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.
This worksheet is intended to be used for the refraction of light 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.
This worksheet is intended to be used for the density required practical in AQA GCSE physics. Included is the list of equipment and two methods for calculating the density of regular shaped objects and irregular shape objects.
This worksheet is intended to be used for the voltage-current component characteristics required practical in AQA GCSE physics. Included is the list of equipment, method and setup diagrams for investigating the change of current through a bulb, diode and a fixed resistor
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 thermal insulation 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 into three steps.
This worksheet is intended to be used for the specific heat capacity 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.
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.