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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.
This guide will help teachers plan for and teach forces and motion by giving guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities.
This guide will help teachers plan for and teach electricity by giving guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities.
Focusing on the topic of 'waves in matter', this guide provides guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities.
This student resource should be used in conjunction with the waves in matter delivery guide.
This guide will provide a solid platform for planning and delivering radioactivity. It will provide you with guidance on key concepts and clear suggestions for in class teaching through independent learning and group work.
The purpose of this exemplar investigation is to illustrate the use of the language of measurement terms in the context.
This teaching 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.
Electromagnetic spectrum is a teaching activity that will help teachers plan for, and teach about, the topic by providing a range resources to enthuse students throughout their study.
This presentation forms part of the electromagnetic spectrum teaching activity.
This presentation should be used in conjunction with the electromagnetic spectrum teaching activity.
This teaching activity focuses on the topic of forces and motion and assesses student understanding of the topic.
This presentation should be used in conjunction with the forces and motion teaching activity.
Students may have already studied red-shift and evidence for the Big Bang theory. This activity can be used as part of teaching this topic or as a consolidation.
A selection of teaching activities focusing on the topic of modelling nuclear equations.
These teaching activities are designed to be used after the content relating to P- and S-waves has been taught.
Students take their prior knowledge of stars, planets and satellites and apply it to how the galaxy remains in perfect order. The activities in this pack support this learning.
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.
This activity sheet should be used with the topic exploration pack on pressure.
Glossary of terms relating to practicals.
This guide helps teachers understand how a mark scheme is applied to exam questions, with particular focus on level of response questions.
A selection of lesson ideas to help you incorporate 'working scientifically' themes into your teaching of the specification topics.
Focusing on the topic of electricity, this guide looks at the transition from KS3 to KS4.
This checkpoint task is designed to be used with the KS3-KS4 transition guide on electricity.
Focusing on the topic of energy this guide looks at the transition from KS3 to KS4.
Designed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the Energy transition guide.
Focusing on the topic of forces, this guide looks at the transition from KS3 to KS4.
Designed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the Forces transition guide.
This KS4 extension activity should be used alongside the transition guide on forces.
Focusing on the topic of magnetism, this guide looks at the transition from KS3 to KS4.
Designed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the Magnetism transition guide.
Focusing on the topic of matter, this guide looks at the transition from KS3 to KS4.
Designed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the Matter transition guide.
This student resource focusing on solids, liquids and gases should be used in conjunction with the Matter transition guide.
This student resource focusing on 'ingredients' should be used in conjunction with the Matter transition guide.
Focusing on the topic of wave behaviour and interactions, this guide looks at the transition from KS3 to KS4.
Designed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the Wave behaviour and interactions transition guide.
This document gives teachers additional background information for the wave behaviour and interactions checkpoint.
Focusing on the topic of waves in matter, this guide looks at the transition from KS3 to KS4.
Designed to help teachers assess students' current knowledge level, this is designed to be used with the Waves in matter transition guide.
A method of tracking a learner's progress through the practical part of the course.
Teacher and learner sheets covering Physics PAG 5 and Combined Science PAG P5 for the new GCSEs.
Teacher and learner sheets covering Physics PAG 2 and Combined Science PAG P2 for the new GCSEs.
Teacher and learner sheets covering Physics PAG 8. This also supports Combined Science P4 Waves as suggestion 2.
Teacher and learner sheets covering Physics PAG 8. This also supports Combined Science P4 Waves as suggestion 4.
Teacher and learner sheets covering Physics PAG 1 and Combined Science PAG P1 for the new GCSEs.
Find guidance on key concepts and creative approaches to delivery with activities in our delivery guides.
Create and export your own schemes of work based on specification statements and our new teaching and learning resources.
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