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Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 5.8P - Explain why heating a system will change the energy stored within the system and raise its temperature or produce changes of state.
Specification Point 5.9P - Describe the changes that occur when a solid melts to form a liquid, and when a liquid evaporates or boils to form a gas.
Specification Point 5.10P - Describe the arrangement and motion of particles in solids, liquids and gases.
Specification Point 5.11P - Practical: obtain a temperature–time graph to show the constant temperature during a change of state.
Specification Point 5.12P - Know that specific heat capacity is the energy required to change the temperature of an object by one degree celsius per kg of mass.
Specification Point 5.13P - Use an equation to derive the change in thermal energy in a system.
Specification Point 5.14P - Practical: investigate the specific heat capacity of materials including water and some solids.
Complete set of Chapter 5 Lessons are available.
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 5.3 - Know and use the relationship between density, mass and volume.
Specification Point 5.4 - Practical: investigate density using direct measurements of mass and volume.
Specification Point 5.5 - Know and use the relationship between pressure, force and area.
Specification Point 5.6 - Understand how the pressure at a point in a gas or liquid at rest acts equally in all directions.
Specification Point 5.7 - Know and use the relationship for pressure difference.
Complete set of Chapter 5 Lectures are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 20 - Work and Power. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 4.11 - Know and use the relationship between work done, force and distance moved in the direction of the force.
Specification Point 4.12 - Know that work done is equal to energy transferred.
Specification Point 4.13 - Know and use the relationship between gravitational potential energy, mass, gravitational field strength and height.
Specification Point 4.14 - Know and use the relationship between kinetic energy, mass and speed.
Specification Point 4.15 - Understand how conservation of energy produces a link between gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy and work.
Specification Point 4.16 - Describe power as the rate of transfer of energy or the rate of doing work.
Specification Point 4.17 - Use the relationship between power, work done and time taken.
Complete set of Chapter 4 Worksheets are available.
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 4.18P - Describe the energy transfers involved in generating electricity.
Specification Point 4.19P - Describe the advantages and disadvantages of methods of large-scale electricity production from various renewable and non-renewable resources.
Complete set of Chapter 4 Lectures are available.
Complete set of concise, modern presentations and associated PDF worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Physics (4PH1) Chapter 2 - Electricity. Contains colour coded specification points with handmade vector graphics. Five presentations and companion worksheets included:
9 - Mains Electricity
10 - Power, Current and Voltage
11 - Circuits Part 1
12 - Circuits Part 2
13 - Static Electricity
Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 5.15 - Explain how molecules in a gas have random motion and that they exert a force and hence a pressure on the walls of a container.
Specification Point 5.16 - Understand why there is an absolute zero of temperature which is –273 °C.
Specification Point 5.17 - Describe the Kelvin scale of temperature and be able to convert between the Kelvin and Celsius scales.
Specification Point 5.18 - Understand why an increase in temperature results in an increase in the average speed of gas molecules.
Specification Point 5.19 - Know that the Kelvin temperature of a gas is proportional to the average kinetic energy of its molecules.
Specification Point 5.20 - Explain, for a fixed amount of gas, the qualitative relationship between: pressure and volume at constant temperature, pressure and Kelvin temperature at constant volume.
Specification Point 5.21 - Use the relationship between the pressure and Kelvin temperature of a fixed mass of gas at constant volume.
Specification Point 5.22 - Use the relationship between the pressure and volume of a fixed mass of gas at constant temperature.
Complete set of Chapter 5 Lessons are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 33 - Cosmology. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 8.11P - Understand how the brightness of a star at a standard distance can be represented using absolute magnitude.
Specification Point 8.12P - Draw the main components of the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Specification Point 8.13P - Describe the past evolution of the universe and the main arguments in favour of the Big Bang theory.
Specification Point 8.14P - Describe evidence that supports the Big Bang theory.
Specification Point 8.15P - Describe that if a wave source is moving relative to an observer, there will be a change in the observed frequency and wavelength.
Specification Point 8.16P - Use the equation relating to change in wavelength, reference wavelength, velocity of a galaxy and the speed of light.
Specification Point 8.17P - Describe the red-shift in light received from galaxies at different distances away from the Earth.
Specification Point 8.18P - Explain why the red-shift of galaxies provides evidence for the expansion of the universe.
Complete set of Chapter 8 Worksheets are available.
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 8.7 - Understand how stars can be classified according to their colour.
Specification Point 8.8 - Know that a star’s colour is related to its surface temperature.
Specification Point 8.9 - Describe the evolution of stars of similar mass to the Sun through the following stages: nebula, star, red giant and white dwarf.
Specification Point 8.10 - Describe the evolution of stars with a mass larger than the Sun.
Complete set of Chapter 8 Lectures are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 32 - The Evolution of Stars. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 8.7 - Understand how stars can be classified according to their colour.
Specification Point 8.8 - Know that a star’s colour is related to its surface temperature.
Specification Point 8.9 - Describe the evolution of stars of similar mass to the Sun through the following stages: nebula, star, red giant and white dwarf.
Specification Point 8.10 - Describe the evolution of stars with a mass larger than the Sun.
Complete set of Chapter 8 Lectures are available.
Complete set of Chapter 8 Worksheets are available.
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 7.1 - Use the following units: becquerel (Bq), centimetre (cm), hour (h), minute (min) and second (s).
Specification Point 7.2 - Describe the structure of an atom in terms of protons, neutrons and electrons.
