This resource looks at three areas of the physics curriculum where functions are used, creating an opportunity for cooperation between physics and mathematics teachers. This booklet serves as good preparation material for CPD work between departments.

This investigation can be used at GCSE or A-level and is looking at how different factors affect when a piece of wire will break when a current is passed through it. Students can alter the length of wire, the type of wire, the thickness of wire and see how this affects the value of current at which the wire breaks...

Future Morph was a careers website, provided by the Science Council, designed to provide information for young people, their parents and teachers about the jobs available from studying science and maths. It aimed to show young people that studying science and maths post-16 could provide them with the skills and...

In this Future Morph video Suresh Chawla talks about designing, building and moving stage scenery. Suresh explains how working in the theatre challenges him to solve design problems and build useable solutions. He describes how scenery must be light and strong before explaining how some pieces are moved with pulley...

Futurecade was developed as an interactive suite of games allowing students to explore how science and technology impacts on their everyday lives. These resources were developed to accompany the games which were inspired by technology in the fields of robotics, satellites and space junk, geo-engineering...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and designed for students following the Edexcel GCSE astronomy course, this booklet provides information and instruction on using observations and photographs to estimate the density of stars in the sky. Observations and calculations are made as part of the coursework...

A brief video outlining the different types of physics experiments and their functionality.

These resources will help students apply their physics knowledge and understanding, by giving them the opportunity to practice responding to questions set in unfamiliar contexts. Network Rail has developed these question and answer banks to support students and teachers with applying some of the more challenging...

The following classroom activities have been developed from SEPnet’s (South East Physics Network) GCSE programme. The activities are designed to use inexpensive equipment and tie in with the key themes for Key Stage Four physics in England and Wales. These themes...

A series of GCSE Astronomy coursework guides, created by the Royal Observatory of Greenwich. 

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and designed for students following the Edexcel GCSE astronomy course, this booklet provides information and instruction on how to carry out detailed observations of Messier objects. Observations are made as part of the coursework requirements and guidance on collecting...

Designed for students following the Edexcel GCSE astronomy course, this booklet provides information and instruction on how to carry out observations of celestial events such as transits, occultations and comets. Observations are made as part of the coursework requirements and guidance on completing the required...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and designed for students following the Edexcel GCSE astronomy course, this booklet provides information and instruction on how to carry out observations of constellations. Observations are made as part of the coursework requirements and guidance on completing the...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, this collection of resources provides guidance on how to observe the night sky. Suggestions of features of the night sky to observe link closely to the Edexcel GCSE astronomy coursework. Further links to supporting documents and demos from Stellarium and the Met Office...