I'm Kit, experienced Physics teacher, head of science and creator at GorillaPhysics on YouTube.
Visit my channel: https://www.youtube.com/gorillaphysicsa
Check out my high level resources and designed to support students through the grades up to achieve their highest possible.
I'm Kit, experienced Physics teacher, head of science and creator at GorillaPhysics on YouTube.
Visit my channel: https://www.youtube.com/gorillaphysicsa
Check out my high level resources and designed to support students through the grades up to achieve their highest possible.
Photons (Energy in and Out of Atoms) - GCSE Physics or Combined Science
Quantum!!
For exam boards AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas
Objectives:
Describe the process of absorption and emission of light from atoms.
Describe the photon model of light.
Use ideas about energy levels to explain how UV, X-rays and gamma radiation can ionise atoms.
Activities:
What, quantum?
Game time
Ionisation
Describe the photon model
Complete lesson in a powerpoint.
Teaching notes from an experienced Head of Physics/Science and technician request in slide notes.
My Lessons also include settler questions, practical instructions, homeworks, exam style questions, video and simulation links.
Energy Analysis - Craters Lesson - GCSE Physics and Combined Science
For exam boards AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas
Objectives:
Apply energy analysis to a new context.
Take measurements and calculate gravitational potential energy.
Use energy analysis to calculate a force.
Activities:
Simulation and discussion
Hypothesis and Method
Collect results
Analysis and Evaluation
Complete lesson in a powerpoint.
Teaching notes from an experienced Head of Physics/Science and technician request in slide notes.
My Lessons also include settler questions, practical instructions, homeworks, exam style questions, video and simulation links.
For exam boards AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas
Objectives:
Conduct a practical to gather accurate and valid data to calculate energy stores.
Compare energy stored before and after a transfer.
Use energy analysis to calculate a maximum speed of an object rolling down a ramp.
Activities:
Conservation of energy hypothesis
Collect data
Analyse and compare stores
Calculate speed
Complete lesson in a powerpoint.
Teaching notes from an experienced Head of Physics/Science and technician request in slide notes.
My Lessons also include settler questions, practical instructions, homeworks, exam style questions, video and simulation links.
Particles and Changing State - GCSE Physics and Combined Science
For exam boards AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas
Objectives:
Accurately describe the three states of matter.
Explain change of state in terms of kinetic energy of the particles and intermolecular forces.
Analyse results to define and compare temperature and energy.
Activities:
Revisit the marbles demo!
Heating ice to boiling practical
Plot graphs and conclude practical
Exam style question
Complete lesson in a powerpoint.
Teaching notes from an experienced Head of Physics/Science and technician request in slide notes.
My Lessons also include settler questions, practical instructions, homeworks, exam style questions, video and simulation links.
Density Practical - GCSE Physics and Combined Science
For exam boards AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas
Objectives:
Plan an experiment to measure the density of both regular and irregular shapes.
Make accurate measurements to measure volume and mass.
Report results in a complete table with an appropriate number of significant figures.
Activities:
Archimedes Story
Planning and risk assessment
Collecting results
Analysing results
Conclusion and evaluation
Complete lesson in a powerpoint.
Teaching notes from an experienced Head of Physics/Science and technician request in slide notes.
My Lessons also include settler questions, practical instructions, homeworks, exam style questions, video and simulation links.
Development of the Model of the Atom GCSE Physics or Combined Science
For exam boards AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas
Objectives:
Describe changes in our ideas about atoms over time
Understand how new evidence changes models
Analyse the evidence from an experiment to identify limitations and improvements to a model
Activities:
Cheese cutting thought experiment
Make a model of Carbon-12
Make a timeline of the development of the model of the atom
Exam style question
Complete lesson in a powerpoint.
Teaching notes from an experienced Head of Physics/Science and technician request in slide notes.
My Lessons also include settler questions, practical instructions, homeworks, exam style questions, video and simulation links.
Density GCSE Physics or Combined Science
For exam boards AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas
Objectives:
Know what is meant by the term density
Use the equation to calculate densities of regular shapes
Use the particle model of matter to explain why gases are less dense than liquids and solids.
Activities:
Definitions and demo, box and marbles
Calculate some densities
Calculate volumes and densities using various units
Multiple choice exam questions
Complete lesson in a powerpoint.
Teaching notes from an experienced Head of Physics/Science and technician request in slide notes.