Specification Point 7.3 - Know the terms atomic number, mass number and isotope.
Specification Point 7.4 - Know that alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays are ionising radiations emitted from unstable nuclei in a random process.
Specification Point 7.5 - Describe the nature of alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays, and recall that they may be distinguished in terms of penetrating power and ability to ionise.
Specification Point 7.6 - Practical: investigate the penetration powers of different types of radiation using either radioactive sources or simulations.
Specification Point 7.7 - Describe the effects on the atomic and mass numbers of a nucleus of the emission of each of the four main types of radiation (alpha, beta, gamma and neutron radiation).
Specification Point 7.8 - Understand how to balance nuclear equations in terms of mass and charge.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Lectures are available.
Companion PDF worksheet for Edexcel IGCSE Physics Lecture 28 - Radioactivity Part 1. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions.
Specification Point 7.1 - Use the following units: becquerel (Bq), centimetre (cm), hour (h), minute (min) and second (s).
Specification Point 7.2 - Describe the structure of an atom in terms of protons, neutrons and electrons.
Specification Point 7.3 - Know the terms atomic number, mass number and isotope.
Specification Point 7.4 - Know that alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays are ionising radiations emitted from unstable nuclei in a random process.
Specification Point 7.5 - Describe the nature of alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays, and recall that they may be distinguished in terms of penetrating power and ability to ionise.
Specification Point 7.6 - Practical: investigate the penetration powers of different types of radiation using either radioactive sources or simulations.
Specification Point 7.7 - Describe the effects on the atomic and mass numbers of a nucleus of the emission of each of the four main types of radiation (alpha, beta, gamma and neutron radiation).
Specification Point 7.8 - Understand how to balance nuclear equations in terms of mass and charge.
Complete set of Chapter 7 Worksheets are available.
Complete set of concise, modern presentations and associated PDF worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Physics (4PH1) Chapter 4 - Energy Resources and Transfer. Contains colour coded specification points with handmade vector graphics. Four presentations and companion worksheets included:
18 - Energy
19 - Thermal Energy
20 - Work and Power
21 - Sources of Energy
Complete set of concise, modern presentations and associated PDF worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Physics (4PH1) Chapter 5 - Solids, Liquids and Gases. Contains colour coded specification points with handmade vector graphics. Three presentations and companion worksheets included:
22 - Density and Pressure
23 - Changes of State
24 - Ideal Gases
Complete set of companion PDF worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Physics (4PH1) Chapter 6 - Magnetism and Electromagnetism. Contains short answer questions, an activity requiring lateral thinking and exam-style questions. Three worksheets included:
25 - Magnetism
26 - Electromagnets Part 1
27 - Electromagnets Part 2
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 6.9P - Describe the construction of electromagnets.
Specification Point 6.10P - Draw magnetic field patterns for a straight wire, a flat circular coil and a solenoid when each is carrying a current.
Specification Point 6.11P - Know that there is a force on a charged particle when it moves in a magnetic field as long as its motion is not parallel to the field.
Specification Point 6.17P - Describe the structure of a transformer, and understand that a transformer changes the size of an alternating voltage by having different numbers of turns on the input and output sides.
Specification Point 6.18P - Explain the use of step-up and step-down transformers in the large-scale generation and transmission of electrical energy.
Specification Point 6.19P - Know and use the relationship between input and output voltages and the turns ratio for a transformer.
Specification Point 6.20P - Know and use the relationship between input power and output power.
Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.
Complete set of concise, modern presentations and associated PDF worksheets for Edexcel IGCSE Physics (4PH1) Chapter 6 - Magnetism and Electromagnetism. Contains colour coded specification points with handmade vector graphics. Three presentations and companion worksheets included:
25 - Magnetism
26 - Electromagnets Part 1
27 - Electromagnets Part 2
Powerpoint lecture covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 6.8 - Know that an electric current in a conductor produces a magnetic field around it.
Specification Point 6.12 - Understand why a force is exerted on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field, and how this effect is applied in simple D.C. electric motors and loudspeakers.
Specification Point 6.13 - Use the left-hand rule to predict the direction of the resulting force when a wire carries a current perpendicular to a magnetic field.
Specification Point 6.14 - Describe how the force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field changes with the magnitude and direction of the field and current.
Specification Point 6.15 - Know that a voltage is induced in a conductor or a coil when it moves through a magnetic field or when a magnetic field changes through it and describe the factors that affect the size of the induced voltage.
Specification Point 6.16 - Describe the generation of electricity by the rotation of a magnet within a coil of wire and of a coil of wire within a magnetic field, and describe the factors that affect the size of the induced voltage.
Complete set of Chapter 6 Lectures are available.
Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 1.1 - Understand how to use some common units in physics.
Specification Point 1.3 - Plot and explain distance−time graphs.
Specification Point 1.4 - Know and use the relationship between average speed, distance moved and time taken.
Specification Point 1.5 - Practical: investigate the motion of everyday objects such as toy cars or tennis balls.
Complete set of Chapter 1 Lessons are available.
Powerpoint lecture and associated PDF worksheet covering the following in a modern, concise format:
Specification Point 1.22 - Practical: investigate how extension varies with applied force for helical springs, metal wires and rubber bands.
Specification Point 1.23 - Know that the initial linear region of a force-extension graph is associated with Hooke’s law.
Specification Point 1.24 - Describe elastic behaviour as the ability of a material to recover its original shape after the forces causing deformation have been removed.
Complete set of Chapter 1 Lessons are available.