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Complete schemes of work, lesson plans and powerpoints to teach Science, written by a current Head of Physics rated Outstanding in his teaching and currently working at a school rated Outstanding by OfSted
Complete schemes of work, lesson plans and powerpoints to teach Science, written by a current Head of Physics rated Outstanding in his teaching and currently working at a school rated Outstanding by OfSted
This is a bundle of 12 fully planned lessons and full PowerPoints to assist in the delivery of an Astrophysics course.
This not only fully completes the AQA Unit 9 scheme (Optional Astrophysics course) but would be ideal for running a Stretch and Challenge GCSE club
This course has excellent ideas, pictures and mathematical solutions to assist in the astrophysics sections of other examination boards
This bundle represents a saving of 46% on the purchase price of the lessons separately.
Version history:
v1.01 - Lesson 28.3 (Charge coupled devices) mathematical error corrected
v1.03 - Lesson 28.5 / 28.6 Error in formula corrected and wavelength scale reveres on spectral diagram
v1.04 - Lesson 28.10/11 typos corrected and magnitude formula sign altered
v1.05 - Lesson 28.12 corrected an error in the maths example. Added a work-through of a second question.
This is a bundle of all of the 4 main units of the A-Level Scheme of Work (Year 1) - fully up to date with the latest 2016 syllabus including:
Section 1 (Chapters 1 - 3) - Particles and Radiation
Section 2 (Chapters 4 - 5) - Waves and Optics
Section 3 (Chapters 6 - 11) - Mechanics and Materials
Section 4 (Chapters 12 - 13) - Electricity
Every single lesson in this 80 lesson scheme is step-by step explained with powerpoints for each lesson, including resource ideas and experiments and the 6 required practicals. All links made clear to the latest AQA syllabus
This is everything that a teacher or school needs to teach the entire AS course (Year 1 A-Level AQA). Designed around the AQA syllabus this scheme would be invaluable to anyone teaching any of the main exam boards (OCR and Edexcel).
Chapter 1 is also available FREE if you would like to sample the quality of this resource.
Every individual lesson is available to download at £2/lesson - Chapters are almost half price and this huge bundle of every chapter works out at only 50p per lesson PLUS information and guidance on the six Year 1 required practicals.
All links, page references and lesson codes are from the latest (2015/2016) Oxford University Press book (Both AS and A-Level)
Version history:
v2.00 - All book codes for homework linked to latest 2016 AQA book
v2.01 - Various grammar corrections; simplification of Kaon/Pion table in lesson on particle interactions
v2.02 - Addition of a worked example and summary to lesson 3.1, deleted a corrupted file from the diffraction grating folder
v2.03 Typo on 11.4 corrected
v2.11 - Revamp of chapter 8
v2.12 Renamed a file that was too long, causing issues. Improved PowerPoint 8.3 (labels on graphs)
This set of four lessons goes over the exponential formula used in Physics for radioactive decay as well as teaching the basic rules of logs and why natural logs are used.
This is a complete set of 49 PowerPoints that covers sections A through to G of the Pearson National BTec Engineering (A-Level standard)
These PowerPoints are available individually or as bundles by section, but it is heavily discounted in this complete set
Every lesson includes a PowerPoint and this entire bundle is designed as a teaching aid for excellent classroom delivery and confidence that the specification has been covered. Many of the lessons also contain a worksheet complete with answers.
This bundle includes the following subsections (also available as individual bundles in our shop):
Mathematical Methods (11 Powerpoints)
Static Engineering systems (3 PowerPoints)
Loaded components(3 PowerPoints)
Dynamic Engineering system (4 PowerPoints)
Lifting machines (4 PowerPoints)
Fluid systems (4 PowerPoints)
Thermodynamics (5 PowerPoints)
Static and direct current electricity (3 PowerPoints)
DC circuits (4 PowerPoints)
Magnetism (2 PowerPoints)
Electromagnetism (3 PowerPoints)
Single phase alternating current (3 PowerPoints)
This is a lesson and PowerPoint that covers both Newton’s corpuscular theory of light and Huygens’ wave theory of light. It tells the story of how the understanding of light and colour changed from Newton in the 1600’s to Huygens (and Young) by the turn of the 1900’s
As well as supporting A-Level Physics for many exam boards this lesson is also part of a chapter that covers the optional Turning Points in Physics unit 9 for AQA (Lesson 5 of 15)
Please see my shop to view all of my lessons and entire schemes of work
This is a detailed lesson and PowerPoint explain the uses of radiation, dosage to patients and two examples of non-medical uses. This is the eleventh lesson in the Atomic Structure unit of work (P4).
The lesson covers the selection criteria for isotopes and uses Technetium as an example, enables consideration for balancing and weighing risks to patients and includes data of common treatments. A one page worksheet has been included as a short activity to enable pupils to graph the data and think about the risks of therapy.
There is a detailed lesson plan with notes on teaching, a PowerPoint to support the lesson and a worksheet to aid in delivery / test understanding. There are also ideas for homework tasks and differentiation tasks that can be used by a teacher to develop the lesson further.
This is a detailed lesson and PowerPoint explaining how an electric loudspeaker works. This is the fifth lesson in the Electromagnetism unit of work (P7).
