Experienced Science teacher and Head of Department specialising predominantly in Physics at GCSE and A-level.
My resources are designed as complete and ready-to-go lessons for any science teacher but are particularly suited to NQTs or those who are not 100% confident at the material yet as explanations and activities are very clearly described and answers provided wherever possible.
At KS4 and KS5, lessons prepare students for their exams by incorporating exam application throughout.
Experienced Science teacher and Head of Department specialising predominantly in Physics at GCSE and A-level.
My resources are designed as complete and ready-to-go lessons for any science teacher but are particularly suited to NQTs or those who are not 100% confident at the material yet as explanations and activities are very clearly described and answers provided wherever possible.
At KS4 and KS5, lessons prepare students for their exams by incorporating exam application throughout.
Lesson 1 in AS Electricity unit - lesson powerpoint and demo activity
All my A-level lessons are detailed and tailored to guide students (and teachers) through the new physics A-level specification (and are referenced accordingly). Each has outlined at the start a clear progression through the topic and the relevant section from the specification.
Each lesson contains a starter activity to develop problem solving skills before students progress with new theory and practice. All powerpoints have practice questions with answers at the end. Practical activities feature throughout as this is key to students' understanding and appreciation of the subject.
The high level of detail in these lessons will particularly suit those who are newer to teaching physics at A-level or whose subject knowledge may be a little rusty.
Lesson 3a and 3b in year 7 forces topic looking at drag forces. There are two lessons, the first with a practical investigating air resistance and the second investigating drag in liquids.
Lesson 6 in the year 7 forces topic looking at pressure.
Students learn to calculate pressure and identify common uses of high and low pressure as well as examples of gas, liquid and surface pressures. Ppt includes activity where students can calculate the pressure they exert on the floor.
This document contains all the physics equations necessary for the new AQA Trilogy Science GCSE. It contains all equations with each value, symbol, unit and unit symbol outlined plus a column stating whether students need to learn it or if they are given it in the exams. The document is split with one topic per tab. Lines are shaded pale grey if that value has already come up earlier in the course so that students can build up a picture of familiarity as they go through.
In lesson 1 of the gravitational fields unit students extend their prior understanding of gravity as simply a force to distinguishing between the force and the force field. Students are introduced to Newton's law of gravitation and practise applying the equation to determine the force between two objects based on information provided.
These A-level lesson power points are detailed and tailored to guide students (and teachers) through the new physics A-level specification (and are referenced accordingly). Each has outlined at the start a clear progression through the topic and the relevant section from the specification. Lessons begin with a starter activity to get students thinking and develop problem-solving skills before they progress with new theory and practice. All power points contain practice questions with answers included at the end.
The high level of detail in these lessons will particularly suit those who are newer to teaching physics at A-level or whose subject knowledge may be a little rusty.
In lesson 14 of the electricity unit students learn about that parts and purpose of the various parts of the plug including the different wires and fuse. They learn when and why certain parts are necessary. Students will then have the opportunity to try building a plug from the bare components to see who can do it safely the fastest.
All lesson power points have a slide with clearly defined learning objectives at the start.
AQA GCSE 9-1 Physics Paper 1 revision worksheets.
A set of 10 revision worksheets that can act as a final revision lesson or worksheets to be given to students to complete at home. The questions are in the style of the AQA GCSE exam questions.
A separate power point with the answers is now also included.
Lesson 4 in year 7 cells topic using microscope skills to look at cheek cells from swabs and calculating magnification.
Students use their microscope skills learnt in previous lesson to prepare and observe a specimen of their own cheek cells. They will also learn how to calculate magnification of specimens they view as well as the actual size of cell images based on magnification factor and measurement of the image.
Method for practical is included in the ppt and there is a corresponding worksheet on magnification calculations.
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Lesson 2 in year 7 forces topic looking at balancing forces.
Students learn how to identify whether two or more forces are balanced or unbalanced as well as how to calculate the resultant force on an object. Students will also discuss how balanced or unbalanced forces affect an object’s motion.
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This bundle contains all 7 lessons on forces with their accompanying resources for the topic at KS3.
The lessons are:
L1 - Introduction to forces;
L2 - Balanced and unbalanced forces;
L3 - Drag forces (air resistance and drag in liquids);
L4 - Investigating friction (practical);
L5 - Investigating friction (graphing and write up);
L6 - Pressure;
L7 - Forces in sports.
