GCSE AQA Physics Waves | FREE Complete Unit | 18 Lessons + Interactive Lab

Try the lesson series with a complete Waves unit, free to download and use. This is a full teaching pack with 18 editable lessons and 294 slides, designed for GCSE AQA Combined Science Trilogy and Separate Physics. Clear course and tier labels help you select the right route for your class.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?
• 18 editable PowerPoint lessons with retrieval starters, clear teaching explanations, labelled diagrams, worked examples, click-to-reveal answers, hinge questions and exit checks.
• 18 editable student worksheets and 18 separate answer documents with indicative mark points.
• Three practical lessons: waves in water and solids; reflection and refraction (Separate Physics); infrared absorption and emission.
• An offline interactive Wave Lab: transverse and longitudinal motion, adjustable frequency and amplitude, refraction, convex and concave lenses, the electromagnetic spectrum and a six-question feedback check.
• A 30-mark shared-content assessment with answers.
• Individual HTML lesson companions, a topic menu, course/tier routes and a teacher guide.

TOPICS
Wave motion, amplitude, frequency, wavelength, period and wave speed; reflection and refraction; electromagnetic waves, applications and risks; infrared practical work; sound and hearing, ultrasound and seismic evidence; lenses, colour, black bodies and radiation balance. Separate Physics and Higher-only lessons are clearly marked.

HOW TO USE
Download and extract the entire ZIP. Open index.html in a modern browser, or open the PPTX/DOCX files directly. HTML resources work offline without accounts or subscriptions. Use the teaching slides in class and the HTML companions for independent revision. PowerPoint is recommended for click animations; other viewers may display reveals differently.

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Original questions, diagrams and indicative answers. Independently produced and aligned to AQA specifications 8463/8464; not endorsed by AQA. Practical work requires normal school risk assessment and supervision.