Lessons building on KS3 knowledge of magnets to explain where magnetism comes from. Includes ferrous and non-ferrous materials; domains; magnetic fields; inducing magnetism and de-magnetization - contains practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P7, Cambridge iGCSE P9 and more Lesson 1/2 Developing: Distinguish between magnetic and non-magnetic materials Secure: Describe the forces between magnets and give an account of induced magnetism Exceeding: methods of magnetization and demagnetization Lesson 2/2 Developing: Draw the pattern of magnetic field lines around a bar magnet Secure: Describe an experiment to identify the pattern of magnetic field lines, including the direction Exceeding: Explain that magnetic forces are due to interactions between magnetic fields

Lesson exploring the heating of gases including how volume changes when maintaining pressure - includes card sort task and other student tasks. Developing: Identify the key difference between the behaviour of gases when heated compared to the behaviour of liquids and solids when heated. Securing: Draw particle diagrams to model the increase in pressure when the temperature of a gas increases. Exceeding: Assess the relative expansion rates of solids, liquids and gases and relate the differences in expansion to the strength of the forces between particles.

Lessons designed to build on prior knowledge of radioactivity and radioactive decay. Introducing and explaining fission of radioactive materials and fusion - includes practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P4, Cambridge iGCSE P11 and more Lesson 1/2 Developing: State the meaning of nuclear fission. Securing: Recall the basic design features of a nuclear fission power station and the location of the nuclear fission process. Exceeding: Recall the basic design features of a nuclear fission power station and the location of the nuclear fission process. Lesson 2/2 Developing: State the main differences between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. Securing: Recall that fusion takes place naturally in the centre of stars. Exceeding: Evaluate in simple terms why nuclear fusion reactors are not used to produce energy in nuclear fusion reactors.

Two lessons designed to teach students what happens to light during reflection. Students learn how to draw appropriate ray diagrams and examine real and virtual rays - includes lots of practice questions. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P6, Cambridge iGCSE P7 and more. Lesson 1/2 Developing: Recall and use the law “angle of incidence = angle of reflection”. Securing: Recall that the image in a plane mirror is virtual. Exceeding: Describe the formation of an image by a plane mirror, and give its characteristics. Lesson 2/2 Developing: Recall the rules for image size and position. Securing: Locate the position of an image formed in a plane mirror. Exceeding: Apply knowledge of reflection and light rays in simple constructions for reflection by plane mirrors.

Lessons designed to build on prior knowledge of nuclear radiation. Covers Alpha & Beta decay and half-life - includes practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P4, Cambridge iGCSE P11 and more Lesson 1/2 Developing: Describe the composition of different nuclei in terms of protons and neutrons. Securing: State that during alpha or beta decay the nucleus changes to that of a different element. Exceeding: Use equations involving nuclide notation to represent changes in the composition of the nucleus when particles are emitted. Lesson 2/2 Developing: Recall that nuclear decay is spontaneous and random. Securing: Describe what is meant by half life, in terms of number of nuclei and activity. Exceeding: Calculate half-life from data or decay curves from which background radiation has not been subtracted.

Two lessons designed to introduce the concept of electrical charge, static electricity, the uses of electrostatics and detecting charge using a gold leaf electroscope - includes practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P2, Cambridge iGCSE P8 and more Lesson 1/2 Developing: Recall that atoms are made up of (-ve)electrons, (+) protons and (0) neutrons. Secure: Describe the differences between conductors, insulators and semi-conductors. Exceed: Explain how polythene rods and wool cloth can be used to show charges attract and repel. Lesson 2/2 Developing: Recall that charge can be measured in coulombs or micro coulombs. Secure: Describe that objects can have an induced charge and the need for objects to be earthed. Exceeding: Give examples using electrostatic charge and how it works in each example.

Lesson taking a deep look at specific heat capacity both practically and via calculation. Links to storing thermal energy are made and understanding which materials would be best for this - includes practice questions for students. Developing: Define the term specific heat capacity Securing: Recall the formula used to calculate the specific heat capacity of different materials. Exceeding: Calculate the amount of energy transferred to an object

Lessons designed to build on knowledge of current, voltage and resistance. Recaps and explains the rules for current and voltage in series and parallel circuits. Introduces calculating resistance of series and parallel circuits - includes practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P2, Cambridge iGCSE P8 and more Lesson 1/2 Developing: Understand that the current at every point in a series circuit is the same. Secure: State the advantages of connecting lamps in parallel in a lighting circuit. Exceeding: State that, for a parallel circuit, the current from the source is larger than the current in each branch. Lesson 2/2 Developing: Calculate total resistance in a series circuit. Securing: Apply formulas to work out the total resistance in a parallel circuit. Exceeding: Calculate the current in all branches in a parallel circuit.

Lessons designed to introduce and explain all areas on nuclear radiation, including their uses; background radiation; penetration and ionization levels - contains practice questions for students. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P4, Cambridge iGCSE P11 and more Lesson 1/2 Developing: Recall the main three types of nuclear radiation. Securing: Recognise the different properties of the main three types of nuclear radiation. Exceeding: Demonstrate knowledge of the influence of electric and magnetic fields on nuclear radiation through diagrams. Lesson 2/2 Developing: Demonstrate understanding of back ground radiation. Securing: Describe a method that can be used to detect alpha, beta and gamma nuclear radiation. Exceeding: Apply conceptual knowledge of back ground radiation to count rate problems.

Lessons introducing and explaining the various logic gates with various work sheets. Ideal for Cambridge iGCSE P10 and more Lesson 1/2 Developing: Define what is meant by the terms analogue and digital in terms of continuous variation and high/ low states. Securing: Describe the action of AND, OR, NOT logic gates. Exceeding: Design simple circuits using AND, OR, NOT logic gates. Lesson 2/2 Developing: Define what is meant by the terms analogue and digital in terms of continuous variation and high/ low states. Securing: Describe the action of AND, OR, NOT logic gates. Exceeding: Design simple circuits using AND, OR, NOT logic gates.

Series of lessons designed to build on knowledge of current and voltage. Introducing resistance; Ohm’s Law; rules regarding length, cross sectional area, material and temperature; resistivity; current-voltage graphs of a wire, bulb, thermistor and diode; practical used for investigating the resistance of different components - includes questions for students to practice. Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P2, Cambridge iGCSE P8 and more Lesson 1/3 Developing: State that resistance = p.d. / current and understand qualitatively how changes in p.d. or resistance affect current. Securing: Recall the four factors that affect the resistance of a conductor. Exceeding: Draw and interpret circuit diagrams containing multiple types of resistance component. Lesson 2/3 Developing: Recall and use the equation R = V / I Securing: Sketch a current-voltage graph for a metal conductor and a filament lamp and describe how current varies with p.d. for a metal conductor. Exceeding: Interpret the current-voltage graphs and explain the differences between the two types of conductor. Lesson 3/3 Developing: Recall that as a wire increases in length, so too does its resistance. Securing: Describe the qualitative relationship between the length and resistance of a wire and the relationship between cross-sectional area and resistance. Exceeding: Apply the proportionality between resistance and length, and the inverse proportionality between resistance and cross-sectional area of a wire to quantitative problems.