AQA GCSE Physics

2019/2020
Teaching and
Revision Essentials
AQA GCSE Physics
Teaching and Revision Essentials
Titles contained within this booklet have been compiled to support the teaching and
learning of the AQA GCSE Physics specification. The playlists can be accessed by
teachers as well as students wishing to guide their exam revision.

Energy 2

Electricity 4

Particle model of matter 5

Atomic structure 6

Forces 7

Waves 8

Magnetism and electromagnetism 9

Space physics 10

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AQA GCSE Physics
Energy

Essential viewing Supplementary viewing Resources available

Title Series Length Description Link

This clip looks at quantities including work, force,

distance, mass, velocity, and kinetic energy. https://
Energy Transfers Collisions 6 min Worked examples using different mathematical clickv.ie/w/
formulae are applied to everyday examples of wtxl
collisions.
This video uses familiar scenarios – including
skateboarding, tennis, vehicles and plant growth https://
Forms of Energy 13 min – to explore different forms of energy, their clickv.ie/w/
effects on objects and processes and conversion vtxl
from one form to another.
The transfer of heat energy, thermal expansion,
Heat Energy: https://
Science Key and specific heat capacity are clearly explained
Transfer and 20 min clickv.ie/w/
Concepts: Physics with excellent experiments and computer
Properties xtxl
animation.
This episode introduces the concept of
efficiency. It investigates how much light energy
we get out of light globes compared to the
amount of electrical energy that goes into them, https://
Episode 3: Energy Shedding Light on
30 min how much kinetic energy we get out of cars clickv.
Efficiency Energy
compared to the amount of chemical energy that ie/w/0txl
we put into them, and how our arched feet make
us the long-distance running champions of the
animal world.

This programme examines the pros and cons of

various renewable energy sources such as wind, https://
Electricity
Renewables 43 min solar, biomass, tidal, geothermal and HEP. It will clickv.ie/w/
Generation
encourage students to consider whether 100% Grxl
renewable electricity is realistic.

This programme explores the pros and cons of

https://
Electricity coal, gas and uranium as a fuel source. It also
Non-renewables 27 min clickv.ie/w/
Generation includes debates around nuclear safety, fracking,
Hrxl
and carbon capture and storage.

This programme examines the pros and cons

of a variety of renewable energy sources. The https://
The Greening of
47 min de-carbonisation of energy is discussed and tidal, clickv.ie/w/
Energy
hydro-electric power, wind, solar, biomass and ztxl
biogas are all considered.

This programme introduces the different types of

https://
Episode 1: Forms of Shedding Light on energy that affect their lives daily and describe
29 min clickv.
Energy Energy how energy can change from one form to
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another.

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 AQA GCSE Physics Energy

Title Series Length Description Link

This episode looks at the ‘joule’, the unit for
energy, including how much energy is stored
https://
Episode 2: Shedding Light on in different foods by comparing apples and
35 min clickv.
Measuring Energy Energy oranges, and how much energy we need to do
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certain things, including doing nothing much at
all.
This programme defines electric power and
Electricity: A
explores a variety of means by which it is https://
Power and 3-D Animated
34 min produced, transmitted, and consumed. clickv.ie/w/
Efficiency Demonstration
Efficiencies and inefficiencies relating to energy quxl
Series
conservation are also discussed.

View the playlist for Energy at:

https://clickv.ie/w/4txl

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GCSE
GCSE
Physics
[Subject]
[Subject]
[Topic
[Topic
Electricity
Name]
Name]

Essential viewing Supplementary viewing Resources available

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This programme looks at various components

https://
of a circuit; voltage, current, resistance and
Electrical Circuits 23 min clickv.
Ohm’s Law; series and parallel circuits; and
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demonstrates the use of Kirchoff’s Law.
This programme introduces the concept of
electricity to the student who has used this
https://
Introduction to source of energy all his or her life but has never
25 min clickv.ie/w/
Electricity really understood where it comes from and how
Atxl
it works. It gives a little summary of the early
history and covers static and current electricity.
This programme explores electrical safety
One Flash and and examines the dangers; the cause, effect
https://
You're Ash!: and treatment of electric shock; how to avoid
15 min clickv.
Working Safely with the dangers; risk management; the effects of
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Electricity different levels of current on the body; and first
aid techniques.
The programme introduces electric current
https://
Electric Current, Science Key and voltage and measures these in series and
17 min clickv.
Voltage and Circuits Concepts: Physics parallel circuits. Resistance and Ohm’s Law are
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both discussed.
This programme traces the relationship
between magnetism and electricity from the first https://
Electricity and
21 min accidental discovery of induced current. Electric clickv.
Magnetism
and magnetic fields, including features of coils ie/w/9txl
and solenoids are covered.
This programme covers circuits, the effects of
https://
electricity on the body, potential difference and
Electrical Safety 23 min clickv.
the pool of potential, as well as generation and
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distribution of electricity.

