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I am an experienced dual-qualified teacher and private tutor of Physics and Mathematics with a passion for producing good quality resources for use in my own teaching which I am keen to share. I teach Physics and Mathematics to Advanced Higher level, including Advanced Higher Mechanics and the Scottish Science Baccalaureate. I am also the Principal Teacher of Science in my school.

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I am an experienced dual-qualified teacher and private tutor of Physics and Mathematics with a passion for producing good quality resources for use in my own teaching which I am keen to share. I teach Physics and Mathematics to Advanced Higher level, including Advanced Higher Mechanics and the Scottish Science Baccalaureate. I am also the Principal Teacher of Science in my school.
Our Dynamic Universe - Higher Physics Exam Style Questions
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Our Dynamic Universe - Higher Physics Exam Style Questions

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This resource contains a selection of exam-style questions (based on SQA Higher Physics style) for revision of and practice of the topic Our Dynamic Universe. Suitable for students studying Higher Physics or equivalent. Key areas include: Equations and Graphs of Motion; Forces and Newton’s laws; Conservation of Energy; Inclined Planes; Projectile Motion; Momentum and Impulse; Doppler Effect; Special Relativity; Expanding Universe. Full worked solutions are included in a separate document with additional guidance and advice for students.
Electromagnetic Spectrum Homework
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Electromagnetic Spectrum Homework

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Suitable for SQA National 5 Physics or equivalent. A short set of questions that could be used as a homework or classroom task - formatted with spaces for student answers. Focus: The Electromagnetic Spectrum; problems involving frequency, wavelength, speed and speed, distance and time for waves. Solutions included in separate document.
Definition of Current - Questions
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Definition of Current - Questions

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Suitable for SQA National 5 Physics or equivalent. A short set of questions that could be used as a classroom task or a homework - formatted with spaces for student answers. Focus: Definition of current in terms of charge flowing and time; definition of AC. Solutions included in separate document.
Diffraction Gratings - Questions
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Diffraction Gratings - Questions

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Suitable for SQA Higher Physics or equivalent. This resource focuses on diffraction gratings and consists of two differentiated questions sheets: (1) core and (2) extension. Solutions are also provided in separate files.
Irradiance & Inverse Square Law - Questions
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Irradiance & Inverse Square Law - Questions

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Suitable for SQA Higher Physics (or equivalent) This resource contains questions based on irradiance and the inverse square law of light from a point source. Examples also include the Sun as a point source of light as a potential extension discussion to luminosity and apparent brightness for Advanced Higher. Q5 is an exam-style question. Solutions included in a separate document.
Work & Gravitational Potential Energy
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Work & Gravitational Potential Energy

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For National 5 Physics - a resource covering work done and gravitational potential energy including a note, worked examples and questions. Answers included as a separate file. This resource is a ‘lesson short’ which is designed as a summary of the concepts. It is designed to be printed as a small booklet: front page contains the basic theory; back page has worked examples; and the centre pages have questions to try.
Irradiance - Questions
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Irradiance - Questions

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Suitable for Higher Physics or equivalent. Questions that focus on the definition of irradiance and calculations involving irradiance, power and area. Solutions provided in separate document.
Snell's Law
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Snell's Law

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Suitable for SQA Higher Physics or equivalent. This is a ‘lesson short’ that covers Snell’s Law with worked examples and questions to try. Snell’s law is derived using RAT-trigonometry and then applied in worked examples to solve problems involving refractive index, speed of light, angles and wavelengths. Includes questions to allow students to practice applying Snell’s Law. This lesson short is designed to be printed as a booklet - front page is theory, back page is worked examples and the centre two pages are questions to try. Can also be used without printing. Solutions in separate document.
Specific Latent Heat - Questions
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Specific Latent Heat - Questions

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Suitable for SQA National 5 Physics or equivalent. Questions focused on the the specific latent heat of materials, including experiments to determine the specific latent heat. Vaporisation and Fusion both covered. Final questions are ‘exam-style’. Solutions available in separate document.
Kinetic Energy
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Kinetic Energy

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Suitable for SQA National 5 or equivalent. This ‘lesson short’ outlines the equation for kinetic energy and shows the derivation (for interest only for most Physics courses at N5 or equivalent level). It also contains worked examples and questions to reinforce the use of the equation for kinetic energy. Acceleration is considered as a vector quantity so is taken as negative acceleration for an object slowing down. The lesson short is designed to be printed as a small booklet - front page for theory, back page for worked examples and middle pages for questions.
Energy of a Photon - Questions
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Energy of a Photon - Questions

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Suitable for SQA Higher Physics or equivalent. This resource contains questions to determine the energy of a photon given either its frequency or wavelength. Intended as an introduction and reinforcement of the relationship E = hf to prepare pupils for Photoelectric Effect and Spectra key areas. Solutions given in separate document.
Heat Energy - Conservation Questions
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Heat Energy - Conservation Questions

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Suitable for SQA National 5 Physics or equivalent. This resource consists of questions focused on heat energy and conservation of energy in different systems. The questions are exam-style and link to other energies such as kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy. Solutions provided in separate file.
Pressure - Questions
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Pressure - Questions

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Suitable for SQA National 5 Physics or equivalent. This resource contains questions that focus on the definition of pressure, including calculations where students must find the weight of an object in addition. This could be used as a summary exercise, homework exercise or classroom task to consolidate the definition of pressure through numerical calculations. Answers in separate file.
Bohr Model & Spectra - Questions
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Bohr Model & Spectra - Questions

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Suitable for HIgher Physics (or equivalent) This resource contains questions about the Bohr Model of the Atom and absorption and emission spectra, including calculations of photon frequencies and wavelengths. The later questions are of ‘exam-style’. Solutions are provided in a separate document.
Charles' Law - Questions
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Charles' Law - Questions

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Suitable for National 5 Physics or equivalent. This resource contains questions that focus on Charles’ Law to give pupils the opportunity to apply the gas law for fixed pressure to a variety of problems. This includes an ‘exam-style’ question about a Charles’ Law experiment. Solutions given in a separate document.
Photoelectric Effect - Questions
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Photoelectric Effect - Questions

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Suitable for SQA Higher Physics or equivalent. This resource contains questions about the photoelectric effect, including numerical questions based on the work function of a material and the kinetic energy of a released electron. Effects of changing irradiance and frequency on experiments involving the photoelectric effect also feature in the questions. Solutions are in a separate file.
Energy Conservation (Work, Gravitational Potential, Kinetic)
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Energy Conservation (Work, Gravitational Potential, Kinetic)

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Suitable for SQA National 5 Physics or equivalent. This resource is intended for use following the study of work, gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy by reviewing the energy types through application of conservation of energy. As a ‘lesson short’, the first page covers the basic concepts, the last page shows worked examples and the middle two pages have questions for students to try. Solutions in a separate document.
Guy-Lussac's Law - Questions
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Guy-Lussac's Law - Questions

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Suitable for SQA National 5 Physics or equivalent. This resources contains questions the focus on Guy-Lussac’s law (pressure-temperature) to students to practice the application of the law and explanation of the effect of changing temperature on the pressure of a gas. End question is an exam-style question. Solutions provided in a separate document.
Compound Percentages - Revision Questions
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Compound Percentages - Revision Questions

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Suitable for National 5 Mathematics or equivalent. This resources has worked examples and questions for students to try on compound percentages, including both increase and decrease. Questions are of National 5 ‘exam-style’. Solutions provided in a separate document.