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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 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 includes a PowerPoint and detailed lesson plan that includes:
Comparison of Alternating and Direct Current
Use of oscilloscopes to investigate the AC / DC traces
Conversion of frequency to time period for an AC supply
National Grid (UK system)
Homework ideas and differentiation / extension ideas are included in the step-by-step lesson.
This is the seventh lesson in the Electricity unit of work (P2) and would cover about an hour to 90 minutes of teaching including writing up and analysing the oscilloscopes and drawing out the National Grid system.
This PowerPoint lesson on Transformers covers the application of induction to the construction of AC transformers. The mathematics and formulae for both power and voltage across transformers is covered, together with a worked example. There is also a comprehensive set of questions and answers.
This is the final (of 8) lessons in this section entitled “Magnetism and Electromagnetism” which is available as a bundle in our shop.
v1.1 Question worksheet added complete with answers
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 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 resource contains 8 lessons, each of which contains a PowerPoint
Magnets
Magnetising
Electromagnetism
The Motor Effect
Electric Motors
Electromagnetic Induction
Generators
Transformers
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 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 the nine lessons, complete with full lesson plans, curriculum links, PowerPoints and required practical for chapter 26 Radioactivity
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 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.
This bundle contains four PowerPoints that cover the sub-section of the BTec Engineering course “Fluid systems” including:
Describing Fluid Systems
Hydrostatic Pressure
Immersed Bodies
Fluid Flow in Pipes
This is a bundle of six lessons and includes:
Six individual lesson powerpoints
Six lesson plans showing step by step how to cover the topic of simple harmonic motion
Links to the syllabus (2015 onwards) from AQA
Contains information for required practical #7 powerpoint and documentation from AQA
This covers the Lessons (that are all available individually):
Structure of an atom
Mass number and isotopes
Development of the Atomic Model
Radioactive Decay
Alpha, beta and gamma
Properties of Radiation
Nuclear Equations
Half Life
Radioactive Waste
Background Radiation
Fission
Fusion
This is a 10 slide PowerPoint that covers BTec National Engineering (A-Level equivalent) on the topic of Resistors in both series and parallel circuits. This PowerPoint includes circuit diagrams and worked examples of the resistance, current and voltage calculations needed for basic circuits.
This is the fifth PowerPoint in this section (Electricity and circuits).
v1.01 (18th Nov 2020) - Minor corrections
v1.02 (Nov 2021) - Minor improvements
This bundle contains seven PowerPoints that cover the sub-section of the BTec Engineering course “DC Circuits and Electricity” including:
• Electric Fields
• Capacitors and Capacitance
• Resistors and Resistance
• Diodes in Circuits
• Resistors in series and parallel
• Capacitors in series and parallel
• Sources of Direct Current
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 has the answers that pop up to perform:
SUVAT and energy on a rocket
Circular motion and SUVAT on a Catherine wheel
Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat on a bonfire and water barrel
Final slide is a discussion point on fire safety
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