This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.3.2 a, b and c of the OCR Physics specification- the effect of magnetic fields on moving charged particles. It goes through how to calculate the force on a moving particle as well as an explanation of why the path is likely to be curved. It also covers how to calculate the curvature of the pathway as well as some application questions asking students to predict the effect of changes on the curvature. The lesson finished with introducing velocity selectors and how they work including the necessary calculations. This links magnetic and electric fields The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end All answers are included I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets

This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.3.3 c and d of the OCR A level Physics specification- electromagnetism. It opens by considering Faraday’s law both mathematically and verbally including examples. It also discussed how e.m.f. and flux linkage can be calculated graphically. It discusses how magnetic flux can be investigated experimentally. The lesson then moves on to Lenz’s law and how using that, and Flemings left hand rule, you can work out the direction of the e.m.f. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers are included. I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.

A complete lesson covering sections 5.4.3 and 5.4.4 of the OCR Physics specification- gravitational potential and planetary motion. The lesson starts by introducing gravitational potential including the various calculations. It then looks at GPE and how this can be calculated covering the fact that at GCSE students calculated changes in GPE rather than absolute values which are negative. It then looks at changes in gravitational potential and how these can be determined mathematically and graphically. The lesson then moves onto escape velocity and satellites before introducing Kepler’s three laws. The lesson includes lots of independent student tasks including practicing deriving the planetary motion equations. All answers are included I always aim to reduce photocopying so all tasks are within the PPT- 41 slides in total

A pair of lessons and a worksheet covering sections 5.1.4 a-i of the OCR Physics specification- the gas laws It covers: The gas laws The ideal gas Kinetic theory The effect of newtons Laws Internal energy PAG 8 The two lessons and the PAG take around 5 hours in total. All answers are included I generally try to reduce copying so other than the worksheet all resources are found in the lesson PPT

A complete lesson covering sections 5.5.1e and 5.5.3 a-k of the OCR Physics specification- stellar radiation and luminosity and stellar spectrum. It starts by looking at the way that objects produce electromagnetic radiation and the link to temperature. It then looks at Wien’s displacement law and Stefan’s law including calculations and comparisons of luminosity and temperature. It then move son to look at spectra and how electrons produce photons of light after being excited. It then closes by looking at the difference between emission and absorption spectrum and how they can be sued to analyse stars. Includes lots of independent activities All answer included I aim to reduce photocopying so all resources are in the PPT- 49 slides in total

A full lesson covering section 6.1.1 A and B of the OCR A level Physics specification- introduction to capacitors. It covers what capacitors are, what capacitance is and how it can be calculated. It also describes how capacitors are charged and discharged. The lesson includes a starter revising content from AS, full notes, a variety of student led activities and a fully differentiated summary at the end. All answers provided

This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.3.3 e and f of the OCR A level Physics specification- uses of electromagnetic induction. It opens by considering a simple alternator as a means of generating electricity. It then goes on to discuss transformers and the transformer equation including how to derive the transformer equation from Faraday’s law and the power equation. It discusses ways of investigating transformers and can act as an introduction to Physics PAG 11.1. The lesson closes by considering transformers in the national grid and at home. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers are included. I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.

A project covering all the AQA specifications points from section 6 of Trilogy Physics- waves It is designed for students to work through at home. There is a mark scheme attached to guide students through how much detail to include for each grade. It is broken into four mini tasks to support students with planning their work It is designed to be used with an Educake (or similar) quiz at the end of the week to check learning

A double lesson covering sections 6.1.1c, d and e and 6.1.3a of the OCR Physics specification- investigating capacitors. It covers PAG 9.1 and PAG 9.2 which are investigating capacitors in series and parallel as well as discharging and charging capacitors. The lesson includes full notes and methods, student activities, analysis activities and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers included.

A set of three lessons covering the complete set of specification points in OCR Physics section 6.2- electric fields IT covers: Point and spherical charges Coulombs law including calculating the force between point charges and the electric field strength of a point charge Uniform electric field strength including calculating uniform field strength and the charge of a parallel plate capacitor Electric potential and energy Each lesson includes a starter, full detailed notes, various student activities including exam questions and a differentiated summary at the end I am in favour of reducing photocopying so all activities are embedded into the main PPT

This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.4.1 d, e, f, g and h of the OCR Physics specification- the decay equation and half-life. It starts by introducing the decay equation with worked examples before outlining how dice simulation can be used to model nuclear decay. The lesson then moves to looking at activity as an alternative expression for the decay equation. Half-lives are then covered including how to calculate it and how to work it out form a graph. The lesson closes by looking at how age can be assessed using C-14 dating. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers are included. I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.

This is a complete lesson covering renewable energy resources for AQA P1. It is suitable for both trilogy science and separate Physics. It covers the different types of renewable energy, their advantages and disadvantages and includes a variety of differentiated summary questions. The main activity is a information hunt where students find out information about the 7 types of renewables. Full notes included There is also a support worksheet available

This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.3.3 a and b of the OCR A level Physics specification- electromagnetism. It covers how to calculate magnetic flux from the flux density and area and how then to apply this to generation of an e.m.f… The lesson then goes on to calculate magnetic flux linkage both when the flux is perpendicular to the area of the loop and when they are at another angle. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers are included. I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.

A complete lesson covering section 5.2.1 and 5.2.2 of the OCR Physics specification- circular motion It covers circular motion, centripetal force and acceleration and all associated equations. The lesson closes with a practical investigating and analysing circular motion Lots of students activities included All activities in PPT as I aim to reduce photos=copying

A complete lesson covering section 5.3.1 c-e of the OCR Physics specification- equations of Simple harmonic motion and PAG10. It covers the equations for velocity, acceleration and displacement as well as their derivation. It includes lots of students activities Also includes instructions for PAG10 which is an investigation into pendulums. You may also wish to add the sheet from the OCR interchange I aim to reduce photocopying so all activities are in the PPT All answers included

A complete lesson covering points 5.5.1 b-f of the OCR Physics specification- the life cycle of stars. It starts with the formation of stars from dust and gas then works though the various stages of the life cycle for all sizes of stars. It includes the Chandrasekhar limit as a determiner of which cycle a star will go through. It includes links to several videos on you-tube and a card sort work sheet. The lesson includes lots of independent tasks including a variety of calculation questions All answers included I aim tor educe photocopying so the majority of activities are in the PPT- 38 slides in total

A full lesson covering section 6.6.1 c, d and e of the OCR A level physics specification- capacitors in series and parallel circuits. It covers how t calculate total capacitance in both types of circuits as well as an explanation of why each occurs. The lesson closes with lots of worked examples for students to practise using both sets of equations. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, lots of student activities and a fully differentiated summary at the end. All answers included

This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.3.1 a -d of the OCR Physics specification- magnetic fields. It goes through how to show the magnetic field round long straight conductors, flat coils, a solenoid and bar magnets. It shows how to use Flemming’s left hand rule to predict the direction of a force created when a current runs perpendicular to a magnetic field. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end All answers are included I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets

A complete PowerPoint covering sections 5.3.1 and 2 of the OCR Physics specification- simple harmonic motion. It introduces SHM and the fundamental equation. The lesson then looks at properties of objects showing SHM such as frequency, period and phase difference. this includes several graphs and taking gradients of those graphs. Lots of students led activities are included All answers included I try to reduce photocopying so the majority of activities are included in the PPT (except for the graph worksheet which is separate)