PowerPoint presentation and worksheet aimed at KS3 students on the topic of waves. The lesson objectives covered are:
Describe the different types of wave and their features
Describe what happens when water waves hit a barrier
Describe what happens when waves superpose
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying specific latent heat. 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 worksheets cover chapter 15.8: Transformers in Action.
The lesson objectives are:
How the ratio of the primary to the secondary potential difference depends on the number of turns in each coil
How the number of turns on the secondary coil relates to the number of turns on the primary coil for a step-down transformer and for a step up transformer
What you can say about a transformer that is 100% efficient
Why less power is wasted using high potential difference to transfer power through the grid system
As the content is for triple science students, the lesson has been aimed at high ability. The answers at the end of the PowerPoint refer to the summary questions in the AQA GCSE physics book, page 229. The Worksheets are also aimed at high abilities, and have answers included.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying transformers, in particular the ratio between current and potential difference in transformers. It contains extension questions to stretch and challenge the higher achieving students. The answers have also been provided.
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 15.4: The Motor Effect.
The lesson objectives are:
How to change the size and reverse the direction of the force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field
How a simple electric motor works
What is meant by the magnetic flux density
How to calculate the force on a current-carrying wire
As the content is for triple science students, the lesson has been aimed at high ability. The answers at the end of the PowerPoint refer to the summary questions in the AQA GCSE physics book, page 221. The worksheet also is aimed at high ability, answers have been provided
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying magnetism. As this content is for triple science students only, the worksheet has been aimed at high ability 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.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying momentum. It contains extension questions to stretch and challenge the higher achieving students. There is also a super stretch question to test your students’ ability to comprehend long questions. The answers have also been provided.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying momentum. 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 covers the whole of chapter 16: Space.
The lessons are in the following order:
Formation of the Solar System
The Life History of a Star
Planets, Satellites and Orbits
The Expanding Universe
The Beginning and Future of The Universe
As the content is for triple science students, the lesson has been aimed at high ability. The answers at the end of each PowerPoint refer to the summary questions in the AQA GCSE physics book.
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 16.4: 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 16.2: 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 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.
This worksheet is intended to be used for the radiation and absorption required practical in AQA GCSE physics. Included is the list of equipment and the method. This sheet has been designed to improve students' skills in writing scientific conclusions, which has been broken down and simplified.
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.
This worksheet is intended to be used for the acceleration 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.
This worksheet is intended to be used for the forces and extension required practical in AQA GCSE physics. Included is the list of equipment and the method. This worksheet has been designed to improve students' graph drawing and analysing skills. It also includes an extension exercise.