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Physics — Secondary school
Ages 11–18, covering GCSE and A-level (or equivalent) topics.
8 main topics8 lessons available
Covers the full GCSE curriculum — content matches AQA, Edexcel & OCR specifications, whichever exam board your school uses.
Energy & Electricity & Particle model of matter & Atomic structure & Forces & Waves & Magnetism & electromagnetism & Space physics are ready now.
What's covered
8 topics · 8 activeEnergy1 lesson
Electricity1 lesson
Particle model of matter1 lesson
Atomic structure1 lesson
Forces1 lesson
Waves1 lesson
Magnetism & electromagnetism1 lesson
Space physics1 lesson
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Full syllabus
Every topic in Physics — Secondary school, broken down into exactly what's examinable.
Energy
- Energy stores & transfers
- Conservation & dissipation
- Efficiency
- National & global energy resources
Electricity
- Circuits & circuit symbols
- Current, voltage & resistance
- Series & parallel circuits
- Domestic electricity
- Static electricity
Particle model of matter
- Density
- Changes of state
- Internal energy
- Particle motion in gases
Atomic structure
- The atomic model
- Isotopes
- Radioactive decay & half-life
- Nuclear radiation
Forces
- Contact & non-contact forces
- Resultant forces
- Newton's laws
- Momentum
- Stopping distances
Waves
- Wave properties
- The electromagnetic spectrum
- Reflection & refraction
- Sound waves
Magnetism & electromagnetism
- Magnetic fields
- Electromagnets
- The motor effect
- Generators & transformers
Space physics
- The solar system
- Orbits
- Life cycle of stars
- Red-shift
Lessons available now
8 liveGCSEAtomic Structure and IsotopesStart lesson →
GCSECurrent, Voltage and ResistanceStart lesson →
GCSEEnergy Stores and TransfersStart lesson →
GCSEMagnets and ElectromagnetsStart lesson →
GCSENewton's Laws of MotionStart lesson →
GCSEOrbital Motion and SatellitesStart lesson →
GCSEStates of Matter and Particle TheoryStart lesson →
GCSEWave PropertiesStart lesson →
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