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I'm an A-Level physics teacher. In my opinion independent learning is the key to success so I focus a lot of effort into making resources to help students learn physics independently. A lot of what I make is available for free on YouTube. My website has links to everything. I'm starting to offer my free downloads on https://wonkylogic.co/a-level-physics-hq which does not require a log in to download.

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I'm an A-Level physics teacher. In my opinion independent learning is the key to success so I focus a lot of effort into making resources to help students learn physics independently. A lot of what I make is available for free on YouTube. My website has links to everything. I'm starting to offer my free downloads on https://wonkylogic.co/a-level-physics-hq which does not require a log in to download.
How to present results in science (lite)
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How to present results in science (lite)

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A Keynote presentation to help teach your students how to present science experiment results in tables and graphs. The presentation includes a good table and graph with animated bullet points to draw attention to the good features. A premium version of this activity is available with a worksheet and with an annotated erroneous table/graph: >> The premium presentation includes a table and graph with errors that the students try to identify - they can annotate the accompanying worksheet. Each error is identified with animated annotations in the presentation. Keynote is presentation software for macOS, iPadOS and iOS
Experiment Measurements, Instruments and Concepts for A-Level Physics
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Experiment Measurements, Instruments and Concepts for A-Level Physics

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The measurements, instruments and concepts to describe and explain in exam questions about physics practical work. Measurements to Take: Distance / Length, Small Distance / Length / Diameter, Time, Launch / Final Velocity, Temperature, Voltage, Current and more! Common Relationships to Investigate: Direct and Inverse proportionality And How to Investigate Relationships. Suitable for OCR Physics A, AQA Physics and Edexcel physics.
Current balance (magnetic flux density) analysis spreadsheet
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Current balance (magnetic flux density) analysis spreadsheet

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Copy of the spreadsheet I used to analyse the current balance experiment in this video. This is a Numbers spreadsheet. It is possible to convert Numbers spreadsheets to Excel files but I cannot guarantee an easy to use output since the tables may be converted to separate worksheets in the Excel file.
Solar System Orbits Animated Banner for Google Classroom
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Solar System Orbits Animated Banner for Google Classroom

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Take your Google Classroom to the next level with a cool science-themed animated banner! Eight planets of the solar system orbit the Sun. Orbit timings are not to scale - this is just for fun! You’ll need to download it before you see the animation. An I ♥ Science Resource by Wonky Logic
Resistivity Experiment Worksheet
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Resistivity Experiment Worksheet

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A worksheet to enable students to analyse experimental data from the resistivity experiment. I’ve made a video of the experiment here youtu.be/0yDtMHlwG3U . The data collected in the video can be used to complete a table and graph. Then the graph can be analysed to determine ρ. There are links from the PDF directly to the relevant part of the data collection in the video for anyone using the worksheet electronically. There are solutions at the end. Perfect for A-level physics students on any specification. This worksheet is ideal for home learning since it has an accompanying video explanation of the experiment, the analysis of results and solutions to all questions are included in the document.
NIST Steam Table Spreadsheet - Thermodynamics
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NIST Steam Table Spreadsheet - Thermodynamics

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This spreadsheet looks up steam properties for a specified temperature or pressure. It is based on data from the NIST steam tables. The spreadsheet automatically handles interpolation on the temperature and pressure sorted tables. It also handles double interpolation on the superheated steam tables. In order to use the lookup tables the database first needs to be populated with freely available NIST data - I do not sell that data or claim any copyright on it. The data is included for free in a spreadsheet with the correct layout ¹. Download the data and populate the database tables in this spreadsheet before use. ¹ Filename: Steam table lookup - file 2 - database (free) This is a Numbers (Apple spreadsheet) spreadsheet. It is possible to convert Numbers spreadsheets to Excel files but I cannot guarantee an easy to use output since the tables may be converted to separate worksheets in the Excel file. You can use Numbers spreadsheets on iPhones, iPads, Mac computers and in a web browser.
Statistics Spreadsheet
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Statistics Spreadsheet

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A comprehensive set of basic statistical tests in one spreadsheet. Includes: distribution checker (check whether data is normally distributed), standard error and confidence limits, student’s t-test, chi squared test, Spearman and Pearson correlations. The first sheet has a decision tree to help decide which type of analysis is most appropriate for the data. Simply follow the decision tree and click the link to jump to the relevant sheet for that test. The spreadsheet is built in Apple’s Numbers application (iOS, iPadOS and macOS).
Waves - Correct the Incorrect Definitions - Physics
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Waves - Correct the Incorrect Definitions - Physics

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Complete activity with a worksheet with fifteen incorrect statements about waves that need to be corrected. Each incorrect statement has an identifier indicating how many mistakes there are. This task is A-Level physics standard. The worksheet is a PDF. There is a PowerPoint and Keynote presentation for the teacher to use to go through the corrections to the statements in a whole group activity. So the presentation is accessible to Microsoft Windows users, Open Office users and Apple users - whatever floats your boat! Topics included: Wave features (wavelength, period, frequency etc) Transverse and longitudinal waves Polarisation Refraction Diffraction Superposition Coherence Stationary waves
Solar System Poster
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Solar System Poster

