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I've been teaching science/physics for quite a while, and written lots of stuff along the way. Much of what I've written is for Nelson Thornes, OUP and SamLearning, but here are some things that are properly mine and I can publish here. Hope you find them useful. At www.darvill.clara.net you'll find some more items, and minisites about gcse radioactivity, energy resources and the electromagnetic spectrum which can occupy a class for a whole lesson and more.

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I've been teaching science/physics for quite a while, and written lots of stuff along the way. Much of what I've written is for Nelson Thornes, OUP and SamLearning, but here are some things that are properly mine and I can publish here. Hope you find them useful. At www.darvill.clara.net you'll find some more items, and minisites about gcse radioactivity, energy resources and the electromagnetic spectrum which can occupy a class for a whole lesson and more.

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Radioactivity - Properties of alpha, beta and gamma
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Radioactivity - Properties of alpha, beta and gamma

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An overview of the properties of alpha, beta and gamma radiation. The sheet consists of a blank table with jumbled answers underneath for pupils to sort. I use it during the first lesson of the topic where I show the class radioactive sources and what happens when you put paper/aluminium/lead in front of them.
Energy resources: card-sorting activity
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Energy resources: card-sorting activity

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Print one set of cards per group. Each card names an energy resource, e.g. Fossil fuels, wind power, etc. The last card has instructions, e.g. sort the cards into fossil fuels vs others, sort them into renewable vs non-renewable, sort them into ones that use the sun vs those that don’t.
Gcse forces and motion - interactive pdf quiz
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Gcse forces and motion - interactive pdf quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz written in PowerPoint with hyperlinks, then exported as a pdf. Formatted so it’ll fit nicely on a phone screen. A simple idea which I came across on [The Physics Teaching Podcast]https://the.physicsteachingpodcast.com/). I’ve included the PowerPoint file so you can edit or adapt it if you feel the urge.
GCSE waves and EM waves - interactive pdf quiz
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GCSE waves and EM waves - interactive pdf quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz written in PowerPoint with hyperlinks, then exported as a pdf. Formatted so it’ll fit nicely on a phone screen. A simple idea which I came across on [The Physics Teaching Podcast]https://the.physicsteachingpodcast.com/). I’ve included the PowerPoint file so you can edit or adapt it if you feel the urge.
Using a microwave oven and chocolate to measure the speed of light
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Using a microwave oven and chocolate to measure the speed of light

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Remove the turntable from the microwave oven, place a large bar of chocolate in there (maybe raise it a bit on a plastic plate). Run the microwave oven, with luck and skill you can get melted chocolate spots at the antinodes. Measure the distance between the spots, double it and you have the wavelength. Look up the frequency on the back of the microwave oven, use the wave equation and calculate c. Then eat the chocolate.
Radioactivity absorption questions
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Radioactivity absorption questions

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A source emits alpha, beta and gamma. but how much of each? This sheet give pupils a chance to figure this out using a bit of subtraction as different absorbers are put in front of the source.
Misconceptions about forces
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Misconceptions about forces

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Do your students have the mistaken idea that a force is needed in order to keep something moving? Find out, along with some other misconceptions, with this quick powerpoint.
Resistance and length quick quiz
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Resistance and length quick quiz

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A quick lesson plenary with a couple of on-screen questions about the relationship between electrical resistance and the length of a wire, in an “underline the correct answer” format. The first slide is the questions only, you could give that to students either on paper or electronically, the second slide animates the answers once they’ve had a go.
Hooke's law springs quick quiz
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Hooke's law springs quick quiz

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A quick lesson plenary with a couple of on-screen questions about springs, in an “underline the correct answer” format. The first slide is the questions only, you could give that to students either on paper or electronically, the second slide animates the answers once they’ve had a go.
GCSE electricity interactive pdf
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GCSE electricity interactive pdf

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A multiple-choice quiz written in PowerPoint with hyperlinks, then exported as a pdf. Formatted so it’ll fit nicely on a phone screen. A simple idea which I came across on [The Physics Teaching Podcast]https://the.physicsteachingpodcast.com/). I’ve included the PowerPoint file so you can edit or adapt it if you feel the urge.
Particle Physics interactive pdf quiz
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Particle Physics interactive pdf quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz written in PowerPoint with hyperlinks, then exported as a pdf. Formatted so it’ll fit nicely on a phone screen. A simple idea which I came across on The Physics Teaching Podcast. I’ve included the PowerPoint file so you can edit or adapt it if you feel the urge.
Force and acceleration - quick quiz
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Force and acceleration - quick quiz

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A quick lesson plenary with a couple of on-screen questions about F=ma, in an “underline the correct answer” format. The first slide is the questions only, you could give that to students either on paper or electronically, the second slide animates the answers once they’ve had a go.
What is RMS?
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What is RMS?

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A short powerpoint to introduce the idea of rms speeds of molecules and rms potential difference.