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Your ultimate ally in overcoming the challenges of AQA GCSE Combined Science and A Level Physics.
In the face of rising challenge of exam boards, I am dedicated to equipping teachers with top-tier resources, offering tools that not only prepare students for exams but also inspire a deeper love and understanding of Physics.
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Calculation worksheet to support the independent practice in GCSE Combined Science and GCSE Physics focused on the Electricity equation: P=VI (Power = Potential Difference x Current).
This resource offers students the opportunity to independently practice and refine their calculation skills through 3 worked examples and 9 worded questions, presented in a way to model, scaffold and encourage showing full working.
Developed as part of a series to help students of all abilities master the mathematical demands of GCSE AQA Physics Paper 1.
Ready-to-print worksheet
Ready-to-print solution document
Worked examples and solutions PowerPoint
Features:
Worked Examples: Model the methods for calculations and problem-solving.
Clear FIFA Routine Expectations: Solutions follow the FIFA approach (Formula, Insert, Fine-tune, Answer), supporting students in applying key mathematical skills such as substitution, rearrangement, and unit conversion.
Progressive Difficulty: Questions gradually increase in complexity.
Fuss-free Feedback: Solutions and answers are provided in a ready-to-print Word document and a projectable PowerPoint slide deck.
Versatile Use: Ideal for classroom learning, homework, cover work, or revision. Adaptable for Edexcel and OCR.
Equip your students with the confidence and skills to master energy transfer calculations with this “Shed Loads of Practice” (SLOP) worksheet, focused on the essential Electricity equation: E=QV (Energy = Charge × Potential Difference).
This resource offers students the opportunity to independently practice and refine their calculation skills through 9 worded questions, with a strong emphasis on showing full working.
This worksheet is ideal for preparing students to answer calculation questions typically found on AQA Physics Paper 1 and is equally valuable for other exam boards.
Included:
Ready-to-print worksheet
Ready-to-print solution document
Worked examples and solutions PowerPoint
Features:
Worked Examples: Model the methods for calculations and problem-solving.
Clear FIFA Routine Expectations: Solutions follow the FIFA approach (Formula, Insert, Fine-tune, Answer), supporting students in applying key mathematical skills such as substitution, rearrangement, and unit conversion.
Progressive Difficulty: Questions gradually increase in complexity.
Fuss-free Feedback: Solutions and answers are provided in a ready-to-print Word document and a projectable PowerPoint slide deck.
Versatile Use: Ideal for classroom learning, homework, cover work, or revision. Adaptable for Edexcel and OCR.
Equip your students with the confidence and skills to master Ohm’s Law calculations with this “Shed Loads of Practice” (SLOP) worksheet, focused on the essential Electricity equation: V=IR (Potential Difference = Current × Resistance).
This resource offers students the opportunity to independently practice and refine their calculation skills through 9 worded questions, with a strong emphasis on showing full working.
Perfect for Exam Preparation: This worksheet is an excellent tool for preparing students to tackle calculation questions typically found on AQA Physics Paper 1, and it’s equally valuable for other exam boards.
Included:
Ready-to-print worksheet
Ready-to-print solution document
Worked examples and solutions PowerPoint
Features:
Worked Examples: Model the methods for calculations and problem-solving.
Clear FIFA Routine Expectations: Solutions follow the FIFA approach (Formula, Insert, Fine-tune, Answer), supporting students in applying key mathematical skills such as substitution, rearrangement, and unit conversion.
Progressive Difficulty: Questions gradually increase in complexity.
Fuss-free Feedback: Solutions and answers are provided in a ready-to-print Word document and a projectable PowerPoint slide deck.
Versatile Use: Ideal for classroom learning, homework, cover work, or revision. Adaptable for Edexcel and OCR.
Updated: 19/11/24 - Replaced corrupted powerpoint file.
Help your students master finding resultant forces in 2D with this shed load of practice worksheet with full solutions and worked examples. This ramped worksheet builds complexity and scaffolds the problem solving process with model answers shown on complementary powerpoint slides.
Ideal for in-class activities, homework, cover or revision, this will stretch high ability students and allow them to enjoy independent practice which supports application of pythagoras’ theorem and diagrams to diagrams of forces on an object.
Ready for AQA Physics and Combined Science P5 Forces, easily adaptable for other exam boards and specifications.
Includes:
Powerpoint version of worksheet (editable)
PDF version
Powerpoint slides for worked examples and full solutions.
Disciplinary Literacy resource/task based on the different ideas of gravity throughout history with a focus on Isaac Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation. Also mentioned is the work of Aristotle, Brahmagupta, Galileo, Kepler and Einstein.
Reading comprehension task featuring a short article of around 2 A4 pages (nearly 900 words) with accompanying questions. This should give an appreciation of how Science works and changes over time and allow them to use key tier 3 vocabulary including: Theory, hypothesis and observation. Answers are included on page 4.
