This creative and easy-to-use resource introduces mechanical waves, the key features of waves, and the main differences between longitudinal and transverse waves. It includes links to useful videos on the topic, short activities, and a plenary. Slide 10 of the PowerPoint is the worksheet I hand out to my students, either to fill in as we go through the material or as a revision activity afterwards.

This resource introduces the electromagnetic spectrum, electromagnetic waves and the equation for wave speed. It includes a series of practice questions as well as a fun ‘unscrabble the words’ plenary activity.

This creative, fun and easy-to-use resource helps explain the difference between heat energy and temperature. It includes questions for students to answer and a link to a useful video on the topic.

This fun, creative and easy-to-use resource introduces the equation for density and includes practice questions for students to answer. It also includes a useful visual to help students understand why some objects float whilst others sink and invites students to carry out their own research on Archimedes.

The key objective behind this scheme of work is to enable students to draw, interpret and use graphs of motion to analyse the motion of objects. The learning outcomes include: Speed, distance and time Distinguish between (i) distance and displacement and (ii) speed and velocity 2, Give the SI units for distance, displacement, speed and velocity. Define (average) speed as: speed = distance travelled / time taken Solve problems using this equation using correct units. Recognise that (instantaneous) velocity of an object is its (instantaneous) speed in a stated direction. Draw and interpret distance vs time graphs: relating the speed of an object to the gradient of the line (for objects moving quickly, slowly, speeding up, slowing down or stationary) find the speed by calculating the gradient of the graph recognise a negative gradient as motion backwards Acceleration Define acceleration Solve problems for accelerating objects speeding up or slowing down using the equation for acceleration and correct units. Draw and interpret velocity vs time graphs: Relating the gradient of the line to the acceleration of the object Calculating the acceleration from the gradient Relate the acceleration of an object to the application of a (net) force

The key objective behind this scheme of work is to enable students to describe, in words and using mathematics, the essential features of sound and light waves and their propagation. The learning outcomes are detailed below: Features of Waves Describe a progressive wave. Distinguish between transverse and longitudinal waves (with reference to the direction of oscillation of the particles). Give examples of transverse and longitudinal waves. Define the following terms and identify them on diagrams (for transverse waves only): wavelength, amplitude, particle displacement Define the period and frequency of a wave, finding one given the other. Use the wave equation to explore the relationship between the speed of a wave, frequency and wavelength: v=fλ Sound waves Interpret traces of sound waves (made by a CRO, for example) Relate the properties of a sound wave to the pitch, volume and timbre of a sound. Outline and evaluate an experiment to measure the speed of sound in air. Electromagnetic Waves Distinguish between mechanical waves and electromagnetic waves. Outline differences and similarities between sound and light waves. List the components of the electromagnetic spectrum in order of frequency and wavelength. Identify the components of the electromagnetic spectrum that are ionising and discuss their dangers. Give uses for each component of the electromagnetic spectrum (including the use of electromagnetic waves for communication and for medical imaging). Identify that when a wave strikes a surface or change in medium, there will be reflection, transmission and absorption.

This resource introduces the speed, distance, time equation, distance-time graphs and speed-time graphs. It includes a series of questions for students to answer and graphs for students to draw. It also introduces how average speed is calculated and plotted on a graph.

This resource encourages students to look beyond our world and out into the universe. They will investigate its features, the role of gravity, and the vast distances between structures making up the Universe. They will consider what the significance is of star colour and temperature and what is the predicted life cycle of a star. They will research what the scientific understanding is of the origin of the Universe and what evidence supports the Big Bang theory. They could also consider how technology has advanced scientific understanding of the Universe and what will be the impact of emerging projects.

This resource introduces moments as the turning effect of a force, the equation for calculating moments, and the law of moments. It includes several questions for students to complete, to help ensure a secure understanding of the knowledge.

This resource introduces the equation for calculating pressure in solids and invites students to measure the pressure they exert on earth (graph paper is required for this activity). The resource includes a link to a video about lying on a bed of nails as well as a simple plenery that assesses student knowledge and understanding of the topic.

This resources provides a clear and easy-to-follow introduction to pressure in liquids. The resource is well supported by a simple demonstration of water coming out of three holes in a container, where the holes are spaced out evenly along a vertical line. By the end of the lesson, students should be secure in their understanding that liquid pressure increases as depth increases and the science behind why some objects float whilst others sink.

This resource provides a really clear introduction to magnets and magnetic fields. I like to begin with a short demonstration of magnetic field lines using iron filings, before providing my students with a bar magnet and a mini compass to carry out a few investigations of their own. The lesson includes interesting links to how snow foxes using magnetic field lines and the earth’s magnetic field, and finishes with a short true-false quiz.

This PowerPoint provides a useful visual aid for a lesson on series and parallel circuits. Before the lesson starts, I set up four electrical circuits in the classroom (these are shown on slide 3). Students begin by recapping how they draw electrical diagrams before being introduced to the idea of series and parallel circuits. Students then perform a series of very simple experiments to help them compare current and voltage in series and parallel. After completing the experiments and feeding back their findings to the class, the students complete two fun and easy assessment for learning activities. One is a back-to-back diagram drawing activity and the final activity uses dice and encourages students to reflect on what they have learned.

This resource introduces circuit symbols and scientific diagrams of electrical circuits. It includes a series of short activities to test student knowledge and understanding of the topic.

This resource introduces the phrases of the moon and how solar and lunar eclipses form. It is an incredibly useful visual aid and includes a series of questions about eclipses for students to respond to.

This resource provides an incredibly useful visual aid for the topic of ‘colours of light’. It covers everything from refraction and dispersion, to colour filters and explanations for why objects appear differently in different colours of light.

This resource provides an easy-to-use visual aid and activities on the structure of the eye and structure of the camera. It explains how the eye works and how the pinhole camera works, before challenging students to answer the 6 mark question “Compare the eye and the camera”. The resource includes a mark scheme for this question as well as additional questions that could be answered through investigations with a pinhole camera.

This PowerPoint provides an easy-to-use visual aid for introducing echoes, ultrasounds and echolocations. The resource includes short activities and links to useful websites relating to the topic.

This easy-to-use PowerPoint resource introduces sound and how it travels. It links well to the particle model, solids, liquids and gases, and also includes a 6 mark question that requires students to use the speed, distance, time equation.

This PowerPoint provides a fun and easy-to-use introduction to forces, interactional pairs, contact and non-contact forces, and how forces are measured and represented.