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Lesson 1 in year 7 cells topic looking at the 7 life processes and basic animal cell structures.
Students learn how to distinguish whether an object should be classed as living or non-living based on information they are given and their own knowledge. There is plenty of opportunity for discussion and also some harder examples to stretch higher students such as the classification of viruses.
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In lesson 1 of the Magnetism and Electromagnetism unit, students learn about magnetic materials, how to draw different magnetic field patterns and are introduced to the idea that electricity can be used to generate a magnetic field. They then go on to look at solenoids and electromagnets in more detail.
All lesson powerpoints begin with a question/task to engage students as soon as they enter the classroom, clearly defined learning objectives and opportunity to recall and apply to the exam what they have learned throughout.
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In lesson 2 of the Magnetism and Electromagnetism unit (AQA specification 4.7.2.1), students recap what they learned about electromagnets in lesson 1 and go onto learn about the factors affecting the strength of an electromagnet through practical work and discussion.
All lesson powerpoints begin with a question/task to engage students as soon as they enter the classroom, clearly defined learning objectives and opportunity to recall and apply to the exam what they have learned throughout.
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In lesson 2 of the electricity unit students discover for themselves the rules of current in both series and parallel circuits while developing their practical skills.
All lesson power points have a slide with clearly defined lesson objectives at the start.
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This lesson bundle follows and covers the complete new AQA specification for Combined Science: Trilogy - Physics - Electricity unit. (The new combined science GCSE replaces the old double award core and additonal science units.)
This bundle now contains 14 lessons with their accompanying resources for the Electricity unit from the Physics section of the new AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy.
Each lesson has engaging ‘bell work’ as students settle, clearly defined learning objectives, tasks to promote interest and consolidate learning of the lesson material and plenary slides. Most lessons also contain a practical activity to develop students’ skills and confidence using equipment and to give students the opportunity to discover the circuit rules for themselves before learning the theory, although this can also be flipped to instead test the theory in practice once learnt.
The lessons and resources included are:
L1 - Circuit components, series and parallel circuits;
L2 - Current;
L3 - Charge;
L4 - Potential difference;
L5 - Power;
L6 - Resistance;
L7 - Required practical 15 - Resistance with wire length;
L8 - Ohm’s law;
L9 - Power and resistance;
L10 - Resistors - Thermistors and LDRs;
L11 - Required practical 16 - Resistors in series and parallel;
L12 - The National Grid;
L13 - Types of current - AC DC and the plug;
L14 - The plug and electrical safety in the home
You can view my other resources in my TES author shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/QuasiEntropist/
This lesson bundle follows and covers the complete new AQA specification for Combined Science: Trilogy - Physics - Electricity unit. (The new combined science GCSE replaces the old double award core and additonal science units.)
This bundle now contains 14 lessons with their accompanying resources for the Electricity unit from the Physics section of the new AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy.
Each lesson has engaging ‘bell work’ as students settle, clearly defined learning objectives, tasks to promote interest and consolidate learning of the lesson material and plenary slides. Most lessons also contain a practical activity to develop students’ skills and confidence using equipment and to give students the opportunity to discover the circuit rules for themselves before learning the theory, although this can also be flipped to instead test the theory in practice once learnt.
The lessons and resources included are:
L1 - Circuit components, series and parallel circuits;
L2 - Current;
L3 - Charge;
L4 - Potential difference;
L5 - Power;
L6 - Resistance;
L7 - Required practical 15 - Resistance with wire length;
L8 - Ohm’s law;
L9 - Power and resistance;
L10 - Resistors - Thermistors and LDRs;
L11 - Required practical 16 - Resistors in series and parallel (NOW ADDED);
L12 - The National Grid (NOW ADDED);
L13 - Types of current - AC DC and the plug (NOW ADDED);
L14 - The plug and electrical safety in the home (NEWLY ADDED).
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In lesson 3 of the Magnetism and Electromagnetism unit (AQA specification 4.7.2.2), students recap what they learned about building an electromagnet in lesson 2 with an exam Q and go onto learn about the Motor Effect. Once they have mastered Fleming’s left hand rule through a number of application questions, they go on to learn and apply the equation F=BIL through a number of differentiated calculation questions.
All lesson powerpoints begin with a question/task to engage students as soon as they enter the classroom, clearly defined learning objectives and opportunity to recall and apply to the exam what they have learned throughout.
You can view my other resources in my TES author shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/QuasiEntropist/
