Physics GCSE Easter Revision Classes
Our two day Physics course is a great way to prepare for the summer exams. Our experienced teacher will guide students through all the key aspects of the AQA Physics specification (9-1, Higher Tier) before using past paper questions to help improve exam technique. Full of tips and tricks to attain top marks, this course will leave students feeling confident and prepared going into their exams.
Structure of the Days
Classes run over two days.
They are from 9.00am to 5.30pm everyday.
Registration is at 8.45am.
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There will be a one-hour lunch break and a couple of 10-min breaks in the morning and afternoon sessions.
Lunch is not provided but there are places to eat in and around the campus.
Course Content
Day 1
Session 1
Topic 1: Energy – Energy Changes in a System; Conservation and Dissipation of Energy; National and Global Energy Resources
Break
Session 2
Topic 2: Electricity – Current, Potential Difference and Resistance; Series and Parallel Circuits; Domestic uses and Safety; Energy Transfers; Static Electricity
LUNCH
Session 3
Topic 3: Particle Model of Matter – Changes of State and the Particle Model; Internal Energy and Energy Transfers; Particle Model and Pressure
Break
Session 4
Topic 4: Atomic Structure – Atoms and Isotopes; Atoms and Nuclear Radiation; Hazards and uses of Radioactive Emissions and of Background Radiation
Break
Session 5
Exam Techniques and How to Answer Questions
Day 2
Session 1
Topic 5: Forces – Forces and their Interactions; Work Done and Energy Transfer; Forces and Elasticity; Moments, Levers and Gears; Pressure and Pressure Differences in Fluids; Forces and Motion; Momentum
Break
Session 2
Topic 6: Waves – Waves in Air, Fluids and Solids; Electromagnetic Waves; Black Body Radiation
LUNCH
Session 3
Topic 7: Magnetism and Electromagnetism – Permanent and Induced Magnetism, Magnetic Forces and Fields
Break
Session 4
Topic 7: Space Physics – Solar System; Stability of Orbital Motions; Satellites; Red-shift
Break
Session 5
Summary and Exam Tips
Tutor: Ruth Elias Jones
Ruth studied medicine at the University of Leicester before leaving in her fourth year to train as a Psychotherapist. She graduated with a BMedSci and a BSc in Medical Research and is now working towards an MA in Psychotherapy. Ruth is an enthusiastic tutor with vast experience tutoring GCSE Physics. While at university she taught one of the medical faculty’s Student Selected Components. Her lessons are fun and engaging.
Dates & Bookings
Enquiries
- Day 1
April 8, 2019
8:45 am - 5:30 pm - Day 2
April 9, 2019
8:45 am - 5:30 pm