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Theme 1: Measurement and quantities
Theme 2: Energy
Theme 3: Particles and matter
Theme 4: Forces
Theme 5: Motion
Theme 6: Electricity
Theme 7: Magnetism and electromagnetism
Theme 8: Waves
Theme 9: Light and electromagnetic radiation
Theme 10: Atoms and radioactivity
Theme 11: Space physics
01Theme 1: Measurement and quantities
2 lessons · 2 units
Unit 01
Units, prefixes and converting units
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Unit 02
Scalar and vector quantities
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02Theme 2: Energy
11 lessons · 11 units
Unit 01
Energy stores and systems
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Unit 02
Kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy
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Unit 03
Work done by a force
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Unit 04
Conservation and dissipation of energy
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Unit 05
Energy transfer (Sankey) diagrams
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Unit 06
Reducing unwanted energy transfers: insulation and lubrication
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Unit 09
Energy resources: renewable and non-renewable
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Unit 10
Trends and environmental issues in energy use
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Unit 11
Investigating thermal insulators
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03Theme 3: Particles and matter
10 lessons · 10 units
Unit 01
Density and the particle model
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Unit 02
Measuring the density of solids and liquids
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Unit 05
Specific heat capacity
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Unit 06
Specific latent heat
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Unit 07
Gas pressure and temperature
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Unit 08
Absolute zero and the kelvin scale
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Unit 09
Gas pressure and volume
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Unit 10
Doing work on a gas
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04Theme 4: Forces
12 lessons · 12 units
Unit 01
Forces as interactions: contact and non-contact forces
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Unit 02
Interaction pairs and Newton's third law
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Unit 03
Weight, mass and gravitational field strength
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Unit 04
Resultant forces and free body diagrams
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Unit 05
Vector diagrams: adding and resolving forces
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Unit 06
Elastic deformation and Hooke's law
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Unit 07
Energy stored in a stretched spring
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Unit 08
Moments and the principle of moments
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Unit 10
Pressure in fluids
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Unit 11
Pressure in liquids, upthrust and floating
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Unit 12
Atmospheric pressure
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05Theme 5: Motion
15 lessons · 15 units
Unit 01
Distance, displacement, speed and velocity
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Unit 02
Typical speeds and measuring speed
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Unit 03
Distance–time graphs
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Unit 04
Acceleration and uniform acceleration
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Unit 05
Velocity–time graphs
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Unit 06
Falling objects and terminal velocity
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Unit 07
Newton's first law and inertia
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Unit 08
Newton's second law
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Unit 09
Motion in a circle
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Unit 10
Momentum and conservation of momentum
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Unit 11
Force and rate of change of momentum
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Unit 12
Stopping distance and reaction time
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Unit 13
Braking forces and large decelerations
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Unit 14
Braking distance, speed and kinetic energy
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Unit 15
Velocity–time graphs for terminal velocity
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06Theme 6: Electricity
17 lessons · 17 units
Unit 01
Electric charge and current
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Unit 02
Circuit diagrams, ammeters and voltmeters
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Unit 03
Potential difference and energy transferred by charge
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Unit 04
Current, potential difference and resistance
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Unit 05
I–V characteristics of components
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Unit 06
Thermistors, LDRs and sensing circuits
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Unit 07
Series and parallel circuits
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Unit 08
Calculating currents, potential differences and resistances
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Unit 09
Electrical power and energy transferred
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Unit 10
The heating effect of an electric current
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Unit 11
Domestic appliances: energy use and cost
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Unit 12
Direct and alternating current; the mains supply
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Unit 13
Mains wiring and electrical safety
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Unit 15
Static electricity
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Unit 17
Electrostatics in everyday life: uses and dangers
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07Theme 7: Magnetism and electromagnetism
10 lessons · 10 units
Unit 01
Magnets, poles and magnetic materials
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Unit 02
Magnetic fields and the Earth's magnetism
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Unit 03
Magnetic effect of a current, solenoids and electromagnets
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Unit 04
The motor effect and Fleming's left-hand rule
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Unit 06
Electromagnetic devices: loudspeakers and microphones
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Unit 07
Electromagnetic induction
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Unit 08
Generators: alternators and dynamos
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Unit 09
How transformers work
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Unit 10
The transformer turns ratio
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08Theme 8: Waves
9 lessons · 9 units
Unit 01
Transverse and longitudinal waves
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Unit 02
Amplitude, wavelength, frequency and period
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Unit 03
Wave speed and the wave equation
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Unit 04
Measuring the speed of waves
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Unit 05
Reflection, absorption and transmission at boundaries
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Unit 07
Sound waves in solids and human hearing
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Unit 08
Ultrasound, infrasound and echo sounding
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Unit 09
Seismic waves and the structure of the Earth
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09Theme 9: Light and electromagnetic radiation
12 lessons · 12 units
Unit 01
The electromagnetic spectrum
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Unit 02
Uses of electromagnetic waves
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Unit 03
Hazards of electromagnetic radiation
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Unit 04
How electromagnetic radiation is produced and absorbed
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Unit 05
Reflection of light and total internal reflection
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Unit 06
Convex and concave lenses
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Unit 07
Real and virtual images; magnification
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Unit 08
Colour, filters and dispersion
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Unit 09
Temperature and the radiation objects emit and absorb
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Unit 10
Good absorbers, good emitters and perfect black bodies
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Unit 11
The Earth's temperature and the radiation balance
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Unit 12
The greenhouse effect and evidence for climate change
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10Theme 10: Atoms and radioactivity
17 lessons · 17 units
Unit 01
The structure and size of the atom
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Unit 02
Atomic number, mass number and isotopes
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Unit 03
Electron energy levels and ions
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Unit 04
How the model of the atom developed
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Unit 05
Radioactive decay and types of nuclear radiation
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Unit 06
Alpha, beta and gamma decay and nuclear equations
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Unit 07
Activity, count rate and detecting radiation
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Unit 08
Half-life and the randomness of decay
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Unit 09
Background radiation
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Unit 10
Contamination and irradiation
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Unit 11
Hazards of ionising radiation, half-life and safety
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Unit 12
Medical uses of nuclear radiation
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Unit 13
Uses of radioactivity in medicine, industry and the home
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Unit 14
Nuclear fission and chain reactions
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Unit 15
Nuclear reactors and nuclear power
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Unit 17
Radiation dose, occupation and location
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11Theme 11: Space physics
7 lessons · 7 units
Unit 02
Gravity, orbits and satellites
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Unit 03
How the Sun and other stars formed
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Unit 04
The life cycle of stars and the formation of elements
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Unit 05
Red-shift and the expanding universe
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Unit 06
The Big Bang and Steady State theories
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Unit 07
How our view of the Solar System and Universe has changed
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