Each resource has a slide to assess prior knowledge, introduction to the topic that the lesson covers and a range of tasks, activities and progress checks to assess student understanding throughout each topic.
Lessons are available as a bundle to cover the whole topic of a specification (at a discounted rate) or are available to buy individual lessons.
Each resource has a slide to assess prior knowledge, introduction to the topic that the lesson covers and a range of tasks, activities and progress checks to assess student understanding throughout each topic.
Lessons are available as a bundle to cover the whole topic of a specification (at a discounted rate) or are available to buy individual lessons.
AQA P5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Forces and their interactions)
Lesson: P5.11 – Speed, velocity and distance-time graphs
Specification points covered =
4.5.6.1.2 - Speed
4.5.6.1.3 - Velocity
4.5.6.1.4 - The distance-time relationship
A fully resourced lesson covering speed and velocity to back up what was first covered in the P5.1 lesson and then it covers distance-time graphs and analysis of these. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P5 (Paper 2, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Forces and their interactions)
Lesson: P5.15 – Momentum and conservation (HT Only)
Specification points covered =
4.5.7.1 - Momentum is a property of moving objects
4.5.7.2 - Conservation of momentum
A fully resourced lesson covering Momentum and conservation (HT Only). The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P5 (Paper 2, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P1 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.1 – Energy)
Lesson: P1.6 – Power
Specification points covered =
4.1.1.4 - Power
A fully resourced lesson covering power and power equations The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P1 (Paper 1, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Forces and their interactions)
Lesson: P5.12 – Acceleration, velocity-time graphs, terminal velocity
Specification points covered =
4.5.6.1.5 - Acceleration
A fully resourced lesson covering the specification point ‘acceleration’. The lesson looks at acceleration, velocity-time graphs (drawing and analysis). The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P5 (Paper 2, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
New AQA P6.6 (New Physics GCSE spec 4.6 - exams 2018) - Electromagnetic waves
AQA P6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Waves)
Lesson: P6.6 – Electromagnetic waves
Specification points covered =
4.6.2.1 - Types of electromagnetic waves
A fully resourced lesson about the types of electromagnetic waves, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P6 (Paper 2, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Forces and their interactions)
Lesson: P5.2 – Resultant forces
Specification points covered =
4.5.1.4 - Resultant forces
A fully resourced lesson covering resultant forces. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P5 (Paper 2, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Forces and their interactions)
Lesson: P5.5 – Gravity
Specification points covered =
4.5.1.3 - Gravity
A fully resourced lesson covering gravity and weight. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P5 (Paper 2, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P1 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.1 – Energy)
Lesson: P1.3 – Changes in energy (GPE, KE and elastic energy)
Specification points covered =
4.1.1.2 - Changes in energy
A fully resourced lesson for changes in energy, including tasks to cover GPE, KE and elastic energy. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P1 (Paper 1, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P2 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.3 – Particle model of matter)
Lesson: P3.2 – Density of materials (with required practical 5)
Specification points covered =
4.3.1.1 - Density of materials (with required practical 5)
A fully resourced lesson about density of materials (required practical 5)to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P3 (Paper 1, Topic 3).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
New AQA P3.4 (New Physics GCSE spec 4.3 - exams 2018) - Changes of heat and specific latent heat
AQA P3 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.3 – Particle model of matter)
Lesson: P3.4 – Changes of heat and specific latent heat
Specification points covered =
4.3.2.3 - Changes of heat and specific latent heat
A fully resourced lesson about Changes of heat and specific latent heat, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P3 (Paper 1, Topic 3).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Forces and their interactions)
Lesson: P5.8 – Atmospheric Pressure (Physics only)
Specification points covered =
4.5.5.2 - Atmospheric pressure
A fully resourced lesson covering atmospheric pressure, the uses we have and why it varies with height. This is a physics only lesson that covers any higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P5 (Paper 2, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
New AQA P7.5 (New Physics GCSE spec 4.7 - exams 2018) - Transformers (Triple only)
AQA P7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Magnetism and electromagnetism)
Lesson: P7.5 – Transformers (Triple only)
Specification points covered =
4.7.3.4 - Transformers (HT Only)
A fully resourced lesson about Itransformers, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P7 (Paper 2, Topic 3).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing. Retrieval practice from this unit as well as other physics questions are built in as a starter to the lesson.
New AQA P6.7 (New Physics GCSE spec 4.6 - exams 2018) - Properties of electromagnetic waves (with Required practical)
AQA P6 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.6 – Waves)
Lesson: P6.7 – Properties of electromagnetic waves (with Required practical)
Specification points covered =
4.6.2.2 - Properties of electromagnetic waves 1
4.6.2.3 - Properties of electromagnetic waves 2
Required practical - investigate how the amount of infrared radiation absorbed or radiated by a surface depends on the nature of that surface.
This resource comes in two parts - part a goes through the actual content with regards to the properties of EM waves, and part b allows an opportunity to carry out the required practical for this topic. To be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P6 (Paper 2, Topic 2).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Forces and their interactions)
Lesson: P5.5 – Forces and elasticity (including required practical)
Specification points covered =
4.5.3 - Forces and elasticity
Required practical 6 - investigate the relationship between force and extension for a spring.