My Lessons also include settler questions, practical instructions, homeworks, exam style questions, video and simulation links.
An engaging introduction lesson for radiation:
For exam boards AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas
Complete lesson in a powerpoint.
Teaching notes from an experienced Head of Physics/Science and technician request in slide notes.
My Lessons also include settler questions, practical instructions, homeworks, exam style questions, video and simulation links.
Check out the rest of my GCSE Physics lessons resources.
An engaging introduction lesson for the matter topic in GCSE Physics or GCSE Combined science.
Including a really fun and easy practical.
For exam boards AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas
Complete lesson in a powerpoint.
Teaching notes from an experienced Head of Physics/Science and technician request in slide notes.
My Lessons also include settler questions, practical instructions, homeworks, exam style questions, video and simulation links.
Please have a look at my other GCSE and A Level Physics resources.
For exam boards AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas
Objectives:
Know some of the dangers of the ionising portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Compare the portions of the electromagnetic spectrum using typical frequencies and wavelengths.
Evaluate the benefits and risks of using X-Rays and Gamma rays in medicine and industry.
Activities:
The ionising portion of the EM spec
Wavelengths and Frequencies
Benefits and risks
Three questions
Complete lesson in a powerpoint.
Teaching notes from an experienced Head of Physics/Science and technician request in slide notes.
My Lessons also include settler questions, practical instructions, homeworks, exam style questions, video and simulation links.
Ultra Violet and Infrared - GCSE Physics or Combined Science
For exam boards AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas
Objectives:
Identify some hazards of UV radiation and explain how we can limit them
Compare the uses and hazards of ultraviolet and infrared.
Explain the uses of IR and UV in terms of their properties.
Activities:
Fluorescence demo and discussion
IR demo and discussion
Comparing UV and IR
Explaining UV and IR
Complete lesson in a powerpoint.
Teaching notes from an experienced Head of Physics/Science and technician request in slide notes.
My Lessons also include settler questions, practical instructions, homeworks, exam style questions, video and simulation links.
For exam boards AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas
Objectives:
Recall the properties of waves.
Define longitudinal and transverse waves.
Memorise the portions of the electromagnetic spectrum in order from longest wavelength to lowest wavelength.
Activities:
Reminders of some wave basics
Slinky waves – transverse and longitudinal
Make an Electromagnetic Spectrum
Wavelength and Frequency
Complete lesson in a powerpoint.
Teaching notes from an experienced Head of Physics/Science and technician request in slide notes.
My Lessons also include settler questions, practical instructions, homeworks, exam style questions, video and simulation links.
Energy Stores and Transfers - GCSE Physics or Combined Science
For exam boards AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas
Objectives:
Identify some hazards of UV radiation and explain how we can limit them
Compare the uses and hazards of ultraviolet and infrared.
Explain the uses of IR and UV in terms of their properties.
Activities:
Fluorescence demo and discussion
IR demo and discussion
Comparing UV and IR
Explaining UV and IR
Complete lesson in a powerpoint.
Teaching notes from an experienced Head of Physics/Science and technician request in slide notes.
My Lessons also include settler questions, practical instructions, homeworks, exam style questions, video and simulation links.
This is a blank student tracker. It will compare to targets. Currently this is for OCR Gateway GCSE Sciences (and Combined Science). It would easily be adapted for any other GCSE course or subject.
Density GCSE Physics or Combined Science
For exam boards AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas
Objectives:
State that like charges repel and opposite charges attract.
Explain how objects become positively or negatively charged in terms of electron transfer.
Explain electrostatic forces with reference to electrical fields around charged particles.
Activities:
language and force at a distance
explore statics activities
Van der Graff demonstration
static vs current electricity plenaries
Complete lesson in a powerpoint.
Teaching notes from an experienced Head of Physics/Science and technician request in slide notes.
My Lessons also include settler questions, practical instructions, homeworks, exam style questions, video and simulation links.
This sheet models completion of Physics calculations showing all the working out. This allows students to complete examples side-by-side with a worked example. In this sheet using the equation, work done = force x distance.
A poster for your walls giving a step-by-step approach to answering physics questions. There is a video accompanying this to give an explanation of how to use this. This would also be a good idea for inserts into books.
Please head along and check out the rest of my videos on www.youtube.com/gorillaphysicsa