Best GCSE Physics school textbook : Physics for You free GCSE Physics Resources

Resources for Teachers

The resources are grouped according to the sections in Physics for You - but can also be used with any GCSE Physics course or textbook:

Basic Ideas Waves : Light & Sound
Thermal energy Electricity & Magnetism
Mechanics Nuclear Physics
Earth Physics & Astronomy Click on an item to access the downloads
 

They include, for each of 40 topics in GCSE Physics :

- Teacher Map  (in Word)  - for you to see quickly what each section covers.
- Student Map  (Word)  - to show the intended territory to students.
- Learning Objectives  (PowerPoint)  - a brief outline of the territory to be covered.

- CheckList  (Word)  - for students to tick each item as it is covered.
- Revision Quiz  (Word)  - for students to use to check their progress.
- Plenary  (PowerPoint)  - to summarise the topic, linked to the Learning Objectives.

- Help Sheets  (Word)  - including detailed Investigation Sheets for practicals.
- Extension Sheets  (Word)  - including homework question sheets.

- Help Animations  (PowerPoint)  - to teach/understand specific topics & misconceptions.
- Research Sheet  (Word)  - to guide research into aspects of Physics.
- Spreadsheets  (Excel)  - including test & practice for homework.

The links to all these resources are shown in the sections below.  

For yet more Free downloads [of Answers to End-of-chapter Questions & Further Questions, and Specification Maps], visit www.physicsforyou.co.uk  

Basic ideas  

Chapter 1 - Working Scientifically.  See also the PowerPoints here.
Chapters 2, 3, 4
- Units, Energy, Molecules

Thermal energy  

Chapters 5, 6 - Expansion, Thermometers
Chapter 7
- The Gas Laws
Chapter 8
- Measuring thermal energy
Chapter 9
- Conduction, Convection, Radiation
Chapter 10
- Changing State
 

Mechanics  

Chapter 11 - Pushes & Pulls
Chapter 12 - Density
Chapter 13
- Pressure, Floating
Chapter 14
- More about Forces
Chapter 15
- Turning forces
Chapter 16
- Work, Energy, Power
Chapter 17
- Machines
Chapter 18
- Velocity and Acceleration
Chapter 19
- Momentum
  

Earth Physics & Astronomy  

Chapter 20 - The Earth and beyond
 

Waves : Light and Sound  

Chapter 21 - Waves
Chapter 22
- Light
Chapter 23
- Reflection
Chapter 24
- Curved mirrors
Chapter 25
- Refraction
Chapters 26, 27
- Lenses, Optical instruments
Chapter 28
- Colour
Chapter 29
- Sound
 

Electricity and Magnetism  

Chapter 30 - Static electricity
Chapter 31 - Circuits
Chapter 32
- Heating effect of a current
Chapter 33
- Chemical effect of a current
Chapter 34
- Magnetism
Chapter 35
- Magnetic effect of a current
Chapter 36
- Electromagnetic induction
Chapter 37
- Electron beams
Chapter 38
- Electronics
 

Nuclear Physics  
Chapter 39 - Radioactivity
 

There are yet more Free downloads [of Answers to End-of-chapter Questions & Further Questions, and Specification Maps], at www.physicsforyou.co.uk  

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