We provide a range of free, and low-cost STEM resources for schools and further education. Our resources include theory presentations, activity sheets, information fact files, and informative posters for your classroom.
We provide a range of free, and low-cost STEM resources for schools and further education. Our resources include theory presentations, activity sheets, information fact files, and informative posters for your classroom.
A presentation suitable for Grades 9-12 looking at force, mass and acceleration. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Look at the relationship between the acceleration of an object, its mass and the force acting upon it.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams and perform calculations.
Duration: Approximately 45 mins
33 slides covering:
• Acceleration and Force
• Acceleration and Mass
• The Unbalanced Force Equation
• Types of Force
• Force of Gravity
• Spring Forces
• Push and Pull Forces
A presentation suitable for Grades 9-12 looking at the effects of force. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Identify the effects of force.
Explore the forces that affect objects and their motion.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
22 slides covering:
• What is a Force?
• Measuring a Force
• Effects of Force
• Gravity
• Everyday Types of Force
• Types of Force
A presentation suitable for Grades 9-12 looking at forces and the laws of motion. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Use the laws of motion to calculate forces.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams and perform calculations.
Duration: Approximately 45 mins
37 slides covering:
• Newton’s First Law of Motion
• Newton’s First Law of Motion - Inertia
• Newton’s Second Law of Motion
• Using Newton’s Second Law
• Newton’s Third Law of Motion
• Putting it all Together
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at the calculation of electrical power. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Calculate power dissipated in a simple resistor circuit.
Calculate energy used in a simple resistor circuit.
Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and perform calculations.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
20 slides covering:
• Electrical Power
• Electrical Power Worked Example 1
• Electrical Power Worked Example 2
• Electrical Power Worked Example 3
• Energy
• Energy Worked Example
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Activity Learning Objective(s):
Calculate power dissipated in a simple resistor circuit.
Calculate energy used in a simple resistor circuit.
Main Skills: Apply knowledge and perform calculations.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
The Activity Sheet provides 2 activities for students to enhance their ability to calculate power and energy in a circuit by putting it into practice. The activities cover:
• Calculating Power
• Calculating Energy
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Assessment Sheet - Word Document based assessment includes questions that students should be able to answer directly from the presentation, or by applying the information from the presentation.
The Teachers Guide provides the correct answers and solutions to the activities and questions in the assessment.
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at conduction of thermal energy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Investigate how heat is transferred by conduction.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 20 mins
20 slides covering:
• Heat
• Transfer of Heat
• Conduction
• Conduction in Solids
• Conduction in Liquids and Gases
• Conductors
• Insulators
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at radiation of thermal energy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Investigate how heat is transferred by radiation.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
25 slides covering:
• Heat
• Transfer of Heat
• Radiation
• Radiation from the Sun
• Radiation in Solids
• Surfaces and Radiation
• Radiation in Liquids
• Radiation in Gases