View the playlist for Electricity at:

https://clickv.ie/w/Btxl

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GCSEPhysics
[Subject]
[Topic
Particle
Name]
model of matter

Essential viewing Supplementary viewing Resources available

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This programme explains particle theory of

https://
Changing States of Science Building matter, changes of state, latent heat, expanding
27 min clickv.ie/w/
Matter Blocks and contracting, and the states of matter around
Zqxl
us.
Heat Energy: This programme explores the transfer of heat https://
Science Key
Transfer and 20 min energy, thermal expansion, and specific heat clickv.ie/w/
Concepts: Physics
Properties capacity. xtxl
This lesson brings to life the amazing physical
Gases, Liquids, Understanding https://
changes that are going on around us every day.
Solids: Going Chemistry in Our 28 min clickv.ie/w/
It explores how substances behave differently
through Phases World Ftxl
as they change states (gas, liquid, solid).
https://
This programme explores how the particles in
Motion of Particles 4 min clickv.ie/w/
gases, solids, and liquids move.
Etxl

View the playlist for Particle model of matter at:

https://clickv.ie/w/Dtxl

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AQA GCSE Physics
Atomic structure

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This programme discusses atomic structure,

the properties of particles that make up the https://
Nuclear Chemistry:
21 min nucleus, how and why some nuclei release clickv.ie/w/
Inside the Atom
energy and/or particles, the means of detecting Gtxl
ionising radiation, and uses of radioisotopes.
This programme focuses on Niels Bohr, who https://
Bohr's Model of the
27 min worked with some of the best physicists of the clickv.ie/w/
Atom
20th century to devise his atomic model. Dqxl
This programme looks at radiation that
originates in the nucleus of an atom, the history https://
Nuclear Radiation 23 min of the discovery of radioactivity, what makes clickv.ie/w/
atoms radioactive, methods for detecting Htxl
radioactivity, the types of radiation, and more.
This programme examines the use of
Radioisotopes at radioisotopes in medicine and industry. https://
Work: Medical and 27 min Radioisotope manufacture is described and clickv.ie/w/
Industrial Uses radiation safety is discussed in different Jtxl
contexts.
This clip details how fission occurs in
radioactive nuclei to release energy. It also https://
Nuclear Fission Nuclear Energy 8 min explores why the amount of energy generated clickv.ie/w/
when nuclei split is so great, using Einstein’s Ltxl
equation: E = mc2.
This clip examines nuclear fusion, including
what occurs at the sub-atomic level and why
https://
the energy released by fusion is vastly greater
Nuclear Fusion Nuclear Energy 8 min clickv.ie/w/
than in nuclear fission. Einstein’s equation,
Ktxl
E = mc2 is used to calculate specific energy
quantities.

View the playlist for Atomic structure at:

https://clickv.ie/w/Itxl

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AQA GCSE Physics
Forces

Essential viewing Supplementary viewing Resources available

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Applications of Using tennis court action, this clip examines https://

Scalar and Vector Collisions 7 min various quantities including initial and final clickv.ie/w/
Quantities velocity, displacement, acceleration and time. Mtxl
This programme introduces the types of force https://
Force and Pressure 42 min pressure that exist, including contact and non- clickv.ie/w/
contact forces, atmospheric and liquid pressure. Otxl
This video introduces forces and some
https://
Push and Pull important basic laws and principles of physics.
12 min clickv.ie/w/
Forces It includes defining and identifying forces,
Ptxl
balanced forces, unbalanced forces, and inertia.

Physics professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates

Gravity and Me: https://
the amazing science of gravity and recreates
The Force That 89 min clickv.ie/w/
groundbreaking experiments in gravity including
Shapes Our Lives Stxl
when Galileo first worked out how to measure it.

Displacement, velocity and acceleration assist

All about Motion:
us in describing this movement by telling us the https://
Displacement,
20 min direction in which an object is travelling, how far clickv.ie/w/
Velocity and
it goes, how fast it travels and whether it slows Utxl
Acceleration
down or speeds up.
This programme discusses how speed is a
measure of how far something travels in a given https://
Shedding Light on
Episode 1: Speed 24 min amount of time, looks at how speed varies in clickv.ie/w/
Motion
a sprint, explains the concept of velocity, and Vtxl
shows how to measure an object’s speed.
This clip covers the laws, explaining each and
looking at how they apply to different examples https://
Newton's Laws of
Collisions 10 min of collisions. Calculations involving force, mass, clickv.ie/w/
Motion
acceleration and stopping time are applied to Rtxl
various scenarios.
The programme explores ideas of inertia,
Forces and Motion: resultant forces, energy and momentum, but https://
The Physics of Car 26 min applies it in the real world context of designing clickv.ie/w/
Crashes air bags, crumple zones and seats to protect Qtxl
passengers.

