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Simon has been teaching Physics for over 27 years in British state schools and international school around the world. He specializes in International Baccalaureate, A level and IGCSE. He is now head of the secondary school at the British School of Tashkent, a Nord Anglia school and in August he will become International Principal of NAS Guangzhou Panyu. He is a regular contributor to the Times Educational Supplement and is one of their "Subject geniuses" for Science.

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Simon has been teaching Physics for over 27 years in British state schools and international school around the world. He specializes in International Baccalaureate, A level and IGCSE. He is now head of the secondary school at the British School of Tashkent, a Nord Anglia school and in August he will become International Principal of NAS Guangzhou Panyu. He is a regular contributor to the Times Educational Supplement and is one of their "Subject geniuses" for Science.
Heat transfer - The vacuum flask
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Heat transfer - The vacuum flask

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Presentation recaps heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation in humorous style. This is then applied to how a vacuum flask works and students then complete the cut-out and stick worksheet. Good for KS3 and KS4.
Internal resistance
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Internal resistance

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Presentation, worksheet and practical activity for internal resistance A level or IB. Written by very experienced (26 years!) Physics teacher.
Projectile motion
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Projectile motion

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Fully explained for horizontal and non-horizontal initial motion. Practical investigation and worksheets. Written for IB or A level by experienced Physics teacher. Humour too! (I don't like dogs!).
Uncertainty and Errors in measurement
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Uncertainty and Errors in measurement

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Everything they need to know for A level or IB presented in a humorous fashion by a very experienced teacher. Worksheets and practical activities too. Propagating uncertainties too.
Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat
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Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat

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Fully comprehensive and explanatory Powerpoint for Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat. Includes practical activities and worksheets. Written for IB but could also be used for A level and some GCSE/IGCSE syllabuses. Written with humour by a very experienced (26 years!) Physics teacher.
Standard model and Feynman diagrams
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Standard model and Feynman diagrams

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Written for IB Physics this should be easily adaptable for A level (they are now almost the same in terms of content). Structure of matter, standard model and Feynman diagrams. Written by an experienced Physics teacher (26 years) with humour!
IB Physics Topic 2: Mechanics
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IB Physics Topic 2: Mechanics

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EVERYTHING you need to teach this topic. Presentations, worksheets, practicals, revision material and a TEST! Very useful for A level too. Great value for money for the amount of work you will save. Presentations feature humour too!
IB Physics Topic 3: Thermal Physics
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IB Physics Topic 3: Thermal Physics

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EVERYTHING you need to teach this topic. Presentations, worksheets, practicals and revision material. Very useful for A level too. Great value for money for the amount of work you will save. Written by a very experienced IB Physics teacher. Presentations feature humour too! A short slow-mo video of the author using a fire-piston included.
IB Physics Topic 6: Circular motion and gravitation
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IB Physics Topic 6: Circular motion and gravitation

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EVERYTHING you need to teach this topic. Presentations, worksheets, practicals and revision material. Very useful for A level too. Written by a very experienced IB Physics teacher. Presentations feature humour too! (I have a running joke in my class about the fact I don't like dogs).
IB Physics Topic 9 (HL): Wave phenomena
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IB Physics Topic 9 (HL): Wave phenomena

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EVERYTHING you need to teach this topic. Presentations, worksheets, practicals and revision material. Very useful for A level too. Great value for money for the amount of work you will save. Written by a very experienced IB Physics teacher. Presentations feature humour too!
IB Physics Topic 11 (HL): Electromagnetic induction
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IB Physics Topic 11 (HL): Electromagnetic induction

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Everything you need to teach this IB Topic; presentations, practical activities, worksheets, etc. Includes a short video by the author explaining the charging and discharging of a capacitor. Adaptable for A level too. Written by an experienced IB teacher.
Hooke's law
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Hooke's law

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Two comprehensive lessons with practical sheets and presentations. Hooke's law for GCSE/IGCSE with calculation of spring constant and as an extension finding the spring constant for two springs in series and parallel.
IB Physics Topic 8: Energy production
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IB Physics Topic 8: Energy production

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EVERYTHING you need to teach this topic. Presentations, worksheets, practicals and revision material. Great value for money for the amount of work you will save. Written by a very experienced IB Physics teacher. Presentations feature humour too!