Year 9 Term 1 5/6 1.7 Dissipation of energy Explain ways of reducing unwanted energy transfer. Describe what affects the rate of cooling of a building. Understand that energy is dissipated. 4.1.2.1 Worksheet 1.7; Practical sheet 1.7.1 and 1.7.2; Technician’s notes 1.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 5/6 1.8 Energy efficiency Explain what is meant by energy efficiency. Calculate the efficiency of energy transfers. Find out conservation of energy. 4.1.2.2 Worksheet 1.8; Practical 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3 and 1.8.4; Technician’s notes 1.8.1 and 1.8.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 5/6 1.9 Required practical: Investigating ways of reducing the unwanted energy transfers in a system Use scientific to make predictions Analyse data to identify trends. Evaluating an experimental procedure. 4.1.2.1 Prac 2 Investigate the effectiveness of different materials as thermal insulators Worksheet 1.9; Practical sheet 1.9; Technician’s notes 1.9 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 7/8 1.10 energy resources Describe the main energy sources available for use on Distinguish between renewable and sources. Explain the ways in the energy resources are used. 4.1.3 Worksheet 1.10; Practical sheet 1.10; Technician’s notes 1.10 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 1 7/8 1.11 Global energy supplies Analyse global trends in energy use. Understand what the issues are when using energy resources. 4.1.3 Worksheet 1.11; Practical sheet 1.11; Technician’s notes 1.11 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 1 7/8 1.12 Key Concept: Energy transfer To be able to recognise objects with energy To be able to recognise the different types of energy 4.1 Worksheet 1.12; Practical sheet 1.12.1 and 1.12.2; Quick starter Homework worksheet
Year 9 Term 2 13/14 2.4 Series and parallel circuits Recognise series and parallel circuits. Describe the changes in the current in series and parallel circuits. Describe the changes in the potential difference in series and parallel circuits. 4.2.2 Worksheets 2.4.1, 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 2 13/14 2.5 Investigating circuits Classify materials as either conducting or insulating. Use series circuits to test components and make measurements. Carry out calculations on series circuits. 4.2.2 Worksheets 2.5.1, 2.5.2 and 2.5.3; Practical 2.5; Technician’s notes 2.5 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 13/14 2.6 Circuit components Set up a circuit to investigate resistance. Investigate the changing resistance of a filament lamp. Compare the properties of a resistor and filament lamp. 4.2.1.4 Practical sheet 2.6; Technician’s notes 2.6 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 2 15/16 2.7 Required practical: Investigate, using circuit diagrams to construct circuits, the I–V characteristics of a filament lamp, a and a resistor at constant temperature Understand how an experiment can be designed to test an idea. Evaluate how an experimental procedure can yield more accurate data. Interpret and explain graphs using scientific ideas. 4.2.1.3 Prac 3 Investigate factors affecting resistance Worksheet 2.7; Practical sheets 2.7.1, 2.7.2 and 2.7.3; Technician’s 2.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 15/16 2.8 Required practical: Use circuit diagrams to set up and check appropriate circuits to investigate the factors affecting the resistance of electrical circuits, including the length of a wire at constant Use a circuit to determine resistance Gather valid data to use in calculations Apply the circuit to determine the resistance of combinations of components 4.2.1.3 Prac 4 Investigate the I–V characteristics of circuit elements Worksheet 2.8; Practical sheet 2.8; Technician’s notes 2.8 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
temperature and combinations of resistors in series and parallel Year 9 Term 2 15/16 2.9 Control circuits Use a thermistor and light-dependent resistor (LDR). Investigate the properties of thermistors, LDRs and diodes. 4.2.1.4 Worksheet 2.9; Practical 2.9; Technician’s notes 2.9 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 17/18 2.10 Electricity in the home Recall that the domestic supply in the UK is a.c. at 50 Hz and about 230 V. Describe the main features of live, neutral and earth wires. 4.2.3.1 4.2.3.2 Worksheets 2.10.1, 2.10.2 and 2.10.3 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 9 Term 2 17/18 2.11 Transmitting electricity Describe how electricity is transmitted using the National Grid. Explain why electrical is transmitted at high potential differences. Understand the role of transformers. 