This programme identifies acceleration as a

https://
Episode 2: Shedding Light on measure of how quickly something changes its
24 min clickv.ie/w/
Acceleration Motion speed. Observe different scenarios to see this
Ytxl
concept come to life.

View the playlist for Forces at:

https://clickv.ie/w/Wtxl

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AQA GCSE Physics
Waves

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This film provides an excellent summary of the
https://
Waves in the Ocean nature of waves in the ocean, how they are
24 min clickv.ie/w/-
(Senior Version) formed, their characteristics, why and how waves
txl
break, and much more.
Daily Planet listens in to the world of sound.
https://
Daily Planet in the Listen to the shocking sound of the Zeusaphone,
Sound 61 min clickv.ie/w/
Classroom and see how one musician is turning to solar
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energy to power his instrument.
This programme introduces the different types
of waves, how each behave depending on
Waves: Seismic the nature of the material they are passing https://
Imaging and 29 min through, and how seismic survey teams make clickv.ie/w/
Tectonics use of these differences in velocity, absorption, cuxl
refraction and reflection to find out about
underlying rock structures.
This programme examines waves and takes
Shedding Light on https://
a detailed look at radio waves, microwaves,
Electromagnetic Shedding Light 60 min clickv.ie/w/
infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, X-rays
Waves euxl
and gamma rays.
This programme explains how convex and
concave lenses produce images, how magnifying
https://
Shedding Light on glasses work, and how projectors produce giant
Shedding Light 56 min clickv.ie/w/
Lenses images on giant cinema screens. He then shows
duxl
how our eyes work and how spectacles help
people who have vision defects.
Learn how different types of lenses and mirrors
https://
work, how the reflecting or refracting of light can
Light and Mirrors Science in Action 19 min clickv.ie/w/
affect us in our everyday life, and the importance
huxl
of lenses and mirrors in our everyday lives.

View the playlist for Waves at:

https://clickv.ie/w/buxl

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AQA GCSE Physics

Magnetism and
electromagnetism

Essential viewing Supplementary viewing Resources available

Title Series Length Description Link

This programme traces the relationship

between magnetism and electricity from the first https://
Electricity and
21 min accidental discovery of induced current. Electric clickv.
Magnetism
and magnetic fields, including features of coils ie/w/9txl
and solenoids are covered.
This video looks at how electricity is distributed
from power station to consumers along the
National Grid. It looks at how step up and
Electricity https://
step down transformers are used to reduce
Transmission and 27 min clickv.ie/w/
line loss during transmission and to make the
Distribution kuxl
voltage safe for use in homes, and other safety
features, such as earth rods, insulators and
circuit breakers are explained.
This programme investigates why some
https://
materials are magnetic, what a magnetic field
Magnetism Scientific Eye 19 min clickv.ie/w/
is, how magnets are made, and the uses of
muxl
magnets today.
This programme explores the operation of AC
Electricity: A and DC motors. It examines how one or more
https://
3-D Animated fixed magnets can cause linear movement or
Electric Motors 18 min clickv.ie/w/
Demonstration rotation of a current-carrying wire, and explains
puxl
Series motor torque as a prelude to the practical
design of a direct current motor.

View the playlist for Magnetism and electromagnetism at:

https://clickv.ie/w/ouxl

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AQA GCSE Physics
Space physics

Essential viewing Supplementary viewing Resources available

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This programme explores important features of

the universe such as the Milky Way including our
https://
Stars of the Sun and closest neighbour, Alpha Centauri. The
Into Space 13 min clickv.ie/w/
Universe characteristics of different types of stars and the
suxl
changes they experience during their life cycle
are also described.
This clip examines escape velocity and energy of
https://
Energy of Orbital orbital systems, including gravitational potential
Gravity and Motion 8 min clickv.ie/w/
Systems energy in radial gravitational fields in a variety of
tuxl
situations.
This clip examines fundamental aspects of orbital
motion of satellites in our solar system and https://
Orbits of Satellites Gravity and Motion 13 min beyond, including physical quantities affecting clickv.ie/w/
orbital motion, Kepler’s laws of planetary motion vuxl
and orbital properties and their uses.
This programme shows how satellites in orbit https://
The Complete
Satellites 5 min around the Earth have revolutionised our clickv.ie/w/
Cosmos
understanding of our own planet. wuxl

View the playlist for Space physics at:

https://clickv.ie/w/uuxl

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