We provide a range of free, and low-cost STEM resources for schools and further education. Our resources include theory presentations, activity sheets, information fact files, and informative posters for your classroom.
We provide a range of free, and low-cost STEM resources for schools and further education. Our resources include theory presentations, activity sheets, information fact files, and informative posters for your classroom.
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at radiation of thermal energy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Investigate how heat is transferred by radiation.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
25 slides covering:
• Heat
• Transfer of Heat
• Radiation
• Radiation from the Sun
• Radiation in Solids
• Surfaces and Radiation
• Radiation in Liquids
• Radiation in Gases
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at conduction of thermal energy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Investigate how heat is transferred by conduction.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 20 mins
20 slides covering:
• Heat
• Transfer of Heat
• Conduction
• Conduction in Solids
• Conduction in Liquids and Gases
• Conductors
• Insulators
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at convection of thermal energy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Investigate how heat is transferred by convection.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 20 mins
17 slides covering:
• Heat
• Transfer of Heat
• Convection
• Examples of Convection - Home Heating
• Examples of Convection - Mantle
• Examples of Convection - Weather
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at thermodynamic laws. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore the first and second laws of thermodynamics.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
23 slides covering:
• Energy
• Heat and Work
• First Law of Thermodynamics
• Heat Engines
• Gas Turbines
• Efficiency
• Second Law of Thermodynamics
• Second Law Example (Entropy)
• Second Law Example (Entropy)
• Entropy
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at heat transfer. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore the concepts of thermal energy transfer, including conduction, convection and radiation.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
19 slides covering:
• Transfer of Heat
• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at temperature and heat. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore the concepts of thermal energy, temperature and heat.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: 30 mins
30 slides covering:
• Energy
• Solids and Liquids
• Gases
• Thermal Energy (U)
• Temperature (T)
• Temperature Scales
• Kelvin and Absolute Zero
• Temperature and Energy
• Heat (Q)
• Specific Heat
• Methods of Heating
• Hot Plates
• Burners
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at the structure of metals. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Recognise the atomic, crystal and grain structure of metals.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
22 slides covering:
• Atomic Structure
• Metallic Bonding
• Crystals
• Crystal Structure
• Body-Centred Cubic
• Face-Centred Cubic
• Hexagonal Close-Packed
• Changing Crystals
• Solidification
• Grains
• Grain Structure
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at the wonders of the universe. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore the universe and some of its objects.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
32 slides covering:
• Distances in Space
• Light Years
• Stars
• Star Clusters
• Nebulae
• The Carina Nebulae
• Milky Way
• The Discovery of Galaxies
• Galaxies
• Groups of Galaxies
• The Universe
• How Big is the Universe?
• Back in Time
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at space travel equipment. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Investigate some of the equipment needed for space travel.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
28 slides covering:
• Space Travel
• Temperature
• Solar Radiation
• Oxygen and Pressure
• Mercury Space Suit
• Gemini Space Suit
• Apollo Space Suit
• Future Space Suits
• NASA Technology
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at space exploration. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore the considerations and accommodations needed for space travel.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
31 slides covering:
• Very Early Space Exploration
• Early Rockets
• First Rockets in Space
• First Rockets in Orbit
• First Life in Space
• First Human in Space
• Yuri’s Trip
• Race to the Moon
• Mars Landing
• New Spacecraft Technology
• Ion Thrusters
• The ISS
• Space Exploration
• Travelling to the Stars
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at living in space. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore the considerations and accommodations needed for space travel.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
23 slides covering:
• Propulsion
• Food
• Drink
• Waste Removal
• On-board Power
• Oxygen
• Communication with Ground Control
• Radiation Protection
• Living Accommodation
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at astronomy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore modern astronomy.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
32 slides covering:
• Starlight
• Telescopes
• Ground Based Telescopes
• Combining Telescopes
• Optical Telescopes
• Temperature
• Spectrum
• Looking at a Spectrum
• The Spectrum of a Star
• Looking at Spectra
• Distance to Stars
• Light
• Electromagnetic Radiation
• Atmosphere
• Space Based Telescopes
• Infrared
• The Helix Nebula
• X-Rays
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at asteroids, comets and meteors. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore asteroids, comets and meteors.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
32 slides covering:
• Asteroids
• Comets
• Halley’s Comet
• Meteors
• Meteoroids
• Meteorites
• Impact Craters
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at the work-energy theorem. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Investigate quantities using the work-energy theorem.
Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and perform calculations.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
21 slides covering:
• What is Work?
• Energy
• Kinetic Energy
• Work-Energy Theorem
• Calculating Work
• Friction Force
• Force at an Angle
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at power and mechanical energy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Calculate mechanical energy of a physical system.
Calculate the power generated in a physical system.
Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and perform calculations.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
29 slides covering:
• Work and Power
• Total Mechanical Energy
• Kinetic Energy
• Potential Energy
• Calculating Mechanical Energy Examples
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at kinetic and potential energy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Investigate kinetic and potential energy and their transformations.
Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and predict outcomes.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
26 slides covering:
• Kinetic Energy
• Potential Energy
• Gravitational Potential Energy
• Elastic Potential Energy
• Energy Changes
A presentation suitable for KS3 looking at how to calculate the total resistance of resistors placed in parallel. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Calculate the total resistance for circuits with resistors connected in parallel.
Main Skills: Interpret written text, interpret diagrams and perform calculations.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
16 slides covering:
• Worked Examples
• Reciprocal Calculations
• Product Over Sum Method
• Break Up Calculation
A presentation suitable for KS3 looking at how to calculate the total resistance of resistors placed in series. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Calculate the total resistance for circuits with series connected resistors.
Main Skills: Interpret written text, interpret diagrams and perform calculations.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
13 slides covering:
• Total resistance
• Two resistors in series
• Three resistors in series
• Four resistors in series
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at the calculation of electrical power. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Calculate power dissipated in a simple resistor circuit.
Calculate energy used in a simple resistor circuit.
Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and perform calculations.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
20 slides covering:
• Electrical Power
• Electrical Power Worked Example 1
• Electrical Power Worked Example 2
• Electrical Power Worked Example 3
• Energy
• Energy Worked Example
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Activity Learning Objective(s):
Calculate power dissipated in a simple resistor circuit.
Calculate energy used in a simple resistor circuit.
Main Skills: Apply knowledge and perform calculations.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
The Activity Sheet provides 2 activities for students to enhance their ability to calculate power and energy in a circuit by putting it into practice. The activities cover:
• Calculating Power
• Calculating Energy
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Assessment Sheet - Word Document based assessment includes questions that students should be able to answer directly from the presentation, or by applying the information from the presentation.
The Teachers Guide provides the correct answers and solutions to the activities and questions in the assessment.
A presentation looking at how to calculate resistor colour code values and tolerances. The presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Calculate the maximum and minimum resistor values from the colour code.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and apply knowledge.
Duration: 30 mins
22 slides covering:
• Colour Codes
• Four Band Colour Codes
• Five Band Colour Codes
• Examples
• Preferred Values
• Important Considerations