Each resource has a slide to assess prior knowledge, introduction to the topic that the lesson covers and a range of tasks, activities and progress checks to assess student understanding throughout each topic.
Lessons are available as a bundle to cover the whole topic of a specification (at a discounted rate) or are available to buy individual lessons.
Each resource has a slide to assess prior knowledge, introduction to the topic that the lesson covers and a range of tasks, activities and progress checks to assess student understanding throughout each topic.
Lessons are available as a bundle to cover the whole topic of a specification (at a discounted rate) or are available to buy individual lessons.
AQA P2 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.4 – Atomic Structure)
Lesson: P4.5 – Atomic Structure
Specification points covered =
4.4.2.3 - Half-lives and the random nature of radioactive decay
A fully resourced lesson about half-life to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P4 (Paper 1, Topic 4 - Atomic Structure).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA P2 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.4 – Atomic Structure)
Lesson: P4.1 – Atomic structure, mass number, atomic number and isotopes
Specification points covered =
4.4.1.1 - The structure of an atom
4.4.1.2 - Mass number, atomic number and isotopes
A fully resourced lesson about atomic structure, atomic number, mass number and isotopes to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P4 (Paper 1, Topic 4).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides.
AQA P4 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.4 – Atomic Structure)
Lesson: P2.6 – Radioactive Contamination
Specification points covered =
4.4.2.4 - Radioactive Contamination
A fully resourced lesson about radioactive contamination to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P4 (Paper 1, Topic 4 - Atomic structure).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
New AQA P3.4 (New Physics GCSE spec 4.3 - exams 2018) - Changes of heat and specific latent heat
AQA P3 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.3 – Particle model of matter)
Lesson: P3.4 – Changes of heat and specific latent heat
Specification points covered =
4.3.2.3 - Changes of heat and specific latent heat
A fully resourced lesson about Changes of heat and specific latent heat, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P3 (Paper 1, Topic 3).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
New AQA P3.4 (New Physics GCSE spec 4.3 - exams 2018) - Particle motion in gases
AQA P3 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.3 – Particle model of matter)
Lesson: P3.5 – Particle motion in gases
Specification points covered =
4.3.3.1 - Particle motion in gases
A fully resourced lesson about the motion of particles in gases, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P3 (Paper 1, Topic 3).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA Physics New GCSE Spec
Entire resources to cover all of the trilogy/combined content in paper 2 of the new GCSE specifications.
All trilogy/combined lessons for all 3 topics, including any worksheets, practical order information to support in teaching these topics.
Lessons cover the combined ‘trilogy’ science route lessons
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
Specification points covered are:
Paper 2 Topic 1 (4.5 - Forces and their interactions)
4.5.1.1 - Scalar and vector quantities (P5.1 lesson)
4.5.1.2 - Contact and non-contact forces (P5.1 lesson)
4.5.6.1.1 - Distance and displacement (P5.1 lesson)
4.5.6.1.2 - Speed (in part) (P5.1 lesson)
4.5.1.4 - Resultant forces (P5.2 lesson)
4.5.2 – Work done and energy transfer (P5.3 lesson)
4.5.1.3 – Gravity (P5.4 lesson)
4.5.3 - Forces and elasticity (P5.5 lesson)
Required practical 6 - investigate the relationship between force and extension for a spring. (P5.5 lesson)
4.5.6.1.2 – Speed (P5.11 lesson)
4.5.6.1.3 – Velocity (P5.11 lesson)
4.5.6.1.4 - The distance-time relationship (P5.11 lesson)
4.5.6.1.5 – Acceleration (P5.12 lesson)
4.5.6.2.1 - Newton’s First Law (P5.13 lesson)
4.5.6.2.2 - Newton’s Second Law (P5.13 lesson)
4.5.6.2.3 - Newton’s Third Law (P5.13 lesson)
Required practical 7 - Investigate the effect of varying the force on the acceleration of an object of constant mass, and the effect of varying the mass of an object on the acceleration produced by a constant force. (P5.13 lesson)
4.5.6.3.1 - Stopping distance (P5.14 lesson)
4.5.6.3.2 - Reaction time (P5.14 lesson)
4.5.6.3.3 - Factors affecting braking distance 1 (P5.14 lesson)
4.5.6.3.4 - Factors affecting braking distance 2 (P5.14 lesson)
4.5.7.1 - Momentum is a property of moving objects (P5.15 lesson)
4.5.7.2 - Conservation of momentum (P5.15 lesson)
Paper 2 topic 2 (4.6 - Waves)
4.6.1.1 - Transverse and longitudinal waves (P6.1 lesson)
4.6.1.2 - Properties of waves (wave calculations) (P6.1 lesson)
4.6.1.2 - Properties of waves - required practical - make observations to identify the suitability of apparatus to measure the frequency, wavelength and speed of waves in a ripple tank and waves in a solid and take appropriate measurements. (P6.2 lesson)
4.6.2.1 - Types of electromagnetic waves (P6.6 lesson)
4.6.2.2 - Properties of electromagnetic waves 1 (P6.7a lesson)
4.6.2.3 - Properties of electromagnetic waves 2(P6.7a lesson)
Required practical (P6.7b lesson) - investigate how the amount of infrared radiation absorbed or radiated by a surface depends on the nature of that surface.
