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 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.
Full Lesson PowerPoint to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Objects affecting each other. It covers contact and non-contact forces, the effect of a gravitational, magnetic and electrostatic fields on objects, how pairs of forces occur when objects affect each other and recaps vectors and scalars.
Some of this is a recap from SP1/CP1 as it is needed for both paper 1 and paper 2.
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 lessons on SP15a/CP13a Bending and Stretching and SP15b/CP13b Extension and Energy Transfers. It covers the relationship between force and extension for a spring and a rubber band (also comparing them), the difference between elastic and inelastic distortion, that more than one force is needed to distort an object, the equation that links force, extension and the spring constant, the equation relating the energy transferred to the extension of a spring and that work has to be done to stretch a spring.
The resource is appropriate for Triple and Combined Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
Note: I have combined these 2 lessons in an attempt to save some time but it may take 2 lessons to cover – depends on your class and how much time you have available.
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 Non-Renewable Resources. It covers advantages and disadvantages of non-renewable energy resources and comparing the advantages and disadvantages of non-renewable energy resources and explaining how the use of non-renewable energy resources is changing.
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.
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.
Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Mass and Weight. It covers the difference between mass and weight, the factors that determine the weight of an object, the equation for calculating weight, changing the subject of the equation to calculate mass or gravitational field strength. The lesson goes on to apply this knowledge and that from Newton’s first law to skydiving/terminal velocity.
The resource is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
You can also download the FREE resources “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP2 & CP2 Forces and Motion 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 Resultant Forces and Newton’s First Law for the Edexcel 9-1 GCSE Physics Topic Forces and Motion. It covers free body diagrams, calculating resultant force and describing the effect of balanced and unbalanced forces on moving and stationary objects. Higher only: explaining why circular motion at constant speed is an acceleration and describing the force needed to keep an object moving in a circular path (centripetal force).
The resource is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
You can also download the FREE resources “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP2 & CP2 Forces and Motion 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.
Revision PowerPoint for Triple Science classes, Topic 5 Light and the EM Spectrum.
You can find full lessons and lesson/equipment guide for this topic 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 Braking Distance and Energy. It covers describing the factors that affect the kinetic energy of a moving object and explain what ‘work done’ means, calculating work done, calculating the kinetic energy of a moving object and estimating the braking distance of a road vehicle given its mass, speed and braking force. It also looks at combining the KE and Work done equations to calculate braking distance.
The resource is appropriate for Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
You can also download the FREE resources “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP2 & CP2 Forces and Motion 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 Vectors and Scalars. It covers defining the terms ‘vector’ and ‘scalar’, examples of scalar quantities with their matching vectors and explaining the connection between the speed, velocity and acceleration of an object.
The resource is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
You can also download the FREE resources “GCSE Physics EDEXCEL 9-1 SP1 & CP1 Motion 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.
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.
Updated with a new sonic boom compilation link as the original link stopped working.
Full Lesson PowerPoint and resources to teach the GCSE 9-1 specification Physics lesson on Origin of the Universe. It covers comparing the Steady State and Big Bang theories and explaining why the Big Bang theory is the currently accepted model using the evidence supporting the Big Bang. Explaining the significance of CMB discovery and how both theories of the origin of the Universe account for red-shift.
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 The Solar System. It covers the names and order of the planets, other bodies in the Solar System, Solar System models (geocentric and heliocentric) and methods of observing the Universe.
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.
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.
Revision placemat activity for Topic 2 Motion and Forces (part 2 as there is too much content in this topic to fit onto 1 placemat! I also have a part 1 available). Covers stopping distance, Newton’s 2nd Law + core practical, Momentum, car safety and force. Triple Science only content it identified (bottom left corner) and covers KE, GPE and Braking distance/energy.
This resource works best when printed out to an A3 size. Pupils can answer the questions and annotate the graphs/diagrams in as much detail as they can to give them a summary of this topic.
The resource is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
Lessons for this topic 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.
Revision placemat activity for Topic 3 Conservation of Energy . Covers renewable and non-renewable energy resources, conduction, convection and radiation, energy stores and transfers, Sankey diagrams, KE and GPE calculations, efficiency and thermal conductivity.
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 and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
Lesson for this topic 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.
Revision placemat activity for Topic 1 Motion. Covers vectors and scalars, speed, acceleration, distance-time graphs, velocity-time graphs with equations and units.
This resource works best when printed out to an A3 size. Pupils can answer the questions and annotate the graphs/diagrams in as much detail as they can to give them a summary of this topic.
The resource is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
Lessons for this topic 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.
Revision placemat activity for Topic 2 Motion and Forces (part 1 as there is too much content in this topic to fit onto 1 placemat! I also have a part 2 available). Covers free body diagrams, Newton’s 1st law, inertia, centripetal force, mass and weight and Newton’s 3rd Law.
This resource works best when printed out to an A3 size. Pupils can answer the questions and annotate the graphs/diagrams in as much detail as they can to give them a summary of this topic.
The resource is appropriate for Combined and Triple Science classes, Foundation and Higher tiers.
Lessons for this topic 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 Radiation & Temperature . It covers how the intensity and wavelength of emitted radiation depends on the temperature of the body, explaining that the power radiated and absorbed must be the same to maintain a body at a constant temperature and what happens when it is not balanced, factors that affect the energy absorbed and radiated and explaining how these factors affect the temperature of the Earth.
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 7 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.
