KS3 Motion and Pressure Unit: 6 Lessons + Test

Complete KS3 Physics Motion and Pressure unit: 6 ready-to-teach lessons with PowerPoints, differentiated Word worksheets, answers, lesson plans and an end-of-unit test.

Fully editable, Microsoft PowerPoint and Word compatible. Covers the KS3 National Curriculum for Motion and forces: describing motion and pressure.

Lessons included

1. Speed (speed = distance ÷ time, average speed, light gates)
2. Distance–time graphs and relative motion
3. Pressure on surfaces (pressure = force ÷ area)
4. Pressure in liquids and gases; floating and sinking (upthrust)
5. Moments and levers (principle of moments)
6. Review lesson + 40-mark end-of-unit test

Every teaching lesson includes

• Colourful 15-slide PowerPoint: Do Now retrieval, objectives (Bronze/Silver/Gold), hook, key words, teaching slides, we-do, hinge question, practical or data task, challenge, myth busters, exit ticket and homework
• 3 differentiated Word worksheets: Support (word bank, sentence starters), Core and Challenge
• Full answers for every slide and worksheet
• Detailed lesson plan with timings, misconceptions, differentiation, literacy, numeracy and careers links
• Teacher notes with subject knowledge, prep list and timing tips
• Speaker notes with answers on every slide

Review lesson includes

• Review PowerPoint with quiz, recap and hinge question
• 40-mark end-of-unit test + adapted version (word banks and hints) for SEND/EAL
• Mark scheme, knowledge organiser and DIRT feedback sheet

Includes practicals, graphs and equation practice throughout. Clear diagrams throughout, with unlabelled versions on Support sheets and tests so the answers aren’t given away. 43 files in one zip. Ideal for KS3 science and non-specialist teachers.