GCSE 9-1 Physics Edexcel. Definitions and examples of vectors and scalars. Practical activity demonstrating the difference between vectors and scalars. Progress check quiz. Scale diagram of resultant forces for separate science students.

GCSE Physics Edexcel Chapter 1 Motion Lesson 1a of 4 double lessons in this chapter including calculations of speed (questions and answers), two demonstrations, and one practical activity. Drawing d-t graphs and labeling shapes on graphs and plenary quiz.

A2 Alevel physics edexcel. Full double lesson for radioactive half life. Derivation of exponential and logarithmic equations from first principles using integration. Perfect for A/A* students. Practice of using equations building from simple GCSE methods to full A level difficulty. Questions and answers given. Full description of protactinium generator including how to analyze results plotting both exponential and logarithmic graphs. Full experimental data given for if the school doesn’t have the protactinium generator.

A2 A level physics edexcel. A complete lesson for year 13 students first working with nuclear sources. A discusison of safety procedures, the equipment and sources available for students to use. Students work to demonstrate the properties of alpha, beta and gamma using a Geiger-Muller (GM) tube and a spark counter. Full instructions for dealing with nuclear sources also given. Suitable for high ability GCSE or teachers who’ve not handled sources before.

A2 A level physics edexcel. A lesson to intro the module by completing a recap of all the key aspects of GCSE radioactivity: background radiation, A-Z notation, processes of alpha, beta plus, beta minus and gamma radiation, nuclear decay equations, evidence for the discovery of neutrino, properties of alpha, beta and gamma. Home learning/ homework to complete a risk assessment of using nuclear sources in the lab.

A2 A level physics edexcel. Derivation of time dilation using the moving train example. Discussion of the principles of general and special relativity and muon’s extended lifetime. Examples questions and worked solutions.

A2 A level Physics Edexcel. Converting energy and mass using Einstein’s E=mc2. Discussion of the principles of special relativity. Use of binomial expansion and the Lorentz factor to derive that energy is rest mass and kinetic energy. For A grade. High level challenge and cross curricular links. Explanation of electron volts as units for mass and discussion of the unified mass constant. Example questions and worked solutions. Long answer 6 mark explanation step by step hints and model answers.

A2 A level Physics Edexcel. Particle physics topic fully informative and highly detailed slides on thermionic emission, PET scanner, linear accelerators (LINAC) and Cyclotrons. Then (potentially outside the specification slightly) lots of information (age appropriate) on how particle detectors at the LHC work including detection in calorimeters and analysis. Clear and concise information including practice question model answers and comparisons of accelerators.

A2 Physics A level Edexcel. Full double lesson. Particle physics module looking at early particle detectors specifically cloud and bubble chambers. Research task for students to understand how they work. Walk through of how force due to magnetic field causes circular motion. Example questions and model answers for determining what is happening in cloud chambers. Difficult cloud chamber image to be analyzed with answers for A/A* students. Instructions for how to make simple cloud chambers.

A2 A level physics edexcel. A complete double lesson dedicated to the standard model including quarks, leptons, baryons and mesons. Details the fundamental particles, their relative size and charges. Predicting the quark composition of mesons due to charge. The hierachy of quark matter. Conservation laws and applying them to practice questions to see if particle decays are allowed. Quiz about all the basic facts. Questions and answers given.

AS A level Physics Edexcel chapter 1 rectilinear motion. Everything your students will need for SUVAT and projectiles. Great for A/A* students. Complete powerpoint for entire sequence of learning. This took my classes 6 lessons. Section 1: Deriving the SUVAT equations and introductory questions with worked solutions /answers. Section 2: Step by step guide for completing Core Practical 1 “determine the acceleration of a freely falling object” using light gates, free fall apparatus, and G-ball. Instructions to get students to figure out how to complete each part of the experiment and complete the correct analysis. Check list for a perfect practical write up. Section 3: Complex problems including using resolving in SUVAT and projectiles that do no start and end at the same point. Complete worked examples for both and 10 difficult multi-step questions with worked solutions.

AS A level Physics Edexcel. Simple starter experiment and question to gauge prior knowledge. Principle of moments. Practice questions and answers. Centre of mass and experiment / practical to find it for a non-uniform object. Advanced moments including situations with two unknowns, when the pivot has to be chosen, use of resolving and 6 mark written question with example answer. Description and example of a couple. This content will take at least two lessons.

AS A level Physics Edexcel. Drawing free body diagrams. Resolving vectors into horizontal and vertical components. Finding resultant vectors using trigonometry and scale diagrams for perpendicular and non-perpendicular vectors. Worked solutions to practice questions and answers to questions.

A lesson for Year 12 Physics students recapping vectors, scalars, d-t and v-t graphs, speed and acceleration from GCSE level and introducing the increased difficulty found in A level. Taught for Edexcel A level Physics. Answers to questions given.