4.6.2.4 - Uses and applications of electromagnetic waves (P6.8 lesson)
Paper 2 topic 3 (4.7 - Magnetism and electromagnetism)
4.7.1.1 - Poles of a magnet (P7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.2 - Magnetic fields (P7.1 lesson)
4.7.2.1 – Electromagnetism (P7.2 lesson)
4.7.2.2 - Fleming’s left-hand rule (HT only) (P7.3 lesson)
4.7.2.3 - Electric motors (HT only) (P7.3 lesson)
AQA P5 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.5 – Forces and their interactions)
Lesson: P5.8 – Atmospheric Pressure (Physics only)
Specification points covered =
4.5.5.2 - Atmospheric pressure
A fully resourced lesson covering atmospheric pressure, the uses we have and why it varies with height. This is a physics only lesson that covers any higher and foundation tier objectives given in the specification with fully differentiated tasks and answers to cover both, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P5 (Paper 2, Topic 1).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing.
AQA Physics New GCSE Spec (Paper 2 Topic 3 - exams 2018) – Magnetism and electromagnetism (4.7)
All lessons to cover both TRILOGY and PHYSICS Only lessons of topic 7 (paper 2, topic 3) – Magnetism and electromagnetism (4.7), from the new spec (exams 2018). .
The lessons include any required practical tasks that AQA have outlined, and an opportunity for learners to complete each of these.
Lessons have differentiated tasks available on slides and progress checks to assess learning throughout the lessons.
There is also opportunity to assess extended answer questions in some of the lessons to allow extended feedback on their work in these tasks.
All of the following specification points are covered for this topic and in brackets is the lesson that the point is covered in:
Trilogy specification points and lessons:
4.7.1.1 - Poles of a magnet (P7.1 lesson)
4.7.1.2 - Magnetic fields (P7.1 lesson)
4.7.2.1 – Electromagnetism (P7.2 lesson)
4.7.2.2 - Fleming’s left-hand rule (HT only) (P7.3 lesson)
4.7.2.3 - Electric motors (HT only) (P7.3 lesson)
4.7.2.4 - Loudspeakers (Triple/HT Only) (P7.4 lesson)
4.7.3.1 - Induced potential (Triple/HT Only) (P7.4 lesson)
4.7.3.2 - Uses of the generator effect (Triple/HT Only) (P7.4 lesson)
4.7.3.3 - Microphones (Triple/HT Only) (P7.4 lesson)
4.7.3.4 - Transformers (Triple/HT Only) (P7.5 lesson)
New AQA P7.5 (New Physics GCSE spec 4.7 - exams 2018) - Transformers (Triple only)
AQA P7 (New GCSE Spec – Unit 4.7 – Magnetism and electromagnetism)
Lesson: P7.5 – Transformers (Triple only)
Specification points covered =
4.7.3.4 - Transformers (HT Only)
A fully resourced lesson about Itransformers, to be used when teaching the new physics specification GCSE of AQA P7 (Paper 2, Topic 3).
Fully resourced with differentiated tasks and activities shown on power point slides. Any questions/tasks set for students have peer or self-assessment slides available with answers showing. Retrieval practice from this unit as well as other physics questions are built in as a starter to the lesson.
