GCSE Twenty First Century Science Suite - Physics B (9-1) - J259 (from 2016)

Twenty First Century Science Suite - Physics B (9-1) - J259 (from 2016)

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We are pleased to announce that our new GCSE (9-1) Twenty First Century Science Suite - Physics B qualification is accredited for first teaching in 2016.

Our exciting GCSE (9-1) Twenty First Century Science Suite enables your students to understand how science works in everyday life.

Why choose OCR GCSE (9-1) Twenty First Century Science Suite?

Relevant and contemporary – It provides opportunities to link science to issues relevant to your students as citizens, and to the cultural aspects of science that are of value and interest to all.

Provides an in-depth insight – It develops understanding of concepts and models that scientists use to explain natural phenomena.

Plays to the strengths of your students – It recognises the diversity of interests and future intentions of the students who take a science qualification at GCSE.

A practical choice – You can enhance students’ ability to plan and carry out practical investigations and their understanding of the role of experimental work.

High quality resources – We're also working in partnership with Oxford University Press to publish resources. These new editions will draw on everything you like about the current Oxford OCR Twenty First Century GCSE science resources, revised and updated for the 2016 specification.

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(1) Specifications
- Specification (Accredited) - GCSE Twenty First Century Science Suite - Physics B - J259 (PDF, 6MB)
  
  Accredited specification for the new GCSE (9–1) Twenty First Century Science Suite - Physics B qualification.
  
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(1) Summary brochures
- GCSE (9-1) Twenty First Century Science Suite summary brochure (PDF, 14MB)
  
  An overview of our GCSE (9–1) Twenty First Century Science Suite qualifications for first teaching September 2016.
  
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(6) Assessment materials

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(7) Curriculum planners
- Annual planning for 21st Century Sciences (XLSX, 164KB) Updated 03/04/2017
  
  This resource provides suggested models for teaching single sciences and combined sciences over 2, 2½ and 3 years. A tool is included to modify these models to fit your centre's curriculum plan.
  
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- Chapter P1 – Suggested teaching hours and outline scheme of work (DOCX, 1MB)
  
  This resource provides planning guidance with suggested teaching times for the topics within the specification, along with a sample scheme of work for the specified topic.
  
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- Chapter P2 – Suggested teaching hours and outline scheme of work (DOCX, 1MB)
  
  This resource provides planning guidance with suggested teaching times for the topics within the specification, along with a sample scheme of work for the specified topic.
  
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- Chapter P3 – Suggested teaching hours and outline scheme of work (DOCX, 1MB)
  
  This resource provides planning guidance with suggested teaching times for the topics within the specification, along with a sample scheme of work for the specified topic.
  
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- Chapter P4 – Suggested teaching hours and outline scheme of work (DOCX, 1MB)
  
  This resource provides planning guidance with suggested teaching times for the topics within the specification, along with a sample scheme of work for the specified topic.
  
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- Chapter P5 – Suggested teaching hours and outline scheme of work (DOCX, 1MB)
  
  This resource provides planning guidance with suggested teaching times for the topics within the specification, along with a sample scheme of work for the specified topic.
  
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- Chapter P6 – Suggested teaching hours and outline scheme of work (DOCX, 1MB)
  
  This resource provides planning guidance with suggested teaching times for the topics within the specification, along with a sample scheme of work for the specified topic.
  
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(6) Delivery guides (PDF)
- Electric circuits - Delivery guide (PDF, 2MB)
  
  This guide will help teachers plan for and teach Electric circuits by giving guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities.
  
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- Electric circuits - Learner resource (DOC, 2MB)
  
  This learner resource should be used in conjunction with the electric circuits delivery guide.
  
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- Explaining motion - Delivery guide (PDF, 911KB)
  
  Focusing on the topic of explaining motion, this guide provides guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities.
  
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- Radiation and waves - Delivery guide (PDF, 1MB)
  
  This guide will help teachers plan for and teach Radiation and waves by giving guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities.
  
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- Radiation and waves - Learner resource (DOC, 929KB)
  
  This learner resource should be used in conjunction with the radiation and waves delivery guide.
  
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- Sustainable energy - Delivery guide (PDF, 24MB)
  
  This guide will help teachers plan for and teach sustainable energy by giving guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities.
  
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(2) Handbooks
- Mathematical skills - Handbook (PDF, 2MB)
  
  This mathematical skills handbook is designed to accompany the GCSE (9-1) Gateway and Twenty First Century Science specifications for teaching from September 2016.
  