The lesson recaps sound, longitudinal waves, frequency and amplitude and then applies them to a moving coil speaker, building on the knowledge of the motor force and solenoids from the previous lessons in the chapter. There are two PowerPoints either with or without the short 5 second video clip of the practical so that the 26MB download is optional.
Ideas for differentiation, discussion, research and homework also included in lesson plan.
This lesson covers both the apparent and absolute magnitude of stars, brightness and luminosity, the logarithmic scale and the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. The H-R diagram includes the positions of the main stellar types, the Sun and the evolutionary path of the Sun.
There is a worksheet of questions on these topics, including an answer sheet.
This is the fourth (of 6) lessons in this section entitled “Astrophysics” which is available as a bundle in our shop.
This is a bundle of all of the 3 main units of the A-Level Scheme of Work (Year 2) - fully up to date with the latest 2016 syllabus including:
Section 6 (Chapters 17 - 20) – Further Mechanics and Thermal Physics
Section 7 (Chapters 21 - 25) – Fields
Section 8 (Chapters 26 - 27) – Nuclear Physics
Every single lesson in this 58 lesson scheme is step-by step explained with PowerPoints for each lesson, including resource ideas and experiments and the 6 required practicals. All links made clear to the latest AQA syllabus. Designed around the AQA syllabus this scheme would be invaluable to anyone teaching any of the main exam boards (OCR and Edexcel included).
This is everything that a teacher or school needs to teach the entire Year 2 course, except for the optional Section 9 material (Astrophysics bundle is available in my shop covering 12 extra lessons)
Every individual lesson is available to download at £2/lesson - Chapters are almost half price and this huge bundle of every chapter works out at only 50p per lesson PLUS information and guidance on the six Year 2 required practicals.
All links, page references and lesson codes are from the latest (2015/2016) Oxford University Press book
Remember to check back for updates which we post below; free to re-download and get any improvements!
v1.03 - replacement of f for T in pendulum formula in 18.1
v1.04 - placing signs into the velocity and acceleration formulae in 18.2 and the subscripts to clarify the formulae
v1.05 - Correction of signs in formulae in sine wave lessons 18.4 and 18.5
v1.06 - Grammar correction in lesson 23.1
v1.07 - Corrected an error in a definition in 22.3
v1.08 - Typo missing powers on Fission slide 27.3
v1.09 - Clarification of force on 17.4 slide
v1.11 - Improvement of lesson 24.1 PowerPoint, typos amended in slides 24.3 & 25.1
This lesson covers the Evolution of the Universe from the Big Bang through all of its major stages, including particle creation, primordial fusion and the development of galaxies. There is a worksheet of questions and answers included in this lesson. Please note that the theory of the Big Bang and the evidence for it is covered in the next lesson of this series.
This is the fifth (of 6) lessons in this section entitled “Astrophysics” which is available as a bundle in our shop.
iGCSE Physics PowerPoint that covers the topics of conduction and convection. This 18 page powerpoint explains the two methods of thermal transfer, goes through a science classroom experiment for each and links to insulation with a third experiment fully explained. There are also links with weather patterns and a discussion of the four variables that control conductive transfer rates.
This is the second of 6 topics in this units of work and is aimed at covering approximately 3 hours of teaching, including the experiments.
This covers the Lessons (that are all available individually):
The Solar System
Life History of a Star
How the Elements are made
Orbital Motion and Satellites
Red Shift and the Big Bang
Dark Matter and Dark Energy
This bundle includes the following 3 lessons to complete this section of the BTec Engineering course:
• Single Phase AC theory
• Combining Sinusoidal Waveforms
• Impedance
iGCSE - Total Internal Reflection
This lesson covers the refraction of light and the calculation of refractive index as applied to the phenomenon of total internal reflection. This lesson also demonstrates the experiment that can be performed, step-by-step with animation.
This is a 7 slide PowerPoint that covers BTec National Engineering (A-Level equivalent) on the topic of Tensile and Compressive forces which create stress and strain. This then goes on to explain how this relates to the Modulus of Elasticity (Young Modulus). Three question sheets are included complete with worked answers.
This is the first of three PowerPoints in this series and covers the mathematical and physics for an analysis of Stress and Strain in Engineering materials
v1.1 - PDF question sheets and worked answers added to resource
v1.11 - Two more sets of questions and answers added to resource; minor improvements to ppt also made
v1.12 - Error on the answer sheet corrected
v1.13 - Jan 2023 Error on Powerpoint corrected
This is the first of three lessons that introduce the idea of logarithms
The PowerPoint takes students through the difficulties in graphing data of wide ranging numbers and then, using the E-M spectrum and H-R diagrams, shows how log-log graphs can be used to display this data.
This is part of the essential mathematics skills needed for A-Level Physics
This PowerPoint lesson on Stellar Evolution covers the development of a star through its entire life. This powerpoint includes the iGCSE details linking surface temperature to the colour of star and the ultimate ending paths of stars depending on their mass. A poster / flow chart activity idea is also included.
This is the third (of 6) lessons in this section entitled “Astrophysics” which is available as a bundle in our shop.
This PowerPoint lesson on Orbits and Orbital Motion covers the mathematics of circular motion (at iGCSE physics level) and applies this to the orbits of the planets, moons and satellites. Various types of satellite orbits are also considered including geostationary orbits.
This is the second (of 6) lessons in this section entitled “Astrophysics” which is available as a bundle in our shop