4.2.4.3 Worksheet 2.11 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 17/18 2.12 Power and energy transfers Describe the energy transfers in different domestic appliances. Describe power as a rate of energy transfer. Calculate the energy transferred. 4.2.4.2 Worksheets 2.12.1, 2.12.2 and 2.12.3; Practical sheet 2.12; Technician’s notes 2.12 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 19/20 2.13 Calculating power Calculate power. Use power equations to solve problems. Consider power ratings and changes in stored energy. 4.2.4.1 4.1.1.1 4.1.1.2 4.1.1.3 Worksheets 2.13.1, 2.13.2 and 2.13.3; Practical sheet 2.13; Technician’s notes 2.13 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 9 Term 2 19/20 2.14 Key concept: What’s the difference between Understand the concepts of current and potential difference. 4.2.1 Worksheet 2.14; Practical sheet starter Homework worksheet
To understand various applications of energy transfer by different types of electromagnetic waves Year 10 Term 2 55/56 6.4 Measuring wave speeds Explain how the speed of sound in air can be measured. Explain how the speed of water ripples can be measured. Describe the use of echo sounding. 4.6.1.2 4.6.1.5 (echo sounding) Worksheets 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.4.3; Practical 6.4; Technician’s notes 6.4 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 2 55/56 6.5 Required practical: Measuring the wavelength, frequency and of waves in a ripple tank and waves in a solid Develop techniques for making observations of waves. Select suitable apparatus to measure frequency and wavelength. Use data to answer questions. 4.6.1.2 Prac 8 Measuring the wavelength, frequency and speed of waves in a ripple tank and waves in a solid Worksheets 6.5.1, 6.5.2 and 6.5.3; Practical 6.5,; Technician’s notes 6.5 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 55/56 6.6 Reflection and refraction of waves Describe reflection, transmission and absorption of Construct ray diagrams to illustrate reflection. Construct ray diagrams to illustrate refraction. 4.6.1.3 Worksheets 6.6.1, 6.6.2 and 6.6.3; Practical sheets 6.6.1, 6.6.2 and 6.6.3; Technician’s 6.6.1, 6.6.2 and 6.6.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 57/58 6.7 Required practical: Investigate the reflection of light by different types of surface and the refraction of light by different substances Make and record observations of how light is reflected and transmitted at different surfaces. Measure angles and discuss the method, apparatus and uncertainty in measurements. Draw conclusions from experimental results. 4.6.1.3 Prac 9 Investigate the reflection of light by different types of surface and Worksheets 6.7.1 and 6.7.2; Practical sheet 6.7; Technician’s notes 6.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow 1 Slideshow 2
the refraction of light by different substances Year 10 Term 2 57/58 6.8 Sound waves Describe how we hear sound and state the range of frequencies we can hear. Explain that sound travels faster in a denser medium. Explain about reflection, absorption and transmission of sound. 4.6.1.4 Worksheets 6.8.1 and 6.8.2 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 57/58 6.9 Exploring ultrasound Explain what ultrasound is. Describe how ultrasound is used in industry to investigate or detect hidden or buried objects. Explain how ultrasound is used in medicine. 4.6.1.5 Worksheets 6.9.1 and 6.9.2 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 2 59/60 6.10 Seismic waves Describe how earthquakes are detected. Describe the properties of P waves and S waves. Explain how the properties of seismic allow us to investigate the inside of the Earth. 4.6.1.5 Worksheets 6.10.1, 6.10.2 and 6.10.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 59/60 6.11 The electromagnetic spectrum Recall the similarities and differences between transverse and longitudinal waves. Recognise that electromagnetic waves are transverse waves. Describe the main groupings and wavelength ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum. 4.6.2.1 Worksheets 6.11.1, 6.11.2 and 6.11.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 2 59/60 6.12 Reflection, refraction and wave fronts Explain reflection and refraction and how these may vary with wavelength. Construct ray diagrams to illustrate refraction. Use wave diagrams to explain refraction in terms of the difference in velocity of the waves in different substances. 4.6.1.3 4.6.2.2 Worksheets 6.12.1, 6.12.2, 6.12.3; Practical sheet 6.12; Technician’s notes 6.12 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 61/62 6.13 Gamma rays and List the properties of gamma rays and X-rays. Compare gamma rays and X-rays. 4.6.2.1 4.6.2.2 4.6.2.3 Worksheets 6.13.1, 6.14.2 and 6.13.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet
