By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify what’s meant by a radioactive atom.
Describe how a GM tube measures radiation.
Explain why radioactive sources become less dangerous as time passes.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
State what is meant by kinetic and gravitational energy.
Describe how to calculate kinetic and gravitational energy.
Explain why pendulums within a closed system will remain swinging at a fixed height.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the 3 transfers of heat.
Describe each process of heat transfer.
Explain why double glazed windows reduce the amount of heat loss in a home.
A comprehensive lesson that teaches students the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy resources.
Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner.
Progress checks take place after each success criteria to measure the progress of learners.
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Success criteria:
Define renewable and non-renewable energy sources and list examples
Describe the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy resources
Explain how electricity is generated in a power station
Learning objective: Investigate the differences in types of energy resources and evaluate the importance of some over others.
Powerpoint contains 18 slides.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
State the law of conservation of energy.
Describe what’s meant by energy efficiency.
Create Sankey diagrams.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the 8 energy stores.
Describe how energy can be transferred.
Justify the type of energy transfer within a system.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the forces working during a crash.
Describe how the reduce the crashing force.
Explain why crumple zones and slower driving cause less damage during a crash.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify thinking and braking distances.
Describe how to calculate stopping distance.
Explain why the braking and thinking distances can change.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the effect of force.
Describe how to calculate force.
Explain why mass and acceleration affects force.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the effect of force.
Describe how to calculate force.
Explain why mass and acceleration affects force.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
State Newton’s First law.
Calculate Resultant Forces.
Explain why changing in speed requires a force.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify acceleration, constant velocity and deceleration on a velocity-time graph.
Describe how to calculate distance travelled using a velocity-time graph.
Compare the movement of two objects on a velocity-time graph.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State the equation for acceleration
Describe how to measure the acceleration of an object.
Explain why a change in acceleration indicates a change in direction
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
State the formula for speed.
Describe what’s shown in a distance-time graph
Explain why the gradient is the same as the speed on a distance-time graph.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify different types of waves.
Describe how to measure properties of waves.
Compare constructive and destructive interference.
A comprehension lesson that teaches students about the colours of light and how the primary colours contribute towards how we perceive objects around us. How objects reflect or absorb light colours. How filters influence light.
Progress checks are available following each success criteria
Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner.
Learning objective: Justify how filters can affect how we see an object.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Success criteria
Explain what happens when light passes through a prism
describe how primary colours add to make secondary colours
explain how filters and coloured materials subtract light.
Powerpoint contains 25 slides.
A comprehension lesson that teaches students about how the eye and the camera treat light. Students will have the opportunity to create a simple pinhole camera.
Progress checks are available following each success criteria
Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner.
Learning objective: Compare how the eye and the camera interpret light differently.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Success criteria:
Identify parts of the camera and the eye.
Describe how light is processed by the camera and the eye.
Compare the eye and the camera.
Powerpoint contains 15 slides.
A resource containing a comprehensive powerpoint slideshow that will allow for learners to learn about the law of reflection, specular reflection and diffuse scattering and how objects appear in mirrors (virtual images)
Tasks are differentiated to suit the needs of each learner.
Progress checks take place after each success criteria to measure the progress of learners.
An animation is included to show how a virtual image is generated.
By the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Learning objective: Develop an understanding of how light reflects and the law of reflection.
Success criteria:
Identify types of reflection.
Describe the law of reflection.
Explain the appearance of virtual objects.
This lesson contains 40 slides