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- Mathematical skills - Handbook - Topic check in resource (DOC, 3MB)
  
  This learner resource should be used in conjunction with the mathematical skills handbook for the GCSE (9-1) Gateway and Twenty First Century Science specifications.
  
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(12) Lesson elements
- Colour - Lesson element (DOC, 4MB)
  
  This lesson element, or or classroom activity focuses on the topic of colour. These activities are designed to be used to demonstrate the behaviour of light, colour and how coloured filters work.
  
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- Electromagnetic spectrum - activity - Lesson element (DOC, 794KB)
  
  Electromagnetic spectrum is a lesson element that will help teachers plan for, and teach about, the topic by providing a range resources to enthuse learners throughout their study.
  
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- Electromagnetic spectrum - activity phone app - Lesson element (PPTX, 123KB)
  
  This activity forms part of the electromagnetic spectrum lesson element.
  
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- Electromagnetic spectrum - activity presentation - Lesson element (PPTX, 381KB)
  
  This presentation should be used in conjunction with the electromagnetic spectrum lesson element.
  
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- Forces and motion - activity - Lesson element (DOC, 695KB)
  
  This lesson element, or classroom activity focuses on the topic of forces and motion and assesses learner understanding of the topic.
  
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- Forces and motion - presentation - Lesson element (PPTX, 10MB)
  
  This presentation should be used in conjunction with the forces and motion lesson element.
  
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- How to answer 6 mark LOR - Lesson element (DOC, 460KB) New 18/04/2017
  
  This activity is designed to 'unpick' how to tackle 6 mark LOR questions.
  
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- Looking back in time to the big bang theory - Lesson element (DOC, 2MB)
  
  Learners may have already studied red-shift and evidence for the Big Bang theory. This Lesson Element can be used as part of teaching this topic or as a consolidation.
  
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- Modelling nuclear equations - Lesson element (DOC, 7MB)
  
  A selection of learner activities focusing on the topic of modelling nuclear equations.
  
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- Nuclear fission - Activity (DOC, 1MB)
  
  This lesson element, or classroom activity, focuses on the topic of nuclear fission.
  
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- Nuclear fission - Activity - Teacher instructions (PDF, 981KB)
  
  This document gives teachers additional background information for the lesson element on nuclear fission.
  
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- P and S waves - Lesson element (DOC, 524KB) New 18/04/2017
  
  These learner activities are designed to be used after the content relating to P and S waves has been taught.
  
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(11) Practical activities
- Watch this video on Practical Skills for GCSE Sciences
- GCSE Physics - Learner record sheet (DOC, 855KB)
  
  A method of tracking a learner's progress through the practical part of the course.
  
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- GCSE Physics - Practical tracker (ZIP, 1MB)
  
  Manage your learners’ progress in their practical work and mapping of the required skills and techniques with this tracker.
  
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- PAG Activity - Physics - Circuits - Suggestion 1 (DOCX, 3MB)
  
  Teacher and learner sheets covering Physics PAG 6 and Combined Science PAG P6 for the new GCSEs.
  
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- PAG Activity - Physics - Energy - Suggestion 1 (DOCX, 3MB)
  
  Teacher and learner sheets covering Physics PAG 5 and Combined Science PAG P5 for the new GCSEs.
  
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- PAG Activity - Physics - Forces - Suggestion 1 (DOCX, 5MB)
  
  Teacher and learner sheets covering Physics PAG 2 and Combined Science PAG P2 for the new GCSEs.
  
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- PAG Activity - Physics - Interaction of waves - Suggestion 1 (DOCX, 1MB)
  
  Teacher and learner sheets covering Physics PAG 8. This also supports Combined Science P4 Waves as suggestion 2.
  
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- PAG Activity - Physics - Materials - Suggestion 1 (DOCX, 1MB)
  
  Teacher and learner sheets covering Physics PAG 1 and Combined Science PAG P1 for the new GCSEs.
  
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- PAG Activity - Physics - Measuring waves - Suggestion 1 (DOCX, 1MB)
  
  Teacher and learner sheets covering Physics PAG 4 and Combined Science PAG P4 for the new GCSEs.
  
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- PAG Activity - Physics - Motion - Suggestion 1 (DOCX, 2MB)
  
  Teacher and learner sheets covering Physics PAG 3 and Combined Science PAG P3 for the new GCSEs.
  
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- PAG Activity - Physics - Series and parallel circuits - Suggestion 1 (DOCX, 1MB)
  
  Teacher and learner sheets covering Physics PAG 7 and Combined Science PAG P6 for the new GCSEs.
  