4.6.2.4 Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 61/62 6.14 Ultraviolet and infrared radiation Describe the properties of ultraviolet and infrared radiation. Describe some uses and hazards of ultraviolet radiation. Describe some uses of infrared radiation. 4.6.2.1 4.6.2.2 4.6.2.3 4.6.2.4 Worksheet 6.14; Practical 6.14; Technician’s notes 6.14 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 3 61/62 6.15 Required practical: Investigate how the amount of infrared radiation absorbed or radiated by a surface depends on the nature of that surface Explain reasons for the equipment used to out an investigation. Explain the rationale for carrying out an investigation. Apply ideas from an investigation to a range of practical contexts. 4.6.2.2 Prac 10 Investigate how the amount of infrared radiation absorbed or radiated by a surface depends on the nature of that surface Worksheet 6.15; Practical sheet 6.15; Technician’s notes 6.15 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 10 Term 3 63/64 6.16 Microwaves List some properties of microwaves. Describe how microwaves are used for communications. 4.6.2.1 4.6.2.2 4.6.2.4 Worksheet 6.16 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 63/64 6.17 Radio and microwave communication Describe how radio waves are used for television and radio communications. Describe how microwaves are used in satellite communications. Describe the reflection and refraction of radio waves. 4.6.2.1 4.6.2.2 4.6.2.3 4.6.2.4 Worksheets 6.17.1, 6.17.2 and 6.17.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 10 Term 3 63/64 6.18 Colour Describe what happens when light of different wavelengths lands on an object. Explain what determines the colour of an opaque object. Explain the effect of coloured filters. 4.6.2.1 4.6.2.6 Worksheets 6.18.1, 6.18.2 and 6.18.3 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 11 Term 1 73/74 7.7 Loudspeakers Describe how a moving-coil loudspeaker works. Link the vibration on a loudspeaker to the properties of the waves it produces. Compare loudspeakers and headphones. 4.7.2.4 Worksheets 7.7.1 and 7.7.2; Technician’s 7.7; PowerPoint 7.7 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 73/74 7.8 The generator effect Describe how a current is induced in a wire when it moves in a magnetic field. Identify apparatus needed to demonstrate induced current. Identify the factors that affect the size and direction of the induced current or induced potential difference. 4.7.3.1 Worksheet 7.8; Practical sheet 7.8; Technician’s notes 7.8; PowerPoint 7.8 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 73/74 7.9 Key concept: The link between electricity and magnetism Explore how electricity and magnetism are connected. Describe how electromagnetic induction occurs. Describe the principle of the electric 4.7.3.2 4.7.3.3 Worksheets 7.9.1 and 7.9.2; Practical sheet 7.9.1, 7.9.2, 7.9.3 and 7.9.4; Technician’s notes 7.9; PowerPoint presentation Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Slideshow Year 11 Term 1 75/76 7.10 Using the generator effect Explain how moving-coil microphones use the generator effect. Explain how a dynamo generates direct current and an alternator generates alternating current. For a dynamo and alternator, draw and interpret graphs of potential difference generated in the coil against time. 4.7 Worksheets 7.10.1 and 7.10.2; Practical sheet 7.10; Technician’s notes 7.10; PowerPoint 7.10 Quick starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 75/76 7.11 Transformers explain how a transformer both uses and produces alternating current explain the relationship between the number of turns in the primary coil and the number in the secondary coil calculate the current that needs to be provided to produce a particular power output. Worksheet 7.11 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz
Year 11 Term 1 81/82 8.9 skills: Using scale and standard form Understand the scale of objects in the Universe. Use standard form. 4.8 Worksheet 8.9 starter Homework worksheet Homework quiz Year 11 Term 1 83/84 Assessments End of chapter test Student Book End of chapter test Collins Connect End of teaching block test Collins Connect End of year test Collins Connect End of course test Collins Connect