Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 14.5: Using Lenses.
The lesson objectives are:
How to find the position and nature of an image formed by a lens
What type of image is formed by a convex lens and its principal focus
What type of lens is used in a camera and in a magnifying glass
What type of image is formed in a camera and what type in a magnifying glass
As the content is for triple science students, the lesson has been aimed at high ability. This may need to run over into two lessons.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying circuit symbols (part of the electricity topic). Students are to match up the symbols with the corresponding name, then with the corresponding definition.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 14.1: Reflection of Light
The lesson objectives are:
What the normal is in a diagram of light rays
The law of reflection of a light at a plane mirror
How an image is formed by a plane mirror
What is meant by specula reflection and diffuse reflection
As the content is for triple science students, the lesson has been aimed at high ability. The answers at the end refer to the summary questions in the AQA GCSE physics book, page 203.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint and worksheets cover chapter 11.4: Upthrust and Floatation.
The lesson objectives are:
What is meant by upthrust on an object in a fluid
What causes an upthrust
What the pressure in a fluid depends on
How to explain whether an object in a fluid floats or sinks
This PowerPoint also goes through the whole derivation for Archimedes’ principle, so there is a lot of algebra and simultaneous equations, designed for a triple physics set. The answers at the end of the PowerPoint refer to the summary questions on page 169 in the book. The worksheet also has answers.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 8.9: Resolution of Forces.
The lesson objectives are:
What is meant by the resolution of forces
How to resolve a force
About the forces on an object in equilibrium
How to use a force diagram to work out whether or not an object is in equilibrium
As the content is for higher science students, the lesson has been aimed at higher achieving students. The PowerPoint goes through both the scale drawing and trigonometry approach of resolving a forces. The answers at the end relate the the summary questions on page 131 of the GCSE physics book.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 14.4: Lenses.
The lesson objectives are:
What a convex lens is
What a concave lens is
How to calculate magnification
As the content is for triple science students, the lesson has been aimed at high ability. The answers at the end refer to the summary questions in the AQA GCSE physics book, page 209.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying power (part of the electricity topic). This worksheet has been created with all abilities in mind, and gets progressively more difficult down the worksheet. The answers have been provided.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying resistance (part of the electricity topic). This worksheet has been created with all abilities in mind, and has extension questions to stretch and challenge the more able. The answers have been provided.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying efficiency (part of the energy topic). This worksheet has been created with all abilities in mind, and gets progressively more difficult down the worksheet. The answers have been provided.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint and worksheets cover chapter 5.2: Cables and Plugs.
The lesson objectives are:
What the casing of a mains plug or socket is made of and why
What is in a mains cable
The colour of the live, neutral and earth wires
Why a three-pin plug includes and earth wire
It is suggested that students have a go at rewiring a plug in lesson. The answers at the end of the PowerPoint refer to the exam question worksheet.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 14.3 Light and Colour
The lesson objectives are:
How the wavelength of light changes over the visible spectrum
What determines the colour of a surface
What a translucent object is
The difference between a translucent object and a transparent object
As the content is for triple science students, the lesson has been aimed at high ability. The answers at the end refer to the summary questions in the AQA GCSE physics book, page 207.
These worksheets are intended to be used whilst running any of the 10 required practicals in AQA GCSE physics. They all include the equipment and methods for running the practicals.
Some are designed towards improving maths skills; drawing graphs; calculating gradients; and substituting algebra with the line of best fit.
Some are designed to improve students' abilities in writing scientific conclusions.
These worksheets are designed towards higher achieving students, although the methods have been written to be easily followed by all, and a number of them have diagrams of the set ups included. The headers also link to where the learning can be found in the AQA books.
If you find any issues with any of the worksheets, please don't hesitate to let me know.
This worksheet is intended to be used for the resistance of a wire required practical in AQA GCSE physics. Included is the list of equipment, method and a diagram of the setup. This sheet has been designed to improve students' skills in writing scientific conclusions, which has been broken down into three steps.
This worksheet is intended to be used for the waves on a string required practical in AQA GCSE physics. Included is the list of equipment, method and a diagram of the setup. This sheet has been designed to improve students' graph drawing and analysing skills.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 8.5: More about Levers and Gears.
The lesson objectives are:
How levers act as force multipliers
How can you tell if a lever is a force multiplier
What gears do
How gears can give a bigger turning effect
As the content is for triple science students, the lesson has been aimed at high ability. The questions at the end refer to the summary questions on page 123 of the AQA GCSE physics book.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 16.3: Planets, Satellites and Orbits.
The lesson objectives are:
What force keeps planets and satellites moving along their orbits
The direction of the force on an orbiting body in a circular orbit
How the velocity of a body in a circular orbit changes as the body moves around the orbit
Why an orbiting body needs to move at a particular speed for it to stay in a circular orbit
As the content is for triple science students, the lesson has been aimed at high ability. The answers at the end refer to the summary questions in the AQA GCSE physics book, page 237.
Following closely along with the AQA A-Level physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 3.1: The Photoelectric Effect.
The lesson objectives are:
Explain the photoelectric effect
Define a photon
Discuss how the photon model was established
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying moments (part of the forces topic). This worksheet has been created with all abilities in mind, and gets progressively more difficult down the worksheet. The answers have been provided.
This collection of worksheets helps students learn the equations in GCSE physics. Students will need to state the different variable in each equation, their respective units, and all the various rearrangements for the equations.
Not all equations are included, but around 90% of them are. The triple only content equations are not included.