Designed for AQA Combined and Triple Science’s Forces topic, used to introduce gravity, it could also be suitable for a standalone Science or Physics literacy task or for cover work, or even A Level Physics.
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Start to embed reading, comprehension and scientific literacy skills into your curriculum with these 4 disciplinary literacy activities.
Each takes the form of an engaging article-style passage, putting physics into the context of a historical story or real world applications. These are then followed with comprehension questions that check students understanding of the text.
Tier-three vocabulary used throughout is that of AQA, with learning objectives aligned to the GCSE specification.
Would also make effective cover work, revision or year 12 transition work.
Build literacy and scientific vocabulary in your students with this fun and accessible resource exploring how waves are used in the real world of music, TV, and movies! Designed for KS3 Science, this comprehension task introduces key concepts from the Physics Waves topic in a way that relates directly to students’ favourite pastimes and Science in society.
The approximate reading age of this resource is 11-12 years old, with an accompanying glossary and comprehension task to help your students progress. May also be applicable to students of older years who need more support.
This is ideal for in-class activities, at the beginning of a topic for homework, or independent study, this resource will help students connect their everyday experiences with core scientific concepts, fostering both curiosity and a love of physics
Features:
An engaging and easy-to-read article on the science behind sound waves, light waves, and the electromagnetic spectrum.
Real-world applications of waves
A glossary of key terms to support student understanding.
Comprehension questions designed to meet KS3 learning outcomes and prepare students for the AQA GCSE Physics curriculum.
Answer sheet for easy teacher, peer and self-assessment
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Support GCSE Physics students in developing their quality of written responses with this worksheet of Independent Practice questions for Newton’s Laws.
The worksheet contains 15 questions, clearly structured into 3 sections of demand, building from simple recall and retrieval questions into the application of knowledge in describe, then explain questions.
While designed to promote mastery of Newton’s Laws of Motion and the structuring of answers in AQA GCSE, the worksheet is in an easily adaptable powerpoint form (As well as pdf) so could be used with other exam boards or Internationally.
This resource would fit perfectly following instruction, used as a revision activity or even set as cover work. An Answer key is included to allow for easy teacher, self or peer-assessment.
Complement this resource with:
Newton’s Laws - Disciplinary Literacy
Resultant Forces from Diagrams
Build literacy and scientific vocabulary in your students with this engaging and accessible resource that explores the history of gravity! Perfect for a KS3 Science topic on Forces or Space, this comprehension task covers key moments in the discovery and development of gravity, from Aristotle to Isaac Newton linking historical ideas to modern understanding.
Designed for a reading age of 11-12 years, this resource includes a glossary and comprehension questions to help students build confidence and grasp challenging concepts. It’s also suitable for older students needing additional support.
This is ideal for in-class use, homework, or independent study, this resource will help students understand how science works and develops over time, fostering curiosity and a deeper understanding of gravity.
**Features: **
A clear, easy-to-read article on the history of gravity, explaining the contributions of key scientists like Newton and Galileo.
A distinction between mass and weight, and the difference between a hypothesis and a theory.
A glossary of key terms to support understanding.
Comprehension questions aligned with KS3 learning objectives and preparing students for the AQA GCSE Physics curriculum.
Answer key for easy marking.
Support students with lower prior attainment this Level 1/Foundation worksheet for using the equation W=mg, Weight = mass x gravity. This is supplemental to our core mass and weight worksheet.
Students will solve calculation questions in the style of an AQA GCSE Foundation paper. Colour-coded variables will assist students in developing their substitution skills. Full worked examples are provided to prepare students for the worksheet with a full solution powerpoint provided for easy feedback and correction.
Ideal for in-class extension activities, interventions, homework, cover or revision - this will stretch students with high-prior attainment.
Ready for AQA Physics and Combined Science P5 Forces, easily adaptable for other exam boards and specifications.
Includes:
Powerpoint version of worksheet (editable)
PDF version
Powerpoint slides for worked examples and full solutions.
Note this is an improved version of a resource that was originally sold in a pack with extension/Grade 9 (Level 3) and Core/Mixed Ability (Level 2) worksheets.
Push your high-achieving, high ability students with this Level 3/aiming for grade 9 worksheet. This is supplemental to our core mass and weight worksheet.
Students will be pushed to the edge of the specification by questions in similar style to the end of an AQA GCSE Higher paper of grade 8 and 9 standard - Features complicated calculations that truly test and deepen understanding of the material, or introduce and use A-Level equations.
Ideal for in-class extension activities, interventions and masterclasses, homework, cover or revision - this will stretch students with high-prior attainment.
Ready for AQA Physics and Combined Science P5 Forces, easily adaptable for other exam boards and specifications.
