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GCSE PHYSICS UNLOCK GRADES 7-9

GCSE PHYSICS UNLOCK GRADES 7-9

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Coming soon: GCSE Physics – Unlock Grades 7–9

So much of GCSE science teaching and revision is spent on AO1: recalling facts, definitions and examples. Yet 40% of GCSE marks are for AO2 application questions, where students have to recognise the idea, and apply understanding in an unfamiliar context. This book bridges the gap by providing a systematic approach to getting AO2 marks.

30 High‑yield problem types

Unlock Grades 7–9 focuses on thirty AO2 'problem types' - questions that exam boards regularly set, plus the physics and maths demands of the toughest questions. The book has sections for each of the most common question types: calculations, multi‑step calculations and written explanations.

An expert problem‑solving strategy

We have boiled down how expert physicists tackle problems – Decode, Recall, Plan, Write. Students learn to:

  • Decode: read questions for the underlying concepts and key information, not just the surface story
  • Recall: retrieve the important ideas, relationships and equations they need
  • Plan: connect the ideas to the question and work out a solution
  • Write: turns the plan into a logically structured calculation or explanation to match the mark scheme

A pathway to mastery

Each problem starts with a fully worked, annotated example to make the expert thought processes visible. It's followed by a closely matched example for students to rehearse the same moves with support. Next there's another similar example to do independently, and finally three mixed‑up problems to build flexible, exam‑ready expertise.

Stay tuned for sample pages and ordering details as the book moves into print.

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For the Year 7 Mastery Practice book:

For the Y9/GCSE Mastery Practice Book:

It was written to help year 7 students learn to transfer the scientific knowledge to unfamiliar situation. It can also be used by students in other years to improve their understanding of the fundamental concepts. Learning to apply is what will give students access to the 60% of marks at GCSE that demand more than recalling content. The book uses a research-based approach to teach students how to solve different types of problems.

The Practice Book has a chapter on each unit in the year 7 curriculum, based on a 5-year curriculum and AQA's KS3 Science Syllabus. Download the sample material to see exactly what concepts and types of problems are included.

The first strategy studente need to learn is to evaluate the problem and what knowledge is needed to solve it. 'Detect' simulates how an expert looks at a question. They make sense of the situation, look beyond the superficial details to find the deep structure This allows them to recognise this as an example of a problem type they have seen before, and recall the organised information they need to solve - key concepts. It ensures that students avoid their inclination to just look at the keywords, and dive in risking misunderstanding the situation. Detect is broken down into smaller steps, usually: draw a diagram, show values, identify unknown, decide the concept

This encourages students to bring into their working memory all their existing knowledge, externalise it on paper (to reduce working memory demands), and then home in on what's relevant to solving the problem.

The third stage of the problem solving strategy is the actual solution process using the knowledge from Recall.The Solve starts by showing how to use the knowledge from Recall and models a step by step process of moving towards a solution for the problem.We teach students how to write answers scientifically, using a variety of structures like claim-evidence-reasoning, and problem-solution, and cause-effect.

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