This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying moments (part of the forces topic). This worksheet has been created with all abilities in mind, and gets progressively more difficult down the worksheet. The answers have been provided.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 14.2: Refraction of Light
The lesson objectives are:
Where refraction of light can happen
How a light ray refracts when it goes from air into glass or from glass into air
As the content is for triple science students, the lesson has been aimed at high ability. The answers at the end refer to the summary questions in the AQA GCSE physics book, page 205.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 14.1: Reflection of Light
The lesson objectives are:
What the normal is in a diagram of light rays
The law of reflection of a light at a plane mirror
How an image is formed by a plane mirror
What is meant by specula reflection and diffuse reflection
As the content is for triple science students, the lesson has been aimed at high ability. The answers at the end refer to the summary questions in the AQA GCSE physics book, page 203.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 14.5: Using Lenses.
The lesson objectives are:
How to find the position and nature of an image formed by a lens
What type of image is formed by a convex lens and its principal focus
What type of lens is used in a camera and in a magnifying glass
What type of image is formed in a camera and what type in a magnifying glass
As the content is for triple science students, the lesson has been aimed at high ability. This may need to run over into two lessons.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 14.4: Lenses.
The lesson objectives are:
What a convex lens is
What a concave lens is
How to calculate magnification
As the content is for triple science students, the lesson has been aimed at high ability. The answers at the end refer to the summary questions in the AQA GCSE physics book, page 209.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying transformers, in particular the ratio between number of coils and potential difference in transformers. It contains extension questions to stretch and challenge the higher achieving students. The answers have also been provided.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying momentum. It contains extension questions to stretch and challenge the higher achieving students. There is also a super stretch question to test your students’ ability to comprehend long questions. The answers have also been provided.
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet aimed at KS3 students on the topic of The Moon (in space). The lesson objectives covered are:
Describe the phases of the Moon
Explain why you see phases of the Moon
Explain why eclipses happen
This follows closely along with the AQA Activate 1 book, chapters 4.4.
PowerPoint presentation and worksheet aimed at KS3 students on the topic of waves. The lesson objectives covered are:
Describe the different types of wave and their features
Describe what happens when water waves hit a barrier
Describe what happens when waves superpose
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying resistance (part of the electricity topic). This worksheet has been created with all abilities in mind, and has extension questions to stretch and challenge the more able. The answers have been provided.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying power (part of the energy topic). This worksheet has been created with all abilities in mind, and gets progressively more difficult down the worksheet. The answers have been provided.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying kinetic energy (part of the energy topic). This worksheet has been created with all abilities in mind, and has extension questions to stretch and challenge the more able. The answers have been provided.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying current and charge (part of the electricity topic). This worksheet has been created with all abilities in mind, and has extension questions to stretch and challenge the more able. The answers have been provided.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying force and motion (part of the motion topic). This worksheet has been created with all abilities in mind, and gets progressively more difficult down the worksheet. The answers have been provided.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint and worksheets cover chapter 5.2: Cables and Plugs.
The lesson objectives are:
What the casing of a mains plug or socket is made of and why
What is in a mains cable
The colour of the live, neutral and earth wires
Why a three-pin plug includes and earth wire
It is suggested that students have a go at rewiring a plug in lesson. The answers at the end of the PowerPoint refer to the exam question worksheet.
This worksheet is aimed at GCSE students studying magnetism. As this content is for triple science students only, the worksheet has been aimed at high ability students. The answers have also been provided.
Following closely along with the AQA GCSE physics book, this lesson PowerPoint covers chapter 14.3 Light and Colour
The lesson objectives are:
How the wavelength of light changes over the visible spectrum
What determines the colour of a surface
What a translucent object is
The difference between a translucent object and a transparent object
As the content is for triple science students, the lesson has been aimed at high ability. The answers at the end refer to the summary questions in the AQA GCSE physics book, page 207.
This worksheet is intended to be used for the forces and extension required practical in AQA GCSE physics. Included is the list of equipment and the method. This worksheet has been designed to improve students' graph drawing and analysing skills. It also includes an extension exercise.
This worksheet is intended to be used for the specific heat capacity required practical in AQA GCSE physics. Included is the list of equipment, method and a diagram of the setup. This sheet has been designed to improve students' skills in writing scientific conclusions, which has been broken down into three steps.
This worksheet is intended to be used for the voltage-current component characteristics required practical in AQA GCSE physics. Included is the list of equipment, method and setup diagrams for investigating the change of current through a bulb, diode and a fixed resistor