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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
Full lesson resources for “Mathematics in Science - Significant Figures”!
Objectives:
To understand the importance of mathematics in science
To be able to simplify numbers with a large amount of digits
To understand the concept of infinitely long irrational numbers
The lesson is intended for high school, though is also appropriate for middle. Estimated time for lesson is 51 minutes, though I give information on how to extend the lesson.
Files in resource:
PowerPoint with notes explaining each slide
Lesson plan outlining each activity
Worksheet, fully editable
Answers to worksheet
Lesson write-up. Goes through all lesson objectives in clear language. Students can read this instead of lesson, or use this for pre-reading, or to catch-up on missed lesson.
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 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.
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.