TEN chunks of revision work to set A-level students. I give my students one of these “weekly wonders” each week to help them focus on a specific chunk. Each of these 10 weekly task includes -specification points to encourage focus a list of learning tasks to complete (eg suggested cards to make, short questions to answer, definitions to look up and revise, hints and tips) a set of short questions to check knowledge exam style questions, adapted from various sources to test understanding and the mark schemes for self assessment.

An ideal first lesson for Yr 7 (or possibly an induction/transition lesson) Powerpoint including clear instructions for practical and starter activity on safety and identifying hazards. Only equipment needed - universal indicator and a big bottle of sparkling water (needs to be fresh to see a good colour change on heating) Worksheet on identifying common hazard symbols. Hw sheet for a safety poster Bunsen burner “licence” certificate for students to be given after they have shown independence in lighting and using the bunsen burners.

I created this for my last couple of revision lessons with GCSE separate science physicists and for combined/trilogy physicists. I’ve got a “physics on a page” (if you print double sided it makes one A4 page) per exam, for reading through. The idea is to condense the absolute essentials onto 1 page for a final review. I’ve also made a “fill the gaps” version so that they can work through and just fill in, making sure students are engaging with the work. I’d also suggest using them for students to cut up/copy onto flash cards to make bitesize chunks of information

For secondary school/sixth form - organised into rounds, to break it down. All the answers are in the “notes” bit of the powerpoint. The music round - I just play clips online as I go along but the other 7 rounds should all be straightforward. It is designed to last an hour (maybe more) so could be shortened for form times etc. I have borrowed some questions from other quizzes to put all this together, so thanks for all who have shared. Happy Christmas Quizzing :)

This is a resource I made for each of the 16 core practical activities for Edexcel A-level Physics to make it easier to record and evidence the CPAC practical skills. They are designed to support the students during the work by breaking down the skills being assessed into more specific tasks for the activity they are completing, making it easier for them to see what they should be doing to acquire the skills. Directly linked to the practical activities and the Edexcel use of the CPAC criteria, if students annotate as they complete the task and then the teacher observes and signs off, it should be simple to record and evidence the skills as students acquire them during the course

This is a set of questions I designed for A-level physics students at the start of year 12 to help them improve the most relevant maths skills. Designed to be used as an additional homework or independent study tasks for students. Mark scheme is included too.

This powerpoint is a complete revision lesson, including questions and activities for students on the topic of waves. It covers Wave equation and calculation practice, including frequency definition and calculations Recap of longitudinal and transverse (labelling of) Key points and exam style questions on the required practical activities - speed of sound measurement and infra-red absorption/radiation Overview of electromagnetic spectrum with 2 activities I would estimate that it would take 2 hours to go through this thoroughly - but of course it could be condensed to 1 hour if some of the activities were shortened.

Includes the powerpoint with activities and two printable worksheets for starters/review. Around an hours revision lesson or 2 x 45 minutes, including activities on equations, key words and some practical/data points relevant to P5. Aimed at foundation students mainly (grades 5 and below) studying the trilogy/combined course.4

Three resources to use when teaching the electromagnetic spectrum. A card sort activity on the properties of radiation types on the E-M spectrum Matching up the types to their properties worksheet A revision booklet with questions on the electromagnetic spectrum

Here are five short quizzes/tests designed for a quick check or for revision. Each one is designed to take around 10 minutes and is around 10 marks. Some of the questions are quick checks on definitions and some are short answer exam style questions and calculations. Mark schemes are included The tests cover Photons and photon emission (E=hf and energy levels) Optics - lenses, lens equation and diffraction Electrical circuits including resistivity and resistance in series and parallel Waves and standing waves Work and mechanics (vectors, projectiles, moments etc)

This is the content for paper 1 GCSE physics AQA condensed down to 2 sides of A4, so printed double sided it is “physics on a page”. It is stripped back to the essentials - I use them just before the exams - to prompt reviews and cover key points. Also useful to give to students to plan their revision in advance Physics on a page - separates physics on a page combined is for trilogy students.

This is a set of questions purely based around application of equations and calculations in physics. Designed as an independent study task or homework for year 12 to improve their calculation skills, it could also be used as an assessment after the first few weeks.

A revision resource for radioactive sources (AQA GCSE Science/physics Unit 4 Atomic Strucutre). Worksheet/midmap with structured questions for students to complete.

Practice questions on the equations of motion for building confidence with foundation groups - key activities and quiz focussed on recognising what the numbers mean using the units and practice substituting into the equations I’ve also included here a scheme of learning powerpoint for the Forces unit of work for AQA suitable for use with foundation core groups. It has the equations and definitions on it to display for the class and some additional activities and questions linked to forces

11 revision “cards”, each with five facts, definitions or equations on them. Students can be given one card each week (there are different themes - energy, electricity, heat, power etc) and then spend five minutes a day, five times a week learning their physics “5-a-day” I then test each week for recall. I’m sure there are lots of other ways to use them to!

Are crunchie bars as strong as bone under stress? A-level physics home learning activity. A practical that can be completed at home using simple equipment to help A-level physics students develop an understanding of compressive stress. The worksheet guides students through some measurements they can do at home using crunchie bars. There are also some analysis activities and practice at using the equation for calculating stress. I designed this for my year 12 students to complete at home during lockdown. They’ve enjoyed doing it and got quite good results, so I hope your students enjoy too. Note - this is a resource I created, but is based on a similar idea I found in an edexcel book

Working Like a Scientist - 10 lesson unit of work (including powerpoints and resources) I designed and made these resources as an introduction to GCSE Science for the end of year 9 or start of year 10 The idea is to introduce some of the key language and skills needed for GCSE science, so that they can be referred back to during required practical work and built on over time. The lessons are Variables Equipment and measurements Safety Planning and method writing 5, 6 and 7 - maths skills, including data handling 8, 9 - Graphs Equations. Each lesson can be standalone, but designed to run in series. There are worksheets and other activities. Whilst I originally designed this for blended learning (partly online) and it worked very well across the ability range with Year 9, it would work even better if taught in a lab with examples of equipment, practicals and perhaps some mini investigations built in.

A powerpoint containing fake “good” and “bad” answers to exam style questions. Focussed on electricity and electromagnetism (P2 and P7 in AQA GCSE) Use with students to pick out key points that should be included and to show them what a good answer looks like. I suggest getting them to write their own perfect answers and making a “cheat sheet” for the topic to show what common sentences should be included for any questions on eg Motors as a follow up.

This is a bundle of short revision activities for GCSE Physics (trilogy or separate). These could be used as quick revision starters or “Do it now” tasks throughout the year or use them all together in a revision quiz lesson. To use as a quiz: Divide class into teams - the teams have to complete a sheet and then bring it up for marking - as you mark put the points score up on the board (excel spreadsheet perhaps or whiteboard). This keeps the pace fast - either have a set time per round or each team can complete at their own pace (with bonuses for finishing first).

GCSE science required practical simple worksheet, good for foundation.

A KS3 introductory lesson on solutions and solubility, with diagrams, key words etc. Adapted slightly for remote teaching/home learning with a practical activity that could be done safely at home.