gcse physics
lesson resources
Here you can find the materials for each lesson we cover in GCSE Physics, allowing you to catch up if you have missed it, or revisit something you want to go over again:
Bold means Triple Only
Italics means Higher Only
Bold and Italics means Triple Higher Only
PAPER 1:
TOPIC 1:
energy
energy
Energy Stores
Conservation of Energy
Work Done and Power
Gravitational Potential Energy
Kinetic and Elastic Energy
Efficiency
Conduction and Insulation Required Practical
Infrared Radiation
Specific Heat Capacity Required Practical
Non-Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy
TOPIC 2:
electricity
electricity
Circuit Symbols
Series and Parallel Circuits
Resistance of a Wire Required Practical
Component Characteristics Required Practical
Efficiency
Electrical Equations
AC/DC and Plugs
Static and Electric Fields
Transformers and the National Grid
TOPIC 3:
particle model
particle model
The Particle Model
Specific Latent Heat
Density Required Practical
Gas Pressure
TOPIC 4:
radioactivity
radioactivity
Atoms and Radiation
Development of the Atomic Model
Alpha, Beta and Gamma
Decay Equations
Half-Life and Radiation Uses
Nuclear Fission and Fusion
PAPER 2:
TOPIC 5:
forces
forces
Scalars and Vectors
Resolution of Forces
Centre of Mass
Motion Graphs
Acceleration
Terminal Velocity and Braking
Momentum
Conservation of Momentum
Force and Extension
Moments and Levers
Force and Acceleration
Pressure