My lessons are comprehensive, well organised and promote high levels of pupil engagement. They contain a high number of challenge tasks that are built into the lesson resources to stretch even the most able.
I have also started an Instagram flash card account that pupils can follow for physics revision as they scroll. The account is called physicsflash
My lessons are comprehensive, well organised and promote high levels of pupil engagement. They contain a high number of challenge tasks that are built into the lesson resources to stretch even the most able.
I have also started an Instagram flash card account that pupils can follow for physics revision as they scroll. The account is called physicsflash
Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Infrasound. It covers definition and uses of infrasound, seismic waves, P- and S-wave behaviour and using seismic waves to investigate the Earth’s structure.
The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop along with other lessons from Topic 4.
PowerPoint presentation to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics Core Practical on Investigating Densities. It includes equipment, an introduction to the Core Practical and information on how to collect and analyse the required data.
The resource is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers full lesson (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Types of Radiation. It covers the 5 types of radiation, the relative masses and relative electric charges of protons, neutrons, electrons and positrons, describing alpha, beta, gamma and neutron radiation and why they are ionising and comparing their penetrating and ionisation abilities.
The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP6 & CP6 Radioactivity Lesson outline and equipment list” for this topic from my TES shop. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
Full Lesson PowerPoint to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Resistance. It covers defining the resistance of a component or circuit (R = V/I) and explaining the link between resistance and current, the difference in resistance when resistors are connected in series or parallel, calculating the currents, potential differences and resistances in series circuits and using the equation V = I × R.
Note: you may wish to split this into 2 lessons as there is a lot to cover if you include both practicals.
The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
Full Lesson PowerPoint to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Transferring Energy by Electricity. It covers the frequency and voltage of the UK domestic supply, power ratings of domestic appliances and changes in stored energy when they are in use, the difference between direct and alternating voltage and comparing alternating and direct current and energy transfers from d.c. batteries and the a.c. mains supply to electrical devices.
The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
The FREE sample lesson "GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy" is also available to download from my TES shop
Full Lesson PowerPoint to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Energy Efficiency. It covers defining the term ‘efficiency’, the equation used to calculate efficiency, ways in which energy is transferred wastefully by mechanical processes, reducing unwanted energy transfers and explaining how efficiency can be increased (H).
The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
You can also download the FREE resources “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP3 & CP3 Conservation of Energy Lesson outline and equipment list” and “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” for this topic from my TES shop.
2 full Lessons and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lessons on Life Cycles of Stars. The content will need 2 hours of teaching time and focuses heavily on reverse teaching techniques. It covers the evolution of stars of similar mass to the Sun and with a mass larger than the Sun, the forces acting on a star in terms of thermal expansion and gravity and how the balance of thermal expansion and gravity affects the life cycle of stars.
The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics SP7 Astronomy Lesson outline and equipment list EDEXCEL 9-1 Triple Science” for this topic from my TES shop.
The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Colour . It covers the difference between specular and diffuse reflection, describing white light as a mixture of different colours and explaining why surfaces appear to have different colours, how filters give coloured light and the effect of viewing coloured objects in different colours of light.
The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. (Note: the order and coding for combined and triple science are different for Topic 5, this is lesson 2 for Triple classes and is not needed in the combined science specification).
You can also download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics SP5 Light and EM Spectrum Lesson outline and equipment list EDEXCEL 9-1” for this topic from my TES shop, which shows the differences between combined and triple science lessons for this topic.
The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
Full Lesson PowerPoint to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Radioactive Decay . It covers the process of β– and β+ decay, how proton & mass numbers are affected by different kinds of decay, what happens during nuclear rearrangement after decay and balancing nuclear equations for mass and charge.
The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP6 & CP6 Radioactivity Lesson outline and equipment list” for this topic from my TES shop. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Electrons and Orbits . It covers electrons changing orbit, ionisation and focusses on evidence for the Bohr model of the atom - atoms absorbing and emitting energy. This includes absorption and emission spectra.
