Video-Physics.org 

The teaching and learning of Physics is often seen as an onerous task but, thankfully, the Internet has transformed the way we access information. There is an old saying that "a picture tells a 1000 words"; by natural extension we could, then, say "a video tells a 1000 pictures and a million words". 
 

The internet is awash with video content related to Physics which, in itself, creates a problem. How do you find and disseminate the 1000s of videos finding the ones that explains Physics succinctly and concisely when Physics is not your area specialism or you are learning Physics as a student?

 

Add to this that teachers and students have busy academic timetables so trawling through all the content is time consuming and sub optimal in terms of the learning experience (and can be frustrating too).
 

Video-Physics.org is designed to take away the challenges of time and frustration by finding the right content to make the learning experience accessible and fun. Based on our understanding as teachers of what is required to be taught at Keystage 4 (KS4) and Keystage 5 (KS5) we have filtered the video content for the national curriculum on Physics adding notes and comments on the content selected to help understand the underlying concepts (many of which are linked in Physics so are linked in this site too).

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But we also understand that there is a serious shortage of Physics specialists in UK science teaching, so we also provide notes to teachers on how we think a particular subject should be taught as our experience is text books are written to enable students to pass exams and do not always teach the underlying Physics because they lack the deep knowledge neccessary to teach any subject well.

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Video-Physics.org is designed to take away the challenges of time and finding the right content to make the learning experience easy and fun; here is how it is designed to be used:
      1.    The document is structured by subject matter based on the curriculum for Key stage 4 Physics
      2.    Each subject is broken down into three sub sections:
      a.    Teacher’s notes: This section provides some notes on the subject being discussed. It is designed for non Physics specialist science teachers who might want a recap before going into the subject in greater deal
        b.    An introduction to the subject: This focuses on an overview of the subject and is provided as an ‘aide memoire’ for teachers  and as a way of telling students what the subject matter is about
         c.    An in depth explanation of the subject matter: The focus here is understanding the science and mathematics behind the subject matter.

This section requires knowledge of the mathematics relevant to this subject. It is highly recommended that students have knowledge of the following concepts in mathematics:
           i.    Sine/Cosine/Tangents (KS4 and KS5)
           ii.    Drawing graphs, slopes of graphs and