Physical World resources

Students are given six different circuit diagrams. They state how brightly these bulbs will glow when compared to another circuit.

This resource assess students' understanding of circuits when they explain what is wrong in five different circuit diagrams.

Students indicate how brightly a bulb would glow in three different circuits. Students then use pictures of four appliances, showing the arrangement of their cells, to draw circuit symbol diagrams illustrating this cell arrangement.

Task: Describe how the light rays move through a glass prism.

Task: complete 2 diagrams. Assessment focus: centre of gravity.

Students select which of five compass orientations best show the direction of a magnetic field at four different locations.

Students answer a multiple choice question about what happens when a magnetised object is cut in half, and then draw the lines of the magnetic field around two magnets.

Task: draw a diagram showing how a periscope works. Assessment focus: reflected light.

Students describe what makes two boats move and change direction.

Task: Answer questions about rowing. Assessment focus: levers.

Task: Answer questions about levers. Assessment focus: levers.

Task: Students answer questions about what will make mountain bike riders go faster. Assessment focus: Air resistance.

Students use the term force to explain why a heavier hammer could drive nails into denser material and explain density.

Students carry out a simple experiment with static electricity and then explain their findings.

Task: Answer questions about how a thermometer works. Assessment focus: expansion of water on heating.

Task: Name the parts of a bike and describe how some of them work. Assessment focus; knowledge of the working systems of a bicycle.

Students compare cars from different eras. They describe how different features of modern cars make them safer. The task assesses students' understanding of how technology can make cars faster and safer.

Task: Answer questions about car tyres. Assessment focus: friction; air pressure.

Task: Answer questions about what happens to the light form a torch. Assessment focus: light.

Task: Answer a multiple choice questions about what would be seen on earth if a meteor hit the moon, and explain why that answer is correct. Assessment focus: how sound and light travel.

Task: Discuss opinions, presented as a concept cartoon, about why a toy car rolled down a slope eventually stops and develop group explanation. Assessment focus: explanations

Task: Identify examples of experiencing sound. Assessment focus: sound.

Task: Complete a table to show how energy is transformed in eight objects and describe the energy transformations in two others. Assessment focus: energy transformation.

Students are provided with a diagram of a bag used in solar showers. They answer questions about this bag relating to heat absorption, heat transfer, and radiation.

Task: Match terms with definition. Assessment focus: science vocabulary.