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Physics GCSE

The perfect companion resource to our KS3 title.

Motion
Speed & velocity • Velocity & acceleration • Distance-time graphs • Measuring speed experiment
Forces
Gravity, mass & weight • Combining forces • Effects of forces • Friction & drag • Newton’s laws
Force & acceleration • Force & acceleration experiment • Stretching effects
Momentum
What is momentum? • Collisions • Explosions • Water rocket experiment
Turning Effect of Forces
Definitions • Balancing • Moments experiment • Centre of gravity • Stability
Pressure
Pressure • Pressure in liquids • Atmospheric pressure • Videos
Work, Energy & Power
Work • Conservation of energy • Kinetic & potential energy • Levers • Gears
Stopping distance • Energy stored in a spring experiment
Particle Model of Matter
Electricity: voltage - current characteristics
Particle model • Gas pressure • Changes of state • Changes of state experiment
Atomic Structure
History • Atomic structure
Radioactivity
Types of radiation • Penetrating properties • Magnetic deflection • Half life • Use & danger
Nuclear Fission
Fission • Nuclear reactors • Nuclear power
Waves
Waves • Wave equation • Wave speed in a ripple tank
Sound
Sound properties • How we hear sound • Speed of sound • Medical uses of ultrasound
Heat: Specific latent heat of ice experiment
Electromagnetic Waves & Light
Electromagnetic waves • Reflection at plane surfaces • Images in a plane mirror
Refraction • Refraction of light • Optical fibres • Dispersion • Colour & vision Magnetic Fields
Lenses • Ray diagrams for lenses • Lens experiments • How your eyes work Permanent magnets • Magnetic field of straight wire • Magnetic field of a coil
Heat The Motor Effect
Specific heat capacity • Measuring SHC • Latent heat • Specific latent heat of ice Motor effect experiment • DC motor • Loudspeaker
Heat transfer • Heat conduction and radiation experiments • Reducing heat loss
Electromagnetic Induction
Static Electricity Generator effect • Magnet & coil • Generator • Transformers • National Grid
Insulators & conductors • Charging insulators • Force between charges Stopping distance • Energy stored in a spring experiment
Electricity The Earth in Space
Current • Potential difference • Resistance • Circuit symbols test • Circuits Night & day • Seasons • Phases of the moon • Solar eclipse • Solar system

IV characteristics • Thermistor characteristics • LDR characteristics

Online version: This title is part of the Science Resource Pack on pages 4-5.

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