Note: this may take 2 lessons if you are doing the practical.
The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP6 & CP6 Radioactivity Lesson outline and equipment list” for this topic from my TES shop. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
Full lessons with resources for those teaching GCSE Edexcel Physics Topic Particle Model, SP14 for triple and CP12 for combined. Lessons include easy to follow presentations that promote high levels of pupil engagement.
The bundle includes 5 full lessons (5th lesson, SP14e is for Triple only) and 2 core practicals with associated resources plus my lesson overview and resources list for the topic.
Note: If you are teaching combined science only I have created a separate bundle for CP12 that does not include the triple science only lesson.
Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Ray Diagrams . It covers the law of reflection, ray diagrams to show how a mirror forms an image, refraction, total internal reflection and critical angle.
The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. (Note: the order and coding for combined and triple science are different for Topic 5, this is lesson 1 for Triple classes and is not needed in the combined science specification).
You can also download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics SP5 Light and EM Spectrum Lesson outline and equipment list EDEXCEL 9-1” for this topic from my TES shop, which shows the differences between combined and triple science lessons for this topic.
The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
Full lessons with resources for those teaching GCSE Edexcel Physics Topic 9/10 Electricity and Circuits for Combined (CP9) and Triple (SP10) Science classes. Lessons include easy to follow presentations that promote high levels of pupil engagement.
The bundle includes 9 full lessons with associated resources and the core practical plus my lesson overview and resources list for the topic.
Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Using Radioactivity. It covers radioactivity in cancer diagnosis, & treatment, irradiating food, sterilising equipment, smoke alarms, tracing leaks and thickness gauging.
The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP6 & CP6 Radioactivity Lesson outline and equipment list” for this topic from my TES shop. The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
Full Lesson PowerPoint to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Energy and Changes of State. It covers thermal energy and temperature, reducing unwanted energy transfer by thermal insulation, how the temperature of an object changes with time while being heated/cooled to make it change state, how heating affects the particles, specific heat capacity and specific latent heat.
The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
2 Full Lesson PowerPoints and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Using Electromagnetic Spectrum . It covers uses for all parts of the EM spectrum, production and detection of radio waves and transmission of radio and microwaves. Includes Higher and foundation options.
The resource is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers. (Note: the order and coding for combined and triple science are different).
You can also download the FREE resources “GCSE Physics CP5 and SP5 Light and the EM Spectrum Lesson outlines and equipment lists EDEXCEL 9-1” for this topic from my TES shop.
The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
PowerPoint presentation to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics Core Practical on Investigating Refraction. It includes a context, equipment, an introduction to the Core Practical and information on how to collect the required data.
The resource is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics CP4 Waves Lesson outline and equipment list EDEXCEL 9-1” for this topic from my TES shop.
The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
Full Lesson PowerPoint to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Work and Power. It covers describing what work done and power mean, calculating the work done by a force and calculating power, describing energy changes and using the work done and power equations together.
The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
Revision placemat activity for Combined Science Topics 4 & 5 Waves and EM spectrum (2 short topics that can be covered in 1 resource - for combined only) . Covers wave features, wave speed, transverse and longitudinal, refraction, dispersion, discovery of infrared and UV, EM spectrum with uses and dangers.
This resource works best when printed out to an A3 size. Pupils can answer the questions and annotate the diagrams in as much detail as they can to give them a summary of this topic.
The resource is appropriate for Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
Lessons for these topics are available in my TES shop.
The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Red Shift. It covers how the movement of a wave source affects the observed frequency and wavelength, amount of red-shift observed in galaxies at different distances from Earth and why the red-shift of galaxies provides evidence that the Universe is expanding.
The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
You can download the FREE resource “GCSE Physics SP7 Astronomy Lesson outline and equipment list EDEXCEL 9-1 Triple Science” for this topic from my TES shop.
The FREE sample lesson “GCSE Physics Energy Stores and Transfers FULL LESSON (Edexcel 9-1 CP3a SP3a) Conservation of Energy” is also available to download from my TES shop.
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