Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 8.8: The Parallelogram of Forces.
The lesson objectives are:
What the parallelogram of forces is
What the parallelogram of forces is used for
What is needed to draw a scale diagram of the parallelogram of forces
How to use the parallelogram of forces to find the resultant of two forces
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 calculating a parallelogram of forces. The answers at the end relate the the summary questions on page 129 of the GCSE physics book.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 16.1: The Formation of the Solar System.
The lesson objectives are:
How the solar system formed
What is meant by a protostar
How energy is released in the Sun
Why the Sun is (currently) stable
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 233.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 16.4: The Expanding Universe.
The lesson objectives are:
What is meant by the red-shift of a light source
How red-shift depends on speed
How people know that the distant galaxies are moving away from Earth
Why people think the universe is expanding
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 239.
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 GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 16.5: The Beginning and Future of The Universe.
The lesson objectives are:
What the Big Bang theory of the universe is
Why the universe is expanding
What the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation is
What evidence there is that the universe was created in a big bang
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 241.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 16.2: The Life History of a Star.
The lesson objectives are:
Why stars eventually become unstable
The stages in the life of a star
What will eventually happen to the Sun
What a supernova is
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 235.
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.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 14.2: Refraction of Light
The lesson objectives are:
Where refraction of light can happen
How a light ray refracts when it goes from air into glass or from glass into air
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 205.
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 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.
PowerPoint presentation aimed at KS3 students on the topic of series and parallel circuits. The lesson objectives covered are:
Describe the difference between series and parallel circuits
Describe how current and potential difference vary in series and parallel circuits
This follows closely along with the AQA Activate 2 book, chapters P1.4.
PowerPoint presentation aimed at KS3 students on the topic of energy and temperature. The lesson objectives covered are:
State the difference between energy and temperature
Describe what happens when you heat up solids, liquids and gases
Explain what is meant by equilibrium
This follows closely along with the AQA Activate 2 book, chapters P2.3.
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.
For use in either biology or physics lessons. This practical sheet provides a method of calculating reaction times when catching a falling ruler, using just the distance (no need to use stopwatches). The students will be calculating their reaction times with and without music, and concluding why they differ.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying transformers, in particular the ratio between number of coils and potential difference in transformers. It contains extension questions to stretch and challenge the higher achieving students. The answers have also been provided.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint and worksheet covers chapter 15.1: Magnetic Fields.
The lesson objectives are:
The force rule for two magnetic poles near each other
The pattern of magnetic field lines around a bar magnet
What induced magnetism is
Why steel, not iron, is used to make permanent magnets
The Powerpoint is aimed at all abilities, although the corresponding worksheet is aimed at lower abilities. It is suggested that during this lesson, the students should have access to magnets to play and observe with. The answers at the end refer to the summary questions in the AQA GCSE physics book, page 215.