This starter pack breaks AQA's GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (Physics) specification down into 6 coherent and logically ordered units. The specification statements have been ordered to reflect a pedagogically-sound sequence of delivery. Time allocations for delivery are indicated (presented as a useful 2-year long-term planner) so that the course spans approximately 100 lessons. The 20-lesson first unit is deliberately very accessible and is suitable for delivery in Year 9 if you wish to start KS4 early.
This long-term planning stage is the necessary starting point for developing your own scheme of work that suits your context, students and teaching staff. With the long-term planning done, you can focus on medium- and short-term planning of the lessons themselves.
This starter pack breaks AQA's GCSE Physics specification down into 7 coherent and logically ordered units. The specification statements have been ordered to reflect a pedagogically-sound sequence of delivery. Time allocations for delivery are indicated (presented as a useful 2-year long-term planner) so that the course spans approximately 140 lessons. The 20-lesson first unit is deliberately very accessible and is suitable for delivery in Year 9 if you wish to start KS4 early.
This long-term planning stage is the necessary starting point for developing your own scheme of work that suits your context, students and teaching staff. With the long-term planning done, you can focus on medium- and short-term planning of the lessons themselves.
An editable 2-year calendar-based long-term planner for your schemes of work for AQA's GCSE Physics and GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (Physics).
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Summaries of the AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (Physics) "Energy", "Particle model of matter" and "Forces" topics, presented in a student-friendly and attractive form. Students can use them as concise revision checklists or as "what to expect" introductions. Teachers can use them as a more useful starting point than the original specification for writing a medium-term plan of the scheme of work for these topics.
The order of the statements has been altered and the wording changed in places compared to the specification, to reflect how the concepts might be better taught and learnt. In particular, some of the "Energy" and "Particles" topics have been relocated to the "Forces" topic, where they make more sense alongside related concepts.
Required practicals and equations are emphasised and Higher Tier concepts are clearly highlighted.
Summaries of the AQA GCSE Physics "Energy", "Particle model of matter" and "Forces" topics, presented in a student-friendly and attractive form. Students can use them as concise revision checklists or as "what to expect" introductions. Teachers can use them as a more useful starting point than the original specification for writing a medium-term plan of the scheme of work for these topics.
The order of the statements has been altered and the wording changed in places compared to the specification, to reflect how the concepts might be better taught and learnt. In particular, some of the "Energy" and "Particles" topics have been relocated to the "Forces" topic, where they make more sense alongside related concepts.
Required practicals and equations are emphasised and Higher Tier and Physics-only concepts are clearly highlighted.
A summary of the AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (Physics) "Atomic Structure" topic, presented in a student-friendly and attractive form. Students can use it as a concise revision checklist or as a "what to expect" introduction. Teachers can use it as a more useful starting point than the original specification for writing a medium-term plan of the scheme of work for this topic.
The order of the statements has been altered and the wording changed in places compared to the specification, to reflect how the concepts might be better taught and learnt. Higher Tier concepts are clearly highlighted.
A summary of the AQA GCSE Physics "Atomic Structure" topic, presented in a student-friendly and attractive form. Students can use it as a concise revision checklist or as a "what to expect" introduction. Teachers can use it as a more useful starting point than the original specification for writing a medium-term plan of the scheme of work for this topic.
The order of the statements has been altered and the wording changed in places compared to the specification, to reflect how the concepts might be better taught and learnt. Higher Tier and Physics-only concepts are clearly highlighted.
A summary of the AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (Physics) "Electricity" topic, presented in a student-friendly and attractive form. Students can use it as a concise revision checklist or as a "what to expect" introduction. Teachers can use it as a more useful starting point than the original specification for writing a medium-term plan of the scheme of work for this topic.
The order of the statements has been altered and the wording changed in places compared to the specification, to reflect how the concepts might be better taught and learnt. Required practicals and equations are emphasised and Higher Tier concepts are clearly highlighted.
A summary of the AQA GCSE Physics "Electricity" topic, presented in a student-friendly and attractive form. Students can use it as a concise revision checklist or as a "what to expect" introduction. Teachers can use it as a more useful starting point than the original specification for writing a medium-term plan of the scheme of work for this topic.
The order of the statements has been altered and the wording changed in places compared to the specification, to reflect how the concepts might be better taught and learnt. Required practicals and equations are emphasised and Higher Tier and Physics-only concepts are clearly highlighted.
A summary of the AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (Physics) "Magnetism and Electromagnetism" topic, presented in a student-friendly and attractive form. Students can use it as a concise revision checklist or as a "what to expect" introduction. Teachers can use it as a more useful starting point than the original specification for writing a medium-term plan of the scheme of work for this topic.
The order of the statements has been altered and the wording changed in places compared to the specification, to reflect how the concepts might be better taught and learnt. Required practicals and equations are emphasised and Higher Tier concepts are clearly highlighted.
A summary of the AQA GCSE Physics "Magnetism and Electromagnetism" topic, presented in a student-friendly and attractive form. Students can use it as a concise revision checklist or as a "what to expect" introduction. Teachers can use it as a more useful starting point than the original specification for writing a medium-term plan of the scheme of work for this topic.
The order of the statements has been altered and the wording changed in places compared to the specification, to reflect how the concepts might be better taught and learnt. Required practicals and equations are emphasised and Higher Tier and Physics-only concepts are clearly highlighted.
A summary of the AQA GCSE Physics "Space Physics" topic, presented in a student-friendly and attractive form. Students can use it as a concise revision checklist or as a "what to expect" introduction. Teachers can use it as a more useful starting point than the original specification for writing a medium-term plan of the scheme of work for this topic.
The order of the statements has been altered and the wording changed in places compared to the specification, to reflect how the concepts might be better taught and learnt.
A summary of the AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (Physics) "Waves" topic, presented in a student-friendly and attractive form. Students can use it as a concise revision checklist or as a "what to expect" introduction. Teachers can use it as a more useful starting point than the original specification for writing a medium-term plan of the scheme of work for this topic.
The order of the statements has been altered and the wording changed in places compared to the specification, to reflect how the concepts might be better taught and learnt. Required practicals and equations are emphasised and Higher Tier concepts are clearly highlighted.
A summary of the AQA GCSE Physics "Waves" topic, presented in a student-friendly and attractive form. Students can use it as a concise revision checklist or as a "what to expect" introduction. Teachers can use it as a more useful starting point than the original specification for writing a medium-term plan of the scheme of work for this topic.
The order of the statements has been altered and the wording changed in places compared to the specification, to reflect how the concepts might be better taught and learnt. Required practicals and equations are emphasised and Higher Tier and Physics-only concepts are clearly highlighted.
A light-hearted silly story to introduce GCSE students to the concept of radioactive carbon dating. Use as part of a wider lesson. The story will take about 10 minutes to tell and explain, before you move on to more challenging examples.
A set of four posters showing the Physics equations that students need to memorise for the GCSE Physics / GCSE Combined Science exams. The style is simple and clean and the posters can be printed up to A1 size without loss of quality, so students will be able to read them wherever they are sat in the room. Put a set in every lab and down the corridor outside, too! Or print and laminate A4/A3 copies and spread them on desks as placemats.