Includes:
Powerpoint version of worksheet (editable)
PDF version
Powerpoint slides for worked examples and full solutions.
Note this is an improved version of a resource that was originally sold in a pack with a Foundation (Level 1) and Core/Mixed Ability (Level 2) worksheet
This is the Foundation tier/Level 1 worksheet adapted for lower sets/prior-attainment students with lower demand calculations, and colour coded variables to aid with substitution and rearrangement.
Equip your students with the confidence and skills to master current and charge flow calculations with this “Shed Loads of Practice” (SLOP) worksheet, focused on the essential Energy and Electricity equation: P=E/t (Power = Energy ÷ time).
This resource offers students the opportunity to independently practice and refine their calculation skills through 9 worded questions, with a strong emphasis on showing full working. This equation appears in P1 Energy and P2 Electricity and links the two topics.
This worksheet is ideal for preparing students to answer calculation questions typically found on AQA Physics Paper 1 and is equally valuable for other exam boards.
Included:
Ready-to-print worksheet
Ready-to-print solution document
Worked examples and solutions PowerPoint
Features:
Worked Examples: Model the methods for calculations and problem-solving.
Clear FIFA Routine Expectations: Solutions follow the FIFA approach (Formula, Insert, Fine-tune, Answer), supporting students in applying key mathematical skills such as substitution, rearrangement, and unit conversion.
Progressive Difficulty: Questions gradually increase in complexity.
Fuss-free Feedback: Solutions and answers are provided in a ready-to-print Word document and a projectable PowerPoint slide deck.
Versatile Use: Ideal for classroom learning, homework, cover work, or revision. Adaptable for Edexcel and OCR.
Help your students master F=ma calculations with this shed load of practice worksheet with full solutions and worked examples. This ramped worksheet builds complexity and scaffolds the problem solving process with model answers shown on complementary powerpoint slides.
Ideal for in-class activities, homework, cover or revision, this will stretch high ability students and allow them to enjoy independent practice which supports application of Newton’s Second Law F=ma.
Ready for AQA Physics and Combined Science P5 Forces, easily adaptable for other exam boards and specifications.
Includes:
Powerpoint version of worksheet (editable)
PDF version
Powerpoint slides for worked examples and full solutions.
Similar Resources
W=mg High, medium and low ability bundle
Work Done Calculations
Resultant Forces Practice (Higher)
Hooke’s Law Calculations
This is the Foundation tier/Level 1 version of Work Done Calculations adapted for lower sets/prior-attainment students with lower demand calculations, and colour coded variables to aid with substitution and rearrangement.
Equip your students with the confidence and skills to master current and charge flow calculations with this “Shed Loads of Practice” (SLOP) worksheet, focused on the essential Energy and Forces equation: W=Fs (Work Done = Force x distance).
This resource offers students the opportunity to independently practice and refine their calculation skills through 9 worded questions, with a strong emphasis on showing full working. This equation appears in P1 Energy and P5 Forces and is an important equation showing the link between the two topics.
This worksheet is ideal for preparing students to answer calculation questions typically found on AQA Physics Paper 1 and is equally valuable for other exam boards.
Included:
Ready-to-print worksheet
Ready-to-print solution document
Worked examples and solutions PowerPoint
Features:
Worked Examples: Model the methods for calculations and problem-solving.
Clear FIFA Routine Expectations: Solutions follow the FIFA approach (Formula, Insert, Fine-tune, Answer), supporting students in applying key mathematical skills such as substitution, rearrangement, and unit conversion.
Progressive Difficulty: Questions gradually increase in complexity.
Fuss-free Feedback: Solutions and answers are provided in a ready-to-print Word document and a projectable PowerPoint slide deck.
Versatile Use: Ideal for classroom learning, homework, cover work, or revision. Adaptable for Edexcel and OCR.
Can your students tell the difference between Hadrons, Baryons and Mesons? Do they know their annihilation from their pair-production? Show them in your classroom with this vibrant and engaging Dual-Coded Word Wall Display for Section 2: Particles!
Bring particle physics to life and turn your walls or corridors into colourful learning spaces for your year 12/A-Level Physics students with this set of 26 keywords for a vocabulary word/wall display.
Each keyword features a bespoke diagram or image using dual-coding concepts to clearly represent the idea. This will help your learners strengthen their understanding and long term retention of key vocab and allow them to recall the fundamental ideas with relative ease.
These could be referred to in lessons with both year 12 and year 13, in both instruction and revision - with matching, definition and explanation tasks. The displays could also lead to questions from students further down the school, helping to naturally expand their exposure to scientific language and tier 3 physics vocabulary.
Specs:
PDF Version
Editable .PPT version (Fonts may need to be downloaded)
Formatted as 2 landscape keywords per A4 page
Other Displays
KS4 Equations Display
Other A-Level Resources
AQA A-Level Physics Paper 1/Year 12 Quiz Bundle
What’s the difference between Excitation and Ionisation? Which is strange, a kaon or a pion? Get your students to spot these and more with a***Dual-Coded Card Sort Activity for Section 2: Particles***!