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(1) Reference material
- Periodic table of the Elements - Poster (PDF, 1MB)
  
  This poster of the Periodic Table of the Elements can be printed to create an A1 poster for your classroom.
  
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(1) Skills guides
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(2) Teacher guides
- Moving from modular to linear science qualifications - Teachers’ guide (PDF, 330KB)
  
  A teachers’ guide to support the move from modular to linear science qualifications.
  
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- Teacher guide (PDF, 673KB) New 18/04/2017
  
  This guide helps teachers understand how a mark scheme is applied to exam questions, with particular focus on level of response questions.
  
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(8) Topic exploration packs
- Atomic structure and radioactivity - Topic exploration pack (DOCX, 473KB)
  
  This guide will help teachers plan for and teach atomic structure and radioactivity by giving guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities.
  
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- EM waves - Information sheet - Topic exploration pack (DOC, 213KB)
  
  This information sheet should be used with the EM waves activity.
  
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- EM Waves - Learner activity - Topic exploration pack (DOC, 192KB)
  
  This information sheet should be used with the EM waves activity.
  
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- EM waves - Teacher answers - Topic exploration pack (PDF, 176KB)
  
  This document gives teachers additional background information for the EM waves activity.
  
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- EM waves - Teacher pack - Topic exploration pack (PDF, 1MB)
  
  This pack provides teacher guidance about a range of potential approaches for delivery of this topic.
  
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- Pressure - Topic exploration pack (DOC, 2MB) Updated 28/04/2017
  
  This resource focuses on how the motion of the molecules in a gas is related to both its temperature and pressure, the relationship between the temperature, pressure and volume and the effect of doing work on a gas.
  
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- Space and the big bang - Topic exploration pack (DOC, 5MB) New 28/04/2017
  
  This pack provides teacher guidance and a range of activities to support the delivery of this topic.
  
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- What happens when light and sound meet different materials? - Topic exploration pack (DOC, 774KB)
  
  These activities are intended to be interesting as well as informative, and to reinforce the connections between the information being learned and real-world phenomena.
  
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(5) Transition guides
- Generating electricity - Transition guide (PDF, 465KB)
  
  Focusing on the topic of generating electricity, this guide looks at the transition from KS3 to KS4 curriculum.
  
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- Matter - Transition guide (PDF, 1MB) New 22/05/2017
  
  Focusing on the topic of matter this guide looks at the transition from KS3 to KS4 curriculum.
  
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- Radioactivity - Transition guide (PDF, 480KB)
  
  Focusing on the topic of radioactivity, this guide looks at the transition from KS3 to KS4 curriculum.
  
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- Series and parallel circuits – Transition guide (PDF, 2MB)
  
  Focusing on the topic of series and parallel circuits this guide looks at the transition from KS3 to KS4 curriculum.
  
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- Waves - Transition guide (PDF, 465KB)
  
  Focusing on the topic of waves, this guide looks at the transition from KS3 to KS4 curriculum.
  
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(6) Transition guides - Checkpoint tasks
- Series and parallel circuits - Checkpoint task instructions (PDF, 204KB)
  
  This document gives teachers additional background information for the series and parallel circuits checkpoint task.
  
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- Generating electricity - Checkpoint task (DOC, 486KB)
  
  Designed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the KS3-KS4 transition guide.
  
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- Matter - Checkpoint task (DOC, 307KB) New 17/05/2017
  
  Designed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the KS3-KS4 transition guide.
  
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- Radioactivity - Checkpoint task (DOC, 7MB)
  
  Designed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the KS3-KS4 transition guide.
  
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- Series and parallel circuits checkpoint task activity (DOC, 337KB)
  
  Designed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the KS3-KS4 transition guide
  
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- Waves - Checkpoint task (DOC, 614KB)
  
  Designed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the KS3-KS4 transition guide.
  
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External resources

OCR has endorsed or recommended the following resources for use with this specification. For more information about endorsed or recommended resources, visit our endorsement page. Note: OCR is not responsible for the contents of third party sites.

(1) Endorsed by OCR

Description	Working in partnership with the University of York Science Education Group (UYSEG), this Student Book has been devised and written alongside the new 2016 GCSE (9-1) Twenty First Century Science Physics B specification. Publication date: June 2016
Author	University of York Science Education Group (UYSEG)
ISBN	9780198359654
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Website	global.oup.com/education/product/9780198359654/?region=uk

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