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A poster illustrating the principal bodies of our Solar System. The Sun is shown with the planets in their respective orbits around it. Data is given on the Sun and each planet including: mass, diameter and mean orbit radius around the Sun. Two additional graphics show the orbits to relative scale and the Sun and planet diameters to relative scale. Suitable for A-Level physics specifications: AQA and OCR Physics A AS-Level and A-Level specifications. (7407, 7408, H156, H556)
Physics Graphs Revision Activity (Differentiated)
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Physics Graphs Revision Activity (Differentiated)

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Help your students practice recall of graph shapes and features across most physics subject areas (A-level and equivalent). This activity is differentiated. Included is a PDF that has two versions of blank graph grids for students to draw onto. The first version has no help beyond quantities labelled on the axes. The +1 version has some additional guidance included on the axes / grid (such as intercepts or markers). For more guidance there is a page of all graph shapes that students can select from. Also included in this resource is a Keynote¹ slideshow that has an introduction and solutions. The introduction and solutions are included in the PDF document; printing them is optional. The slideshow solutions show the same grids empty to begin with and the lines are animated. This gives the option of an interactive activity with your students in which you can select students to draw their solution, compare to the textbook answer and discuss any differences (interactive whiteboard or similar required). A non-differentiated version of this activity without slideshow is available for free. Graphs included in this activity: Radioactive Decay Capacitor Decay Binding Energy Binding Energy per Nucleon Gravitational Field Strength v. Distance Filament Bulb I-V Characteristic Gravitational field strength v. 1/distance² Stress-Strain Profile of Copper R-T Relationship for Metal Conductor Photoelectric Effect ¹ Keynote is presentation software that works on Macs, iOS and iPadOS devices. I can’t guarantee a good export to PowerPoint so I have not included that option.
Explain intensity in the photoelectric effect (detailed)
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Explain intensity in the photoelectric effect (detailed)

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A detailed presentation to aid explanation of the role of radiation intensity in the photoelectric effect for various photon frequencies relative to the threshold frequency of the metal. Students often misunderstand the inability of increased intensity to trigger the photoelectric effect and therefore believe it has no role. This presentation is a visual aid to help the teacher show that it has a role in controlling the number of photons arriving per unit time. This presentation compares low and high intensity sources of red and green light with low and high intensity blue light (where green and blue light have frequencies above the threshold frequency). The effect of intensity on the number of photons arriving at the metal is made clear and intensity is clearly distinguished from photon energy. This is a Keynote presentation (macOS, iPadOS and iOS). Useful for all A-Level physics specifications. The photoelectric effect is an important experiment in physics that proves that light behaves like a particle, it was a founding experiment for quantum theory. Einstein won his Nobel prize for his work on explaining the photoelectric effect.
Estimate Planck's Constant - Analysis Spreadsheet
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Estimate Planck's Constant - Analysis Spreadsheet

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Copy of the spreadsheet I used to analyse the experiment to estimate Planck’s constant in this video. The spreadsheet automatically calculates photon energy from inputted potential difference readings. The data plots are added to a carefully formatted graph. A line of best fit is automatically plotted. The gradient and y-intercept of the line are automatically calculated from the data plots and the estimate for the Planck constant is calculated from the gradient. This spreadsheet is perfect for rapidly analysing experimental data. This is a Numbers spreadsheet. It is possible to convert Numbers spreadsheets to Excel files but I cannot guarantee an easy to use output since the tables may be converted to separate worksheets in the Excel file. Suitable for most A-Level Physics specifications.
Capacitor Discharge Experiment Analysis Spreadsheet
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Capacitor Discharge Experiment Analysis Spreadsheet

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Copy of the spreadsheet I used to analyse the data obtained in the experiment to determine the capacitance of a capacitor in this video. The spreadsheet automatically calculates capacitance from inputted time and potential difference readings using a natural log analysis. The data plots are added to a carefully formatted graph. A line of best fit is automatically plotted. The gradient and y-intercept of the line are automatically calculated from the data plots and the value of the capacitance is calculated from the gradient. This spreadsheet is perfect for rapidly analysing experimental data. A second method of analysis is also possible using a second graph - a direct plot of p.d. versus time (exponential data). Instructions are included to guide the user in determining the value of the time constant and that is then used to calculate a value of C that can be compared with the first method. This is a Numbers spreadsheet. It is possible to convert Numbers spreadsheets to Excel files but I cannot guarantee an easy to use output since the tables may be converted to separate worksheets in the Excel file. Suitable for most physics specifications.
How to present results in science (tables & graphs)
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How to present results in science (tables & graphs)

