Scalars and Vectors introduction for low to mid ability students. Includes powerpoint with worksheet embedded. Powerpoint has differentiated lesson objectives linked to questions in the worksheet. Based on the new physics AQA GCSE specification for 2018.

Development of the model of the atom. Aimed at mid to low ability GCSE students. New specification AQA Physics trilogy or Separate science course. Includes powerpoint and differentiated worksheets embedded into document.

Lesson covering differences between nuclear contamination and radiation. Lesson also includes brief discussion on Peer-review in line with new AQA GCSE Spec for Physics. Lesson aimed primarily at low to middle achievers with differentiated worksheets embedded in powerpoint. Learning Objectives: Students can state that contamination is the unwanted presence of radioactive atoms on other materials. Students can compare irradiation and contamination. Students can explain why scientists share information on effects of radiation and the importance of peer-review.

Lesson is on Electric Field Strength aimed towards A-Level AQA specification. Resource includes powerpoint with lesson objectives and exam questions related to topic. Lesson Objectives: Students can represent and interpret diagrams of electric field lines. Students can recall definition for electric field and calculate magnitude of electric field. Students can derive the work done on a charge moving between electric plates.

Lesson is on gravitational potential aimed towards A-Level AQA specification. Resource includes powerpoint with lesson objectives and exam questions related to topic. Lesson Objectives: Students can state the definition of gravitational potential and potential difference. Students can describe the variation in gravitational potential graphically and calculate potential quantitatively. Students can use these concepts to explain the changes in energy experienced by an object as it moves in a gravitational field.

Lesson is on gravitational potential aimed towards A-Level AQA specification. Resource includes powerpoint with lesson objectives and exam questions related to topic. Lesson Objectives: Students can derive the relationship between the orbital period and the radius of orbit. (Kepler’s Law). Students can describe the relationship between kinetic and potential energy of satellites. Students can use knowledge of energy to derive a relationship for escape velocity.

Lesson on magnetic fields A-Level topic with emphasis on AQA specification. Fourth lesson in sequence on the Magnetic Fields topic. Resource includes powerpoint with lesson objectives linking to past exam questions on topic. Lesson Objectives: Students can state Faraday’s Law and Lenz’s Law. Students can calculate the magnitude of emf induced in a coil. Students can draw a graph demonstrating the change in flux linkage and emf for a rotating coil. Student can describe the relationship between the two.

Lesson on magnetic fields A-Level topic with emphasis on AQA specification. Fifth lesson in sequence on the Magnetic Fields topic. Resource includes powerpoint with lesson objectives linking to past exam questions on topic. Lesson Objectives: Students can explain the significance of A.C. Students can explain the working of a transformer. Students can calculate the change in voltage, and efficiency of a given transformer.

Second lesson in series on gravitational fields. Lesson is on gravitational field strength A-Level topic with emphasis on AQA specification. Resource includes powerpoint with lesson objectives and differentiated exam questions related to topic. Lesson Objectives: Students can recall the definitions for gravitational field strength (from the previous lesson) Students can calculate gravitational field strength for a radial field. Students can apply to calculations involving field strength of planets. Student can apply knowledge from today’s lesson and previous lesson to answer exam questions related to gravitational forces and field strength.

Lesson on magnetic fields A-Level topic with emphasis on AQA specification. Second lesson in sequence on the Magnetic Fields topic. Resource includes powerpoint with lesson objectives linking to past exam questions on topic. Lesson objectives: Students can derive F=BQv from the force on a current carrying wire. Students can predict the direction of the force acting on a moving charge. Students can discuss applications of moving charges i.e. particle accelerators.

Lesson on waves A-Level topic with emphasis on AQA specification. Third lesson in series covering Superposition and Interference. Resource includes powerpoint (and PDF copy) with lesson objectives linking to questions related to topic. Lesson Objectives: Students can explain superposition of waves as the sum of the underlying displacements of individual waves. Students can explain superposition as the original of constructive and destructive interference. Students can calculate the resultant wave from intermediate cases of superposition.

