Lesson covering thermal radiation that also recaps other methods of heat transfer. Also examines emitters, absorbers, insulation and vacuum flasks - contains student practice questions. Could also be used for a higher KS3 class
Developing: Recognise that thermal energy transfer by radiation does not require particles.
Securing: Describe the effect of surface colour (black or white) and texture (dull or shiny) on the emission, absorption and reflection of radiation.
Exceeding: Outline experiments to show the properties of good and bad emitters and absorbers.
Lesson covering convection currents with animations to aid explanations. Contains real life examples e.g. fridges and linking to plate tectonics - contains practice questions for students. Suitable for higher level KS3 students.
Developing: Recognise convection as a process that transfers energy.
Securing: Use models to describe convection currents in real world situations.
Exceeding: Explain with reference to thermal expansion and density how convection transfers energy from one location to another.
Lesson designed to build upon prior knowledge of current and magnetic fields - includes practice questions for students.
Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P7, Cambridge iGCSE P9 and more
Developing: State that a current in a wire produces a magnetic field
Secure: Describe and sketch the magnetic field lines around a single wire/ loop
Exceeding: Explain the magnetic field pattern around a solenoid using the right hand grip rule
Lesson introducing the Law of Inertia and F=ma - contains practice questions and student tasks.
Developing: Recall 6 common forces.
Secure: Recognise that, when there is no resultant force, forces are balanced and a body either remains at rest or continues at constant speed.
Exceeding: Apply the relation between force, mass and acceleration F=ma.
Lesson taking a deeper look at thermal conduction, could be used for higher KS3 classes. Includes conductors and insulators and examines why conductors are colder to the touch than insulators.
Developing: Draw particle diagrams to display the transfer of heat energy through conduction.
Securing: Assess the different qualities of thermal conductors and insulators.
Exceeding: Explain with reference to sub atomic particles, why metals are the best thermal conductors.
Series of lessons designed to give students a comprehensive understanding of radioactivity and radioactive decay.
Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P4, Cambridge iGCSE P11 and more
Presentation to help students get to grips with friction and the need for lubricants - includes practice questions. Suitable for higher KS3 students also.
Developing: Recall the definition friction and what direction is acts in.
Secure: Explain how friction works and what causes it.
Exceeding: Explore ways of reducing Friction.
Lesson introducing and explaining Hooke’s Law. Including elastic and plastic behaviour & the limit of proportionality - includes practice questions for students.
Ideal for Cambridge iGCSE P3
Developing: Recall how to measure the extension of a spring.
Secure: Explain the differences between elastic behaviour and plastic behaviour.
Exceeding: Use the equation F = kx to work out the spring constant of a spring when a force is applied, and identify the point on a graph where Hooke’s law no longer applies.
Lesson exploring the states of matter and kinetic theory, touching on internal energy - includes student video task.
Developing: State the properties of solids, liquids and gases.
Securing: Relate the properties of solids, liquids and gases to the forces and distances between molecules.
Exceeding: Describe kinetic theory and state evidence that supports kinetic theory.
Lesson building on prior knowledge of pressure in fluids, exploring the uses of pressure including manometers, barometers & hydraulics - includes practice questions for students.
Ideal for Cambridge iGCSE P3 and more.
Developing: Recall that the atmosphere around the Earth acts like a deep ocean of air that exerts pressure in all directions.
Secure: Describe the simple mercury barometer and its use in measuring atmospheric pressure.
Exceeding: Apply knowledge of atmospheric pressure and pressure in liquids to solve problems involving manometers.
Lesson designed to build on prior knowledge of magnets, magnetic fields and current. Introduces and explains Flemming’s Left Hand Rule and also the turning effect on a coil - leading up to motors in the next lesson. Contains practice questions for students.
Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P7, Cambridge iGCSE P9 and more
Developing: Recall that a current carrying wire experiences a force in a magnetic field.
Secure: Describe applications of current carrying wires in magnetic fields.
Exceeding: Apply Fleming’s left-hand rule to real world situations.
Presentation to support a ticker tape investigation of motion - contains practice questions, practical instructions/analysis/graph drawing and homework - suitable for higher KS3 classes also.
Developing: Conduct the experiment safely
Secure: Measure and record accurate results
Exceeding: Analyse the motion on the ticker tape
Lesson to build on students understanding of refraction, detailing how to calculate the refractive index of a material - includes practicer questions for students.
Ideal for Cambridge iGCSE P7 and more
Developing: Recall and use the equation n= Sin(i)/Sin®
Securing: Use angles of incidence and refraction to calculate the refractive index of optical media.
Exceeding: Apply knowledge to determine the critical angle of different optical media.
Lesson to build on students knowledge of reflection. Shows many naturally occurring examples of total internal reflection but also fiber optics and periscopes.
Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P6, Cambridge iGCSE P7 and more
Developing: Describe internal and total internal reflection.
Securing: Give the definition of the term critical angle.
Exceeding: Describe and explain the action of optical fibres particularly in medicine and communications technology.
Presentation to help students get to grips with calculating speed and acceleration, also the difference between speed and velocity - contains practice questions.
Developing: Determine the speed of objects using the following formula: Speed = Distance/Time
Securing: Recall the definitions of speed, velocity and acceleration.
Exceeding: Calculate the average acceleration.
Lesson introducing the use of forces and turning effects like levers, including moments - includes practice questions for students. Also suitable to higher KS3 classes.
Ideal for Cambridge iGCSE P3
Lesson 1/2
Developing: Describe the moment of a force as a measure of its turning effect and give everyday examples.
Secure: Understand that increasing force or distance from the pivot increases the moment of a force.
Exceeding: Recognise that, when there is no resultant force and no resultant turning effect, a system is in equilibrium.
Lesson 2/2
Developing: Calculate clockwise and anti-clockwise moments using the formula: moment = force x perpendicular distance from pivot
Secure: Apply the principle of moments to different situations.
Exceeding: Apply the principle of moments to the balancing of a beam or pivot.
Lesson introducing and explaining efficiency and how to calculate it. Also shows how to draw Sankey diagrams. Suitable for higher KS3 classes also - includes practice exam question.
Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P1, Cambridge iGCSE P5 and more
Developing: To understand not all energy is transferred from one form directly to another
Secure: To be able to calculate efficiency from given data.
Exceeding: To be able to create a Sankey diagram from given data and calculate efficiency from it.
Set of lessons designed to introduce and explain how we convert different energy stores into electricity - links to efficiency. Suitable for higher KS3 classes also. Conatains many real life examples.
Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P1, Cambridge iGCSE P5 and more.
Lesson 1/2
Developing: Recall that electrical energy comes from generators in power stations.
Securing: Complete a flow diagram demonstrating the energy transfers that take place in a power station.
Exceeding: Produce accurate Sankey diagrams that describe the energy efficiency of power stations.
Lesson 2/2
Developing: Recall the three types of fossil fuel.
Securing: Relate the different methods of electricity generation to different types of pollution.
Exceeding: Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of using renewable energy sources.
Lesson introducing and explaining what makes up atoms and isotopes - includes practice questions for students.
Ideal for AQA GCSE (9-1) P4, Cambridge iGCSE P11 and more
Developing: Describe the structure of the atom in terms of a positive nucleus and negative electrons.
Securing: Recognise the distinguishing feature of isotopes.
Exceeding: Apply knowledge of mass number to establish the identity of different elements.