. Developing: Define the term specific heat capacity Securing: Recall the formula used to calculate the specific heat capacity of different materials. Exceeding: Calculate the amount of energy transferred to an object

Lesson to explore forces in balance, linking to terminal velocity - includes practice questions. Suitable for a higher KS3 class also. Developing: Recognise that if there is no resultant force on a body it either remains at rest or continues at constant speed in a straight line. Secure: Recognise air resistance as a form of friction. Exceeding: Explain, in terms of the forces acting, how the acceleration of an object experiencing air resistance varies during its fall.

Lesson exploring the difference between heat and temperature, touches on different types of thermometer - includes practice questions for students. Developing: Recall that we use both the Celsius and Kelvin scale to measure temperature. Securing: Describe the random motion of particles in terms of random molecular bombardment. Exceeding: State and explain the difference between heat and temperature.

Lesson to introduce calculating weight using W=mg - contains practice questions. Suitable for higher KS3 also. Developing: State that weight is a gravitational force. Secure: Recall and use the equation W = mg. Exceeding: Describe, and use the concept of, weight as the effect of a gravitational field on a mass.

Lesson covering the addition of vectors in a straight line and at right angles, calculating magnitude and direction of each force - Practice questions included. Developing: Recall the difference between vector and scalar quantities with examples. Secure: Calculate the resultant of two vectors by adding vectors that occur in parallel or at right angles to each other. Exceeding: Solve exam style questions using vectors.

Lesson covering all areas of momentum, including, calculating various parts of the equation including velocity after a head on collision and collision in the same direction; linking to car safety features. Developing: Recall and use the equation p = mv Secure: Describe the conservation of momentum and use to calculate mass, velocity or momentum in a crash situation. Exceeding: Use ideas of momentum to explain safety features.

Lesson designed to introduce waves to KS4 students, contains lots of animations - includes practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P6, Cambridge iGCSE P6 and more Developing: Recall the meaning of the terms “speed”, “frequency”, wavelength” and “amplitude”. Securing: Distinguish between transverse and longitudinal waves and give suitable examples. Exceeding: Quantitatively analyse waves by applying the wave equation to real world examples.

Lesson introducing and explaining Hooke’s Law. Including elastic and plastic behaviour & the limit of proportionality - includes practice questions for students. Ideal for Cambridge iGCSE P3 Developing: Recall how to measure the extension of a spring. Secure: Explain the differences between elastic behaviour and plastic behaviour. Exceeding: Use the equation F = kx to work out the spring constant of a spring when a force is applied, and identify the point on a graph where Hooke’s law no longer applies.

Lessons designed to build on knowledge of current, voltage and resistance. Recaps and explains the rules for current and voltage in series and parallel circuits. Introduces calculating resistance of series and parallel circuits - includes practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P2, Cambridge iGCSE P8 and more Lesson 1/2 Developing: Understand that the current at every point in a series circuit is the same. Secure: State the advantages of connecting lamps in parallel in a lighting circuit. Exceeding: State that, for a parallel circuit, the current from the source is larger than the current in each branch. Lesson 2/2 Developing: Calculate total resistance in a series circuit. Securing: Apply formulas to work out the total resistance in a parallel circuit. Exceeding: Calculate the current in all branches in a parallel circuit.

Lesson introducing and explaining the various methods of making the use of electricity safe. Including fuses; circuit breakers (RCD); difference between alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC); wiring a plug; plug safety; earthing and double insulation - contains practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P2, Cambridge iGCSE P8 and more Developing: State the hazards of: 1) damaged insulation 2) overheating of cables 3) damp conditions. Securing: Explain the use of fuses and circuit breakers and choose appropriate fuse ratings and circuit-breaker settings. Exceeding: Explain the benefits of earthing metal cases.

Lessons building on KS3 knowledge of magnets to explain where magnetism comes from. Includes ferrous and non-ferrous materials; domains; magnetic fields; inducing magnetism and de-magnetization - contains practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P7, Cambridge iGCSE P9 and more Lesson 1/2 Developing: Distinguish between magnetic and non-magnetic materials Secure: Describe the forces between magnets and give an account of induced magnetism Exceeding: methods of magnetization and demagnetization Lesson 2/2 Developing: Draw the pattern of magnetic field lines around a bar magnet Secure: Describe an experiment to identify the pattern of magnetic field lines, including the direction Exceeding: Explain that magnetic forces are due to interactions between magnetic fields

Lessons designed to build upon students knowledge of current and magnetic fields. Includes methods of increasing the rate of induction and Flemming’s right hand rule - contains practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P7, Cambridge iGCSE P9 and more Lesson 1/2 Developing: Show understanding that a conductor moving across a magnetic field or a changing magnetic field linking with a conductor can induce an e.m.f. in the conductor. Secure: State the factors affecting the size of an induced e.m.f. Exceeding: Describe an experiment to demonstrate electromagnetic induction. Lesson 2/2 Developing: Recall that an induced current always flows in a direction such that it opposes the change which produced it. Secure: Describe an experiment to demonstrate Lenz’s law. Exceeding: Predict the location of north and south poles of a solenoid’s magnetic field when a bar magnet approaches and recedes from the solenoid.

Lesson building on knowledge of transformers and magnetic fields. Includes practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P7, Cambridge iGCSE P9 and more. Developing: Recall and use the equation Ip Vp = Is Vs (for 100% efficiency) Secure: Describe the use of the transformer in high-voltage transmission of electricity. Exceeding: Explain why power losses in cables are lower when the voltage is high.

Lesson designed to build upon prior knowledge of current, magnets and magnetic fields. Covers creating an electromagnets; magnetic relay switches; magnetic storage (CD & Hard drive) and circuit breakers - includes practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P7, Cambridge iGCSE P9 and more Developing: Distinguish between the design and use of permanent magnets and electromagnets Secure: Describe applications of the magnetic effect of current, including the action of a relay and magnetic storage. Exceeding: Explain how electromagnets can be used in the production of circuit breakers