Planning and teaching

• Practical activities support guide This guide provides support on how our Practical Activity Group (PAG) suggested activities can be adjusted by centres and revision support for Module 1 Practical Skills. PDF 822KB
• Your guide to the changes for 2021 PDF 79KB

• Co-teaching guide H157 H557 - This guide gives advice on co-teaching AS and A Level and includes a suggested planner. PDF 590KB

Delivery guides (PDF)

Delivery guides (online)

• Scheme of work H157 H557 - This guide contains suggested timings for teaching the specification topics, links to relevant delivery guides, and other useful guidance to support scheme of work planning. DOCX 218KB
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Multiple choice topic quizzes

• Language of measurement in context - Physics

  The purpose of this exemplar investigation is to illustrate the use of the language of measurement terms in the context. DOCX 709KB

• Rise and fall of the clockwork universe MCQ topic quiz H557 - This resource contains 57 multiple choice questions (MCQs) on the theme of the rise and fall of the clockwork universe. DOCX 1MB
• Field and particle physics MCQ topic quiz H557 - This resource contains 33 multiple choice questions (MCQs) on the theme of field and particle physics. DOCX 1MB
• Parachute terminal velocity H157 H557 - XLSX 94KB
• Determining the terminal velocity in a viscous liquid H556 H557 - DOCX 284KB
• Determining the terminal velocity in a viscous liquid teacher instructions H556 H557 - This document gives teachers additional background information for the practical activity of determining the terminal velocity in a viscous liquid. PDF 146KB
• Exploring the exponential function H557 - DOCX 310KB
• Exploring the exponential function teacher instructions H557 - This document gives teachers additional background information for the exploring the exponential function activity. PDF 161KB

• Computation H556 H557 - PDF 3MB
• Computation activities H556 H557 - These activities support the computation topic exploration pack. DOC 548KB
• Sketching H556 H557 - PDF 3MB
• Sketching activities H556 H557 - These activities support the sketching topic exploration pack. DOC 1MB
• Suvat equations H556 H557 - PDF 3MB
• Suvat equations activities H556 H557 - DOC 1MB

• Skills guides

• Electric circuits H557 - Focusing on the topic of electric circuits this guide looks at the transition from KS4 to KS5 curriculum. PDF 658KB
• Physics in action H557 -  This transition guide focuses on Module 3 Physics in action in the transition from KS4 to KS5. PDF 827KB
• Physics in action 1: Making a light meter H557 - This activity accompanies the KS4-5 Physics in action transition guide. DOC 198KB
• Physics in action 2: Force-distance graphs H557 - This activity accompanies the KS4-5 Physics in action transition guide. DOC 182KB
• Physics in action checkpoint task H557 - This document contains instructions on delivering the KS4-5 Physics in action checkpoint task. DOC 359KB
• Understanding processes H557 - Focusing on the topic of understanding processes this guide looks at the transition from KS4 to KS5 curriculum. PDF 751KB
• Understanding processes (resource 1) H557 - This activity accompanies the KS4-5 Understanding processes transition guide. XLS 112KB
• Understanding processes (resource 2) H557 - This activity accompanies the KS4-5 Understanding processes transition guide. DOC 195KB
• Understanding processes (resource 3) H557 - This activity accompanies the KS4-5 Understanding processes transition guide. DOC 184KB

• Magnetic linear accelerator A simple, low-cost practical activity DOCX 786KB
• PAG 01 - Investigating motion ZIP 887KB
• PAG 02 - Investigating properties of materials ZIP 574KB
• PAG 03 - Investigating electrical properties ZIP 254KB
• PAG 04 - Investigating electrical circuits ZIP 263KB
• PAG 05 - Investigating waves ZIP 471KB
• PAG 06 - Investigating quantum effects ZIP 547KB
• PAG 06 - Investigating quantum effects (ZIP) interchange login required
• PAG 07 - Investigating ionising radiation ZIP 241KB
• PAG 08 - Investigating gases ZIP 293KB
• PAG 09 - Investigating capacitors ZIP 255KB
• PAG 10 - Investigating simple harmonic motion ZIP 217KB
• PAG 11 - Investigation ZIP 217KB
• PAG 11 - Investigation (ZIP) interchange login required
• PAG 12 - Research skills ZIP 212KB

• Physics mathematical skills handbook H156 H157 H556 H557 - This mathematical skills handbook is designed to accompany the AS and A Level specifications in Physics A and Physics B (Advancing Physics) for teaching from September 2015. PDF 1MB
• Physics practical skills handbook H156 H157 H556 H557 - This practical skills handbook is designed to accompany the As and A Level specifications in Physics A and Physics B (Advancing Physics) for teaching from September 2015. PDF 1022KB

• A Level Physics B H557 - This factsheet can be used at open/options evenings to give students and parents an insight into the qualification. PDF 500KB
• Women in science A3 posters and desktop wallpapers, presenting the work of prominent female scientists and how this work links to the content in our specifications. You and your students can relate the achievements of these scientists to the work you do in the classroom. ZIP 9MB

• Your guide to the changes for 2021 PDF 76KB

• Co-teaching guide H157 H557 - This guide gives advice on co-teaching AS and A Level and includes a suggested planner. PDF 590KB

Delivery guides (PDF)

Delivery guides (online)

• Scheme of work H157 H557 - This guide contains suggested timings for teaching the specification topics, links to relevant delivery guides, and other useful guidance to support scheme of work planning. DOCX 218KB
• Build scheme of work

Multiple choice topic quizzes

• Language of measurement in context - Physics

  The purpose of this exemplar investigation is to illustrate the use of the language of measurement terms in the context. DOCX 709KB

• Parachute terminal velocity H157 H557 - XLSX 94KB

• Skills guides

• Magnetic linear accelerator A simple, low-cost practical activity DOCX 786KB
• PAG 01 - Investigating motion ZIP 887KB
• PAG 02 - Investigating properties of materials ZIP 574KB
• PAG 03 - Investigating electrical properties ZIP 254KB
• PAG 04 - Investigating electrical circuits ZIP 263KB
• PAG 05 - Investigating waves ZIP 471KB
• PAG 06 - Investigating quantum effects ZIP 547KB
• PAG 06 - Investigating quantum effects (ZIP) interchange login required
• PAG 07 - Investigating ionising radiation ZIP 241KB
• PAG 08 - Investigating gases ZIP 293KB
• PAG 09 - Investigating capacitors ZIP 255KB
• PAG 10 - Investigating simple harmonic motion ZIP 217KB
• PAG 11 - Investigation ZIP 217KB
• PAG 11 - Investigation (ZIP) interchange login required
• PAG 12 - Research skills ZIP 212KB

• Physics mathematical skills handbook H156 H157 H556 H557 - This mathematical skills handbook is designed to accompany the AS and A Level specifications in Physics A and Physics B (Advancing Physics) for teaching from September 2015. PDF 1MB
• Physics practical skills handbook H156 H157 H556 H557 - This practical skills handbook is designed to accompany the As and A Level specifications in Physics A and Physics B (Advancing Physics) for teaching from September 2015. PDF 1022KB

• Women in science A3 posters and desktop wallpapers, presenting the work of prominent female scientists and how this work links to the content in our specifications. You and your students can relate the achievements of these scientists to the work you do in the classroom. ZIP 9MB