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GCSE Physics

Overview

GCSE Physics helps students understand the laws that govern energy, motion, and the universe. Across AQA and Edexcel, students build analytical thinking and mathematical fluency — essential for STEM pathways and everyday problem-solving.

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Core Themes Across AQA & Edexcel

    • Energy stores and transfers

    • Work, power, and efficiency

    • Renewable vs. non-renewable resources

    • Current, voltage, resistance, and power

    • Series and parallel circuits

    • Domestic electricity and safety

    • States of matter and density

    • Internal energy and changes of state

    • Gas pressure and temperature relationships

    • Atomic models and isotopes

    • Radioactive decay and half-life

    • Nuclear radiation: uses and risks

    • Contact and non-contact forces

    • Newton’s laws of motion

    • Momentum, pressure, and elasticity

    • Properties of transverse and longitudinal waves

    • Sound, light, and electromagnetic spectrum

    • Reflection, refraction, and wave interactions

    • Magnetic fields and electromagnets

    • The motor effect and transformers

    • Magnetic forces and applications

    • Life cycle of stars

    • Orbital motion and satellites

    • Expansion of the universe

    • Using equations and interpreting graphs

    • Designing experiments and analysing results

    • Applying physics to real-world scenarios