Lesson is on Coulomb’s Law aimed towards A-Level AQA specification. Resource includes powerpoint with lesson objectives and exam questions related to topic. Lesson Objectives: Students can state the equation for the force between two point charges. Students can calculate the force between point charges in a vacuum and appreciate that air can be treated as a vacuum to a good approximation. Students can compare strength of gravitational and electrostatic forces. Students can explain reasons each force is dominant at different scales.

Lesson is on Electric potential aimed towards A-Level AQA specification. Resource includes powerpoint with lesson objectives and exam questions related to topic. Lesson Objectives: Students can state the definition of electric potential and associated equation. Students understand that potential will be zero at infinity. Students can calculate the work done to move a charge in an electric field. Students recognise that the area between parallel plates can be approximated as an area of uniform electric field. Students can describe the variations of E and V from graphical representations. Students appreciate the relationships between E and V in terms of graphical representations.

Lesson on waves A-Level topic with emphasis on AQA specification. Sixth lesson in series including explanation of formation of interference patterns from diffraction gratings. Resource includes powerpoint (and PDF copy) with lesson objectives linking to past exam questions related to topic. Lesson Objectives: Students can describe a diffraction grating and the effect on light passing through. Students can calculate the angle of diffraction for different orders of light. Students can explain applications of the diffraction grating.

Lesson on waves A-Level topic with emphasis on AQA specification. Fifth lesson in series including recap of superposition, and explanation of formation of interference patterns in Young’s Double Slit experiment. Resource includes powerpoint (and PDF copy) with lesson objectives linking to past exam questions related to topic. Lesson Objectives: Students recall the principle of superposition. Students can explain that bright or dark spots (or loud and quiet) are a consequence of interference between sources. Students can calculate the separation between bright and dark spots in a double slit experiment.

Lesson on waves A-Level topic with emphasis on AQA specification. Fifth lesson in series including Snell’s Law and Optical Fibres. Resource includes powerpoint (and PDF copy) with lesson objectives linking to past exam questions related to topic. Lesson Objectives: Students can define the refractive index of a substance. Students can perform calculations using Snell’s law. Students can explain internal reflection and its application to optical fibres.

Two lessons covering capacitance, the capacitance equation and the parallel plates equation, of the electric fields topic. Lessons include lesson objectives and linked exam questions. Lessons are focused on sections 3.7.4.1 and 3.7.4.2 of the AQA A-Level specification. Lesson Objectives: Capacitance: Students can define capacitance. Students can use the capacitance equations. Students can calculate the capacitance from the dimensions. Parallel Plate Capacitor: Describe how a capacitor can be charged and calculate the capacitance from the parallel plates equation. Describe the effect of carrying the dielectric constant on the capacitance. Describe the action of an electric field on a polar molecule.

Lesson on Nuclear Radius and Density A-Level topic with emphasis on AQA specification. Third lesson in sequence on the Nuclear Physics topic. Resource includes powerpoint with lesson objectives linking to past exam questions on topic. Lesson Objectives: • Students can calculate the density of nucleons and nuclei. • Students can interpret graphical relationship between radius and mass number. • Students can estimate nuclear radii from nuclear equation. Students can also calculate mass number from nuclear radius.

Lesson on Phase and Polarization in the A-Level topic with emphasis on AQA specification. Second lesson in series including introduction to radians and phase. Lesson also includes demonstration of polarization. Resource includes powerpoint (and PDF copy) with lesson objectives linking to past exam questions related to topic. Lesson Objectives: Students can convert between radians and degrees. Students can measure the phase difference between waves. Students can describe polarization and its uses.

Lesson on waves A-Level topic with emphasis on AQA specification. Fourth lesson in series including demonstration of difference between standing and progressive waves, and explanation of formation of standing waves. Resource includes powerpoint (and PDF copy) with lesson objectives linking to past exam questions related to topic. Lesson Objectives: Students can state definition of a progressive wave. Students can contrast with a standing/stationary wave. Students can describe the standing wave including technical vocabulary of nodes and antinodes. Students can explain the formation of standing waves in terms of reflection and superposition.