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UK based Physics teacher providing high quality resources. Specialising in AQA GCSE 9-1 and IB Physics specifications.

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UK based Physics teacher providing high quality resources. Specialising in AQA GCSE 9-1 and IB Physics specifications.
GPE & KE (Felix Baumgartner)
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GPE & KE (Felix Baumgartner)

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A lesson that builds upon students knowledge of gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy by using the example of Felix Baumgartner's record breaking free-fall. There is a PowerPoint and Worksheet which can be marked in class and scores taken in. I recommend students have a prior knowledge of what GPE and KE are. YouTube links are with in the PowerPoint and no images are my own.
Sound Waves
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Sound Waves

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Designed for the AQA Physics GCSE 9-1 course, this lesson builds upon students knowledge of longitudinal waves and focuses on sound waves. Students will: Understand how the vibration of sound waves allow us to hear. Show how frequency and amplitude affect a sound wave. Describe how sound waves travel through mediums such as solids, liquids and gases. Understand the limits of human hearing. Calculate the depth of water using echo sounding/location. I recommend using an oscilloscope to demonstrate the differences pitch and loudness have on the appearance of a sound wave. The lesson includes and inspiration and amazing video of a young boy who has learnt to use echo-location to help him "see". Please leave a review :)
Refraction
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Refraction

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Design for the new AQA 9-1 GCSE, this lesson covers where we find refraction and how water and light refract. At the end of the lesson students should be able to, - identify what happens to the frequency, wavelength, direction and velocity of a wave during refraction - draw a ray diagram showing the refraction of light through a glass block - describe how the properties of light change as it is passes through a glass block. Rate and please leave a review!
Reflection
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Reflection

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Designed for the new AQA GCSE 9-1 specification. This lesson builds upon properties of waves and looks at reflection. Students will be taught how to draw ray diagrams and show the reflection of light against a mirror, stating the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection. Students will then apply this knowledge by looking at periscopes and drawing the path light rays take. Support sheets are provided to help with drawing ray diagrams through a periscope.
SI Units, Measuring Quantites and Standard Form - An Introduction to KS4 Physics
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SI Units, Measuring Quantites and Standard Form - An Introduction to KS4 Physics

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This resource is used at the start of the year with my KS4 Physics classes. It covers topics such as SI units and why they are important, quantities and symbols. Students also show what instruments should be used to measure each quantity and how they can improve the accuracy of a reading. The second part of this resources goes into standard form and why this is very important. Students are given worked examples of how to convert into standard form and a worksheet that allows that to convert from decimals to fractions to standard form. Can be used as one whole lesson or split over two.
SI Units Table and Exercies (Système Internationale )
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SI Units Table and Exercies (Système Internationale )

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Simple table that the students will have to complete using the missing units or symbol. The sheet then asks the students to break down some of the SI units into simpler units using formula for that quantity. I believe this is a fundamental skill that students should have if they are taking A Level Physics and the table can easily be used at GCSE. It follows the dimensional analysis principle very closely.
Linear Magnification
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Linear Magnification

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Lesson where students use the equation magnification = image distance / object distance = image height / object height, to solve problems. Designed around the Rays and Waves topic of the Cambridge Physics iGCSE course. Follows on from topics such as reflection, refraction and lenses. Differentiation worksheet that stretches the high ability students and supports the lower end. Images are not my own but have been edited to suit the lesson.
Work, Hooke's Law, Forces, Moments, Energy Revision Activity
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Work, Hooke's Law, Forces, Moments, Energy Revision Activity

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Designed to run as 4 stations separated into grades 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8. Uses the new GCSE grading system. Covers a range of topics including work done, Hooke's Law, plotting graphs, moments, elastic potential energy, forms of energy and parallel and series springs. Ideas on how to use this - - Students start at the grade they are current on. - Complete the worksheet (10 minutes) - Mark their work (5 minutes) - Above 75% move up a grade, below 75% correct work and move up a grade, below 25% correct work and move down a grade. Shows progress through out the lesson. Images are not my own.
Newton's Third Law
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Newton's Third Law

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This was created using some of the great resources on TES and put in a format that I feel is manageable for my classes. Credit must go to cmsciguy https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/newton-s-laws-6203395 for some of the examples used. I have created a worksheet to go with this as I find my students like to have something to refer to that is of the same nature as the lesson I am delivering.