IGCSE Physics: Waves — Complete Unit Resource Pack | Edexcel Modular | Unit 5 | 12 Lessons

IGCSE Physics: Waves — Complete Unit Resource Pack | Edexcel Modular | Unit 5 | 12 Lessons

This is the complete resource pack for Unit 5: Waves, covering all spec points 5.2–5.29P of the Edexcel IGCSE Physics (Modular) specification. Everything you need to teach, practise and assess the full Waves unit is included.

What’s included (60+ files):

12 PowerPoints — each following the DES Lesson Cycle:
Smart Start (retrieval starter, 4 questions with answers)
Direct Instruction (I Do — worked examples, formula triangles)
Guided Practice (We Do — 3 scaffolded problems)
Independent Practice (You Do — Edexcel exam-style questions)
Review and Reflect (traffic light exit ticket)

12 Activity Sheets / Practical Booklets — including:
L1 — Types of Waves & Wave Properties
L2 — The Wave Equation & Frequency-Period Relationship
L3 — Oscilloscope Readings & Calculations (includes 4 labelled oscilloscope traces)
L4 — The Doppler Effect
L5 — The Electromagnetic Spectrum (includes full EM spectrum completion table)
L6 — Properties of Light & Reflection (includes reflection results table)
L7 — Core Practical: Investigating Refraction (full practical booklet with method, results, analysis and conclusion)
L8 — Refraction Calculations — Snell’s Law
L9 — Critical Angle & Total Internal Reflection
L10 — Sound Waves & Hearing Range
L11 — Core Practical: Speed of Sound in Air (full practical booklet with method, results, analysis and conclusion)
L12 — Pitch & Loudness

Compiled booklets:
Student Activity Booklet — all 12 activity sheets in one document
Mark Scheme Booklet — all 12 mark schemes compiled for teacher use

Assessment:
50-mark end-of-unit assessment (10 MCQ + 7 structured questions)
Full mark scheme included

Revision materials:
Revision Guide — all spec points 5.2–5.29P with key facts, equations, worked examples, examiner tips and quick check questions with answers
Spec Checklist — RAG self-assessment covering all 29 spec points across 4 topic sections

Spec points covered:
5.2–5.9 Wave properties, wave equation, Doppler Effect
5.10–5.13 Electromagnetic spectrum (uses and dangers)
5.14–5.22 Light waves, reflection, refraction, TIR, optical fibres (includes core practicals 5.17P and 5.19P)
5.23–5.29P Sound waves, hearing range, speed of sound (5.25P), oscilloscope investigation (5.27P), pitch and loudness

All resources are:
Aligned to the Edexcel IGCSE Physics (Modular) specification
Written using Edexcel command words throughout
Pitched to stretch top-end students with scaffolding for all
Free from off-spec content — all spec point references checked

Individual lessons from this unit are available separately.