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A Keynote presentation with worksheet to help teach your students how to present science experiment results in tables and graphs. The presentation includes a table and graph with errors that the students try to identify - they can annotate the accompanying worksheet. Each error is identified with animated annotations in the presentation. A good table / graph is then shown to illustrate the good features. The worksheet includes the good table and graph for optional sharing with students after the activity. A free version of this activity is available without the worksheet and without the annotated erroneous table/graph. Keynote is presentation software for macOS, iPadOS and iOS
Absolute and Percentage Uncertainties and Rules for Calculations Slideshow
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Absolute and Percentage Uncertainties and Rules for Calculations Slideshow

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A Keynote¹ presentation for introducing students to handling experimental uncertainties in science measurements. Topics covered are: types of error (systematic and random), absolute and percentage uncertainty, and rules for determining uncertainty in calculated values (five calculation rules in total). There is also a sample of exam questions - three for each rule (except rule 1 which has just one exam question). Also included in addition to the above: An explanation of uncertainty in handheld stopwatches. Examples - notably an example question with full worked solution for each calculation rule. There is a lite version of this slideshow available for free so you can get a feel for the resource prior to purchasing this slideshow if you would like to do so. Note that the Lite version does not contain all of the teaching content of this presentation; the rules for multiplication by coefficients and calculation with complex functions (trig and logs) are only available in this version. ¹ Keynote works on iPhones, iPads, Macs and in many web browsers. Check your device against Apple’s latest guidance.
Materials Science, Deforming Solids - Correct the Incorrect Definitions - Physics
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Materials Science, Deforming Solids - Correct the Incorrect Definitions - Physics

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Complete activity with a worksheet with fourteen incorrect statements about deforming solids that need to be corrected. Each incorrect statement has an identifier indicating how many mistakes there are. This task is A-Level physics standard. The worksheet is a PDF. There is a PowerPoint and Keynote presentation for the teacher to use to go through the corrections to the statements in a whole group activity. So the presentation is accessible to Microsoft Windows users, Open Office users and Apple users - whatever floats your boat! Topics included: Hooke’s Law Force constant Stress and strain Features of stress-strain graphs Elasticity Plasticity Brittle materials Ductile materials
Elastic Collisions ➝ What happens next? Worksheet and Slides (Differentiated)
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Elastic Collisions ➝ What happens next? Worksheet and Slides (Differentiated)

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A differentiated activity worksheet for students and Keynote¹ presentation with answers. Four different elastic collisions are presented and students have to apply conservation of momentum and conservation of kinetic energy to the collision to determine the correct outcome. The problems range in difficulty from straightforward to advanced problem solving. There are two versions of the activity included: Extension version with limited guidance on the task. Accessible version with four possible outcomes shown that students need to evaluate. (Both worksheets are combined into the single pdf document - just print what you need.) This is a paid version of a lite product which includes the same task without the differentiated version. The worksheet should prove self explanatory for students. The presentation is designed to aid the teacher’s explanation. There are slides that can be used to show solutions for both versions of the worksheet giving the teacher the option to choose how to work through the the tasks. The slides linked to the differentiated version include the algebraic working to analyse conservation of momentum and KE - making the teacher’s life even easier! ¹ The presentation is made with Keynote which is Apple’s presentation software. It can be exported to PowerPoint but I don’t guarantee the output will look and operate in the same way. Keynote is an app available on macOS, iOS and iPadOS for free with most new or new-ish Apple devices. You have my permission to try exporting into PowerPoint for your personal use in teaching your classes.
Electricity Charge and Current - Correct the Incorrect Definitions - Physics
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Electricity Charge and Current - Correct the Incorrect Definitions - Physics

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Complete activity with a worksheet with eight incorrect statements about charge and current that need to be corrected. Each incorrect statement has an identifier indicating how many mistakes there are. This task is A-Level physics standard. The worksheet is a PDF. There is a PowerPoint and Keynote presentation for the teacher to use to go through the corrections to the statements in a whole group activity. So the presentation is accessible to Microsoft Windows users, Open Office users and Apple users - whatever floats your boat!
A-Level Physics - Correct the Incorrect Statements
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A-Level Physics - Correct the Incorrect Statements

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Complete activities each including a PDF worksheet with incorrect statements about an A-Level physics topic that need to be corrected. Perfect for topic revision. Each bundle also includes a PowerPoint and Keynote presentation for the teacher to use to go through the corrections to the statements in a whole group activity. The presentation is accessible to Microsoft Windows users, Open Office users and Apple users - whatever floats your boat! Topic Areas Included: Materials science Electricity Waves Magnetic Fields & Induction
Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism - Correct the Incorrect Definitions - Physics
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Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism - Correct the Incorrect Definitions - Physics

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Complete activity with a worksheet with thirteen incorrect statements about magnetic fields and electromagnetism that need to be corrected. Each incorrect statement has an identifier indicating how many mistakes there are. This task is A-Level physics standard. The worksheet is a PDF. There is a PowerPoint and Keynote presentation for the teacher to use to go through the corrections to the statements in a whole group activity. So the presentation is accessible to Microsoft Windows users, Open Office users and Apple users - whatever floats your boat! Topics included: Magnetic flux density Fleming’s left hand rule Velocity selector Magnetic flux Faraday’s law Lenz’s law Alternator Transformers Turns ratio equation