For each keyword we’ve created a bespoke diagram or image using dual-coding to represent the words on the page. Get your students to match they keywords to the pictures, or the definitions to the pictures and get students thinking hard about these key concepts.
26 Sets of image to keyword and image to definition sorts are provided, giving thorough coverage of the Particles and Radiation section of AQA A-Level Physics.
Used at the end of a topic, in intervention or in revision before Mock Exam, these could be a powerful activity to get students more comfortable with the tier 3 vocabulary and to scaffold their definitions and explanations.
The images and diagrams math those on our dual-coded keyword displays, ensuring consistency and cohesion when used together.
Included are:
Coloured PDF
Grayscale PDF
Editable Powerpoint (.ppt) version
Display
AQA A-Level Particles and Radiation Keywords Display
Other A-Level Resources
AQA A-Level Physics Paper 1/Year 12 Quiz Bundle
Help your students master using SUVAT and the equations of motion with this shed load of practice worksheet with full solutions and worked examples. This worksheet scaffolding the problem solving process with model answers shown on complementary powerpoint slides.
Questions require identifying variables from a worded question and then identifying and utilising the equations: v=u+at, s=ut+½at² and v²-u²=2as.
Ideal for in-class activities, homework, cover or revision, this will stretch high ability students and allow them to enjoy independent practice which supports application of substitution, unit conversion and rearrangement.
Ready for AQA Physics and Combined Science P5 Forces, easily adaptable for other exam boards and specifications.
Includes:
Word version of worksheet (editable)
PDF version
Powerpoint slides for worked examples and full solutions.
Related Resources:
P5 Forces - SLOP Calculations
Speed, Distance Time (Free Sample!)
Acceleration
Weight
F=ma
P5 Forces - Independent Practice
Resultant Force Diagrams
Newton’s Laws - Recall, Describe, Explain
P5 Forces - Disciplinary Literacy
Physics of Sport (Science in Society)
Newton’s Laws
History of Gravity
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Help your students master acceleration and change in velocity calculations with this shed load of practice worksheet with full solutions and worked examples. This ramped worksheet builds complexity and scaffolds the problem solving process with complementary powerpoint slides showing worked examples and solutions.
Ideal for in-class activities, homework, cover or revision, this will stretch high ability students and allow them to enjoy independent practice which supports application of a=Δv÷t
Ready for AQA Physics and Combined Science P5 Forces, easily adaptable for other exam boards and specifications.
Includes:
Word Document version of worksheet (editable)
PDF file for worksheet and solutions for easy printing.
Powerpoint slides for worked examples and full solutions.
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Weight Calculations Bundle
F=ke
W=Fs
Resultant Forces Practice (Higher)
Easily adapt your lesson or scheme of work for all abilities with these 3 levels of worksheet using Weight = mass x gravity aka W=mg. Each provides plenty of opportunities for independent practice. Ensure progress through scaffold and support of the low end and stretch and challenge of the high using these ready to plug and play resources.
Each resource is provided in editable powerpoint (.ppt) and pdf format ready to print. Worked solution answer slides are also provided to copy or adapt into your lesson for feedback.
All answers use the FIFA (Formula, Insert values, Fix/fine tune, answer) protocol for completing calculations to model strong problem solving routines from all students.
Perfect for teachers and schools looking to improve their adaptive teaching and differentiation, or looking to emphasise and increase independent practice in lessons.
Plenty of uses: class resources, cover work, homework, revision, intervention or masterclasses.
Includes:
Foundation - Level 1 Worksheet plus solution sheet
Higher/Foundation - Level 2 Worksheet plus solution sheet
Grade 9 - Level 3 Worksheet plus solution sheet
Full worked solution powerpoints
Worked examples for Level 1 and 2
Other bundles:
GCSE KS4 Disciplinary Literacy
GCSE P2 6 Electricity Equations Calculations Bundle
Support problem solving skills using exponentials and logarithms with this comprehensive independent practice worksheets. Shed Loads of practice questions are provided that test use of the Exponential discharge formulae for Current, Charge and Potential Difference of a capacitor, as well as some graphical analysis.
10 Drill-practice style Independent Questions are provided, with slides provided to easily give feedback, supporting both teachers and learners. Students are supported to show full working with clear steps in rearrangement provided.
While crafted for AQA Physics, the resource is also suitable and adaptable for other exam boards (including Edexcel, OCR and other international boards).
This resource could be utilised as Classwork, Homework, Cover work or revision.
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Worksheets supplied as easily printable pdf files, editable A4 word documents, and with powerpoint slides ready to display.
Created: 02/12/2024