Design an experiment to measure the acceleration of gravity
Make measurements and calculations to find acceleration
Compare your experimental results with the theoretical value
Evaluate your results and suggest ways to improve them
(Differentiated activity for LA/HA)
Understand the First Newton’s Law
Describe the force of friction and evaluate if it is a useful force or not
Relate the balanced forces to moving and stationary objects
Predict the effect of non-zero forces (unbalanced) on the motion of objects
Understand Newton’s first and second laws of motion
Relate the balanced forces to moving and stationary objects
Predict the effect of non-zero forces (unbalanced) on the motion of objects
Apply Newton’s Laws of motion into numerical problems
Material from Pearson Education has been used
Examine and apply the ideas of mass, weight and gravitational strength
Distinguish between the mass and weight of an object
Relate the concept of weight as the effect of a gravitational field on a mass and perform numerical calculations
Apply your knowledge to design a device for exercising in space (zero gravity)
(Differentiated tasks)
Investigate the extension of a spring when adding weights
Compare the deformation of different materials
Design an experiment to investigate the extension of a spring
Analyze and evaluate the results of the investigation to draw conclusions about different springs
(Differentiated tasks LA/HA)
Investigate the spring constant of different springs
Define Hooke’s law and perform numerical calculations
Design an investigation to collect data and extract the spring constant from force-extension graphs
Apply your knowledge about spring constants to real life applications
Understand what momentum is
Describe the factors that affect the momentum of an object
Calculate the momentum of moving objects
Material from Pearson Education has been used
Design an experiment to measure speed.
Make measurements to calculate speed
Evaluate your results and suggest ways to improve them
Apply your knowledge to explain how speed cameras work
(Differentiated LA/HA)
Investigate refraction of light
Understand what causes the refraction of light
Compare the refraction of light in different materials
Apply your knowledge to real life examples
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Learning Outcomes:
Use motion graphs to extract the equation of motion
Define distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration
Use graphical methods to represent displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration
Derive the equations of motion
Describe electrostatics and the concept of charge
Know that static electricity is a build up of charge on an insulator
Describe how to create and discharge static electricity
Review and develop uses of static electricity, dangers and safety measures
Design an investigation to examine how the surface of a container affect the heat loss
Identify the difference between heat and temperature
Design an experiment to test the heat absorption and emission for different surfaces
Evaluate your results and discuss real life applications
A document that contains all the keywords needed for GCSE Physics sorted by topic. It can be used for other curricula too. Next to each keyword is the meaning and sometimes the pronunciation.
I have compiled this document after I have seen my students struggling to use the right terminology either in class discussions or in tests.
Students can refer to this document during class or during their study time. They can also use it to get familiar with the terminology prior the lesson/topic.
It has really helped all my students and especially my EAL students. I can use this document to show support/differentiation for EAL students during observations.
It can be used also for younger and older students.
The document is 84 pages long.
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This document includes four past paper questions on experiments of the curriculum. It will benefit both the students who are taking alternative to practical papers or even the ones who are doing the actual experiments.
It includes the actual mark scheme for self assessment.
A set of 23 past paper questions (multiple choice and short answers) that covers the motion/kinematics topics. It has questions also on motion graphs.
The questions come along with their answers (mark scheme).
It is a great document for practice and/or revision for tests and exams
A set of past paper questions to cover the topic of springs and Hooke’s Law.
It covers everything on spring constant, limit of proportionality, graphing etc.
It includes the mark scheme the shows how the marks are given.
It is an excellent resource to use for practice, revision and preparation for tests and exams.
A set of past paper questions that cover the topic of Gravitational Potential and Kinetic Energy (GPE an KE).
It includes the mark scheme the shows how the marks are given.
It is an excellent resource to use for practice, revision and preparation for tests and exams.
Set of past paper questions with their answers on forces and momentum.
More past paper questions for every topic are available on my shop “Brainworks” on TES.
Three past paper questions focusing on the intensity of radiation/waves.
More past paper questions for every topic are available on my shop “Brainworks” on TES.
Set of 4 past paper question and their answers on:
-Motion
-Energy
-Forces and extension
-Power
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More past paper questions for every topic are available on my shop “Brainworks” on TES.