OCR Gateway GCSE Physics P8 Global Challenges Revision

Complete OCR Gateway GCSE Physics P8 Global Challenges revision set: a 10-page knowledge organiser, 30 recall questions and a 42-mark exam-style topic test with full mark scheme.

Global Challenges covers stopping distances, energy resources, domestic electricity, power, energy and the National Grid, our solar system, the life cycle of a star, orbital motion and red-shift and the Big Bang. This set takes students through every part of the topic and then tests it with exam-style questions, so it works for end-of-topic revision, mock preparation and final exam revision.

What’s included (editable Word + PDF)

• Knowledge organiser (10 pages): every key idea in the topic, 25 key terms with definitions, tables, labelled diagrams, “must know” points and common mistakes
• Revision pack (9 pages): Section A has 30 quick-fire recall questions; Section B is a 42-mark topic test with 12 exam-style questions and 2 six-mark extended-response questions
• Full mark scheme with answers and indicative content for the six-mark questions, ready for self- or peer-marking
• RAG self-assessment checklist so students can see what to revise next
• How to Use guide and Parent and Tutor Notes (great for homework and parents’ evenings)

How to use it

• Section A as retrieval starters over several lessons
• Section B as an end-of-topic assessment, homework or mock practice
• Knowledge organiser for independent revision, intervention groups, tutoring or cover lessons

Suitable for OCR Gateway GCSE Physics (J249) and OCR Gateway Combined Science A (J250), Foundation and Higher tier. Uses g = 10 N/kg.

Save with a bundle: this topic is also part of my OCR Gateway GCSE Physics revision bundles (by paper and whole subject) in the Dr Suleman Science shop.

About the author
Written by Dr Samera Suleman (Dr Suleman Science): PhD in biosciences, qualified science teacher (PGCE, QTS) with over 11 years of secondary teaching and university lecturing experience.

Last updated: October 2026. Not endorsed by any exam board. Please leave a review if this helps your students!