A discussion on the Physics Teachers’ Network requested advice on “What is the biggest ever redshift detected?” Research shows it was a redshift, z = 11.09 for galaxy GN-z11; and the measurements were taken in the near infra red using Hubble’s Wide Field Camera. This is a big question because effectively we are seeing the...
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Not the best fit for a Properties of Matters song, but still lots of important material here. Hot off the press for 2025 more of Martin Cunningham’s Excellent Resources The Properties of Matter Booklet in both word and pdf form. Here are a set of summary notes, I made a few changes and put them...
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Here I will post a few tips and hints to remember when answering SQA N5 Papers. Hopefully they’ll be quick, snappy and memorable. You’ve got the whole of the Scottish Physics Teachers’ Community Wisdom Below! Tips to Aid Memory Neutrons don’t carry/have (net) charge so aren’t accelerated/guided/ deflected by magnetic fields. I.S.S. (current in series the...
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Here I will post a few tips and hints to remember when answering SQA Higher Papers, hopefully they’ll be quick, snappy and memorable. You’ve got the whole of the Scottish Physics Teachers’ Community Wisdom Below! How to remember Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (spell the whole lot not CMBR, as this isn’t a name) However, the...
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Here is the topic song Mr Cunningham Workbook for all of the Electricity Topic Updated November 2019 Electricity 2017 Final word version of the Electricity Unit. Electricity 2017 Final pdf version. The booklet is large as it contains lots of questions for you to practice, practicals for you to complete and notes. They are large...
Read MoreHi Folks! I had planned to finish these before the October hols! Sorry too much on. This is as far as I’ve got and I’ll update it a.s.a.p. If you update it let me know. I’ll put the answers into a table of 2 columns so that if you fold down the middle they can...
Read MoreResources for Special Relativity Here is a link to a fantastic little book that started me on my “very short introduction” library. It has been uploaded as a pdf file, but if you enjoy it give the author some credit and pay the guy (Russell Stannard) by buying it! Relativity-A-Very-Short-Introduction.pdf Frames of Reference You should...
Read MoreAs usual it is raining in my home town, so, as I wandered off home I got out the umbrella I was given at the Science on Stage Conference 2017 in Debrecan, Hungary. It was left over from the Science on Stage London 2015 event, where the weather was typically wonderful. I can’t say that...
Read MoreHere is the work for the National 4 Electricity and Energy part of the course. Hope you find this material useful.N
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Welcome to the National 4 part of the Physics website. This will be updated throughout the year with useful materials. To begin, the learning outcomes for Nat 4 can be found here – N4 LO check The relationships needed for physics at Nat 4 can be found here – Nat 4 relationships sheet BBC...
Read MoreSkills Tagging If you wish to do your past paper questions in topic order then Mr C Davie and Mr Whyte have completed the task for you and you can access it clicking on the link below. Past Paper Questions for the National Qualification Advanced Higher Physics #1 – Arran picked up a mistake in...
Read MoreThese papers and marking instructions are reproduced to support SQA qualifications, please check the conditions of use and ensure they are not used for commercial benefit. Higher Physics Skills Tagging If you’d like to work through past papers by topic then Mr Davie has done the hard work for you and Mr White has kindly kept this up-to-date....
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