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Simulation: Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment will use liquid Hydrogen to channel muons. Oxford University.

A-Level Physics

  1. General Stuff
  2. Interference & Diffraction
  3. Medical Physics
  4. Mechanics
  5. Nuclear Physics: Reactors
  6. Nuclear Physics: Island of Stability
  7. Radioactivity
  8. Radio Waves
  9. Cosmology
  10. Astrophysics
  11. More to follow

GCSE Physics

Planets, stars & galaxies

  1. Planets, stars & galaxies (12)

The Earth & continental drift

  1. The structure of the Earth
  2. Changes on Earth’s surface
  3. Continental drift (3)

The Sun and global warming

  1. The ozone layer
  2. The greenhouse effect
  3. The carbon cycle
  4. Global warming

Forces, Motion & Energy

  1. Showing motion on graphs (5)
  2. Force, mass & acceleration (3)
  3. Stopping distances
  4. Gravity, weight & friction (3)
  5. Energy, work & momentum (6)
  6. Heat Transfer (3)

Electricity

  1. Static electricity (3)
  2. Producing electricity (4)
  3. Generating Electricity (11)
  4. Mains electricity (8)
  5. Circuits & motors (8)
  6. Voltage, current & resistance (8)
  7. Electrical devices: advances (4)

Waves

  1. An introduction to waves (4)
  2. Sound, ultrasound and seismic waves (4)
  3. The electromagnetic spectrum (14)

Atoms and radioactivity

  1. Atoms and isotopes (3)
  2. Types of nuclear radiation
  3. Penetrating properties of radiation
  4.  Ionisation
  5. Radioactive decay
  6. Background radiation (3)
  7. Deflecting radiation
  8. Detecting & monitoring radiation
  9. Activity and half-life
  10. Hazards of radiation
  11. Radiation dosage
  12. Uses of nuclear radiation
  13. Nuclear fission and fusion (4)
  14. Nuclear power stations
  15. Nuclear radiation – Test

Miscellaneous

  1. Glossary

GCSE Chemistry

Atoms & atomic structure

  1. Atoms & elements
  2. Periodic Table (Simplified)
  3. Reactivity Series
  4. Reactions & compounds
  5. Chemical formulae
  6. Equations

 Limestone

  1. Limestone

 Metals

  1. Blast Furnace
  2. Extracting metals
  3. Steel
  4. Alloys
  5. Transition metals
  6. Copper
  7. Aluminium & titanium
  8. More to follow

GCSE Biology
Core Science

  1. Nervous system
  2. Defending against infection
  3. Diet & exercise
  4. Drugs & Health
  5. Hormones

GCSE & A-Level Maths

  1. Mathematics

BTEC Engineering

  1. Level 3