A fully resourced lesson covering forces and elasticity, hooke’s law and the required practical for this specification point. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P5 (Paper 2, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Forces and their interactions)
Lesson: P5.13 – Newton’s laws of motion (including required practical 7); to be spread over 2 one hour lessons.
Specification points covered =
4.5.6.2.1 - Newton’s First Law
4.5.6.2.2 - Newton’s Second Law
4.5.6.2.3 - Newton’s Third Law
Required practical 7 - Investigate the effect of varying the force on the acceleration of an object of constant mass, and the effect of varying the mass of an object on the acceleration produced by a constant force.
A fully resourced lesson covering Newton’s laws, including the required practical work. This was covered over two lessons to allow time to cover the require practical aspect, however could potentially take up to 3. The lesson covers both the higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P5 (Paper 2, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
This is a revision power point to be used when revising the content of AQA Physics paper 2 - it covers the key areas of the trilogy/combined course. The activities/questions/information slides covering the areas of paper 2 that tend to be most difficult for students and could be used over a number of revision lessons to prepare your students for their exams.
The power point includes:
An overview of all topics on paper 2 Physics
Equations covered on paper 2 Physics
Recap of the required practical activities
Information slides to quickly recap areas of paper 2
Differentiated activities that ask students to apply their knowledge of the different topics. More difficult questions are there to ask students to apply their knowledge to unfamiliar situations. Stretch activities for the more able.
One mark questions to quickly recap topics and establish what topics need to be revisited more thoroughly than others.
The main topic areas that are covered on this revision power point are :
Motion
Motion graphs - distance-time and velocity-time
Forces - 1 mark questions
Waves
Electromagnetic radiation
Generating radiowaves (HT)
Magnetism
Electromagnetism
The motor effect
Fleming’s left hand rule
Solenoids
This is a revision power point to be used when revising the content of AQA Physics paper 1 - it covers the key areas of both the trilogy and physics only routes - these are clearly separated out and so makes it easy to find suitable content activities for your groups.
The power point includes:
Specification points to discuss
All required practical activities - specification points along with example methods and questions for each.
Triple only content
Recall questions for each topic of physics paper 1 (with answers) for retrieval practice.
Content slides covering the key areas of each topic to discuss with your groups.
Various differentiated revision activities for each topic (with answers) for students to complete as you progress through.
The power point is designed to be used in revision lessons and designed in a way that key areas of weakness for individual groups can be found and addressed easily.
AQA Physics New GCSE Spec (Paper 2 Topic 3 - exams 2018) – Waves (4.7)
All lessons to cover the TRILOGY lessons of topic 7 (paper 2, topic 3) – Magnetism and electromagnetism (4.7), from the new spec (exams 2018). .
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
Trilogy specification points and lessons:
4.7.1.1 - Poles of a magnet (P7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.2 - Magnetic fields (P7.1 lesson)
4.7.2.1 – Electromagnetism (P7.2 lesson)
4.7.2.2 - Fleming’s left-hand rule (HT only) (P7.3 lesson)
4.7.2.3 - Electric motors (HT only) (P7.3 lesson)
AQA Physics New GCSE Spec (Paper 1 Topic 4 - exams 2018) – Atomic Structure (4.4) TRILOGY ONLY LESSONS
All lessons to cover the trilogy course for topic 4 (paper 1, topic 4) – Atomic Structure, from the new spec (exams 2018). Lessons to cover the whole of the trilogy course for this topic.
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons. Lessons also have peer and self assessment slides with answers to tasks so students can mark their own or others' work.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
4.4.1.1 - The structure of an atom (lesson P4.1)
4.4.1.2 - Mass number, atomic number and isotopes (lesson P4.1)
4.4.1.3 - The development of the model of the atom (lesson P4.2)
4.4.2.1 - Radioactive decay and nuclear radiation (lesson P4.3)
4.4.2.2 - Nuclear Equations (lesson P4.4)
4.4.2.3 - Half-lives and random nature of radioactive decay (lesson P4.5)
4.4.2.4 - Radioactive contamination (lesson P4.6)
AQA Physics New GCSE Spec (Paper 1 Topic 3 - exams 2018) – Particle model of matter (4.3) TRILOGY ONLY LESSONS
All lessons to cover the trilogy course for topic 3 (paper 1, topic 3) – Particle model of matter , from the new spec (exams 2018). Lessons to cover the whole of the trilogy course for this topic.
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons. Lessons also have peer and self assessment slides with answers to tasks so students can mark their own or others' work.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
4.3.1.2 - Changes of state (lesson P3.1)
4.3.1.1 - Density of materials and required practical (lesson P3.2)
4.3.2.1 - Internal Energy (lesson P3.3)
4.3.2.2 - Temperature changes in a system and specific heat capacity (lesson P4.3)
4.3.2.3 - Changes of heat and specific latent heat (lesson P3.4)
4.3.3.1 - Particle motion in gases (lesson P3.5)