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Simple , effective physics lesson resources for teaching AQA GCSE
AQA P1.9 Power and energy
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AQA P1.9 Power and energy

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Powerpoint with activities and resources to support the lesson. Learning question: Who is the most powerful person in this room ? Lesson content: Retrieval starter questions Discussion of what power means to students and introduce the concept of power in physics Student written activity Power equation, worked examples student calculation activity and extension questions. Plenary whiteboard questions
AQA P1.7 Energy and efficiency
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AQA P1.7 Energy and efficiency

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Powerpoint with activities and resources to support the lesson. Learning question: When is a process efficient ? Lesson content: Retrieval starter questions Demo activity to discuss efficiency. Efficiency equation, worked examples student calculation activity and extension questions. Discussion of improve efficiency through streamlining and lubrication Plenary whiteboard questions Exit card
AQA P1.3 Energy and Work
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AQA P1.3 Energy and Work

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Powerpoint with activities and resources to support the lesson. Learning question: What is work? Lesson content: Retrieval starter questions Video and discussion of work done Work done equation, worked examples and student calculation activity. Student practical Plenary whiteboard questions
AQA P7.5 Activity and half-life
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AQA P7.5 Activity and half-life

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Lesson powerpoint with activities and worksheet to support the lesson. Lesson content: Starter quiz Introduction to activity with student practical to model it. Introduction to half-life with worked examples. Student activity with worksheet Whiteboard activity
AQA P7.2  Alpha beta and gamma
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AQA P7.2 Alpha beta and gamma

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Lesson powerpoint with activities to support the lesson. Note the lesson order has been altered slightly compared to the textbook. The lesson order for 7.2 and 7.3 has been altered Lesson content: Introduction to radioactivity Introduction to alpha , beta and gamma Demo of radiation properties Whiteboard activity and student questions SPLAT
AQA P7.3 The discovery of the nucleus
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AQA P7.3 The discovery of the nucleus

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Lesson powerpoint with activities to support the lesson. LEsson content: Philosophy of science discussion. Description of history of the atom including Rutherford experiment and its observations. Student activity, two types depending on level of class.
AQA P7.4 Changes to the nucleus
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AQA P7.4 Changes to the nucleus

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Lesson powerpoint with activities and worksheet to support the lesson. Lesson content: Starter quiz How to write nuclear decay equations for alpha, beta , gamma and neutron emission. Student activity with worksheet and extra questions Whiteboard activity and quiz
AQA P7.8 Nuclear fusion
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AQA P7.8 Nuclear fusion

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Lesson powerpoint with activities to support the lesson. Lesson content: Starter quiz Describing nuclear fusion Exam question practice Class discussion of the usefulness of fusion to humanity.
AQA P13.3 Hazards of the EM spectrum
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AQA P13.3 Hazards of the EM spectrum

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Note lesson content and order has been altered from the textbook to better match specification Learning question: Can electromagnetic waves be dangerous ? Retrieval starter. Dangers an uses of UV Dangers and uses of X-rays and Gamma rays Venn diagram activity Guess the X-ray quiz
AQA P13.2 Uses of the EM spectrum
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AQA P13.2 Uses of the EM spectrum

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Note lesson content and order has been altered from the textbook to better match specification Learning question: How useful is the electromagnetic spectrum ? Retrieval starter. Card sort activity with feedback to discuss uses of the EM spectrum Questions and answers (One set for Higher and one for Foundation) Mobile phone radiation dangers activity
AQA P13.6 Infrared
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AQA P13.6 Infrared

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Note lesson content and order has been altered from the textbook to better match specification Learning question: How does the emission of infrared vary between different objects ? Retrieval starter. Which objects are better absorbers/emitters of infrared with demo. Questions and answers Emission of light and infrared from objects of different temperatures Questions and answers Linking infrared to global warming Opinion continuum
AQA P3.4 Energy and the environment
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AQA P3.4 Energy and the environment

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Learning question: How do I answer an evaluate question? Retrieval starter. Environmental impacts of fossil fuels. Environmental impacts of nuclear power. Tackling evaluate questions.