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Simon has been teaching Physics for over 27 years in British state schools and international school around the world. He specializes in International Baccalaureate, A level and IGCSE. He is now head of the secondary school at the British School of Tashkent, a Nord Anglia school and in August he will become International Principal of NAS Guangzhou Panyu. He is a regular contributor to the Times Educational Supplement and is one of their "Subject geniuses" for Science.

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Simon has been teaching Physics for over 27 years in British state schools and international school around the world. He specializes in International Baccalaureate, A level and IGCSE. He is now head of the secondary school at the British School of Tashkent, a Nord Anglia school and in August he will become International Principal of NAS Guangzhou Panyu. He is a regular contributor to the Times Educational Supplement and is one of their "Subject geniuses" for Science.
Internal resistance
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Internal resistance

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Presentation, worksheet and practical activity for internal resistance A level or IB. Written by very experienced (26 years!) Physics teacher.
Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat
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Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat

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Fully comprehensive and explanatory Powerpoint for Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat. Includes practical activities and worksheets. Written for IB but could also be used for A level and some GCSE/IGCSE syllabuses. Written with humour by a very experienced (26 years!) Physics teacher.
Free-body diagrams
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Free-body diagrams

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Written for IB/A level, could also be used lower down the school. Includes worksheet and practical activity. Written by experienced and humorous (?!) Physics teacher.
Standard model and Feynman diagrams
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Standard model and Feynman diagrams

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Written for IB Physics this should be easily adaptable for A level (they are now almost the same in terms of content). Structure of matter, standard model and Feynman diagrams. Written by an experienced Physics teacher (26 years) with humour!
IB Physics Topic 2: Mechanics
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IB Physics Topic 2: Mechanics

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EVERYTHING you need to teach this topic. Presentations, worksheets, practicals, revision material and a TEST! Very useful for A level too. Great value for money for the amount of work you will save. Presentations feature humour too!
IB Physics Topic 3: Thermal Physics
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IB Physics Topic 3: Thermal Physics

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EVERYTHING you need to teach this topic. Presentations, worksheets, practicals and revision material. Very useful for A level too. Great value for money for the amount of work you will save. Written by a very experienced IB Physics teacher. Presentations feature humour too! A short slow-mo video of the author using a fire-piston included.
IB Physics Topic 6: Circular motion and gravitation
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IB Physics Topic 6: Circular motion and gravitation

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EVERYTHING you need to teach this topic. Presentations, worksheets, practicals and revision material. Very useful for A level too. Written by a very experienced IB Physics teacher. Presentations feature humour too! (I have a running joke in my class about the fact I don't like dogs).
IB Physics Topic 9 (HL): Wave phenomena
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IB Physics Topic 9 (HL): Wave phenomena

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EVERYTHING you need to teach this topic. Presentations, worksheets, practicals and revision material. Very useful for A level too. Great value for money for the amount of work you will save. Written by a very experienced IB Physics teacher. Presentations feature humour too!
IB Physics Topic 11 (HL): Electromagnetic induction
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IB Physics Topic 11 (HL): Electromagnetic induction

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Everything you need to teach this IB Topic; presentations, practical activities, worksheets, etc. Includes a short video by the author explaining the charging and discharging of a capacitor. Adaptable for A level too. Written by an experienced IB teacher.
Organic chemistry GCSE/IGCSE
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Organic chemistry GCSE/IGCSE

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Presentation covers the whole of Orghanic chemistry for GCSE/IGCSE. Fractional distillation, Alkanes, alkenes, cracking, alcohols, addition reactions, polymers etc. Clear slides with humour too!
Models of the solar system
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Models of the solar system

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Written for year 9, traces the development of models for the solar system using observations of astronomical phenomena. Fairly comprehensive so could also be used higher up the school.
IB Physics Topic 10 (HL): Fields
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IB Physics Topic 10 (HL): Fields

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EVERYTHING you need to teach this topic. Presentations, worksheets, practicals and revision material. Very useful for A level too. Great value for money for the amount of work you will save. Written by a very experienced IB Physics teacher. Presentations feature humour too!
WAVES true or false revision exercise
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WAVES true or false revision exercise

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At the end of the GCSE waves topic - class either hold up cards they have made (True or false) or can move from one side of the class (the false side!) to the other. A quick assessment and revision exercise.
IB Physics Topic 5: Electricity and Magnetism
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IB Physics Topic 5: Electricity and Magnetism

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EVERYTHING you need to teach this topic. Presentations, worksheets, practicals and revision material. Very useful for A level too. Great value for money for the amount of work you will save. Written by a very experienced IB Physics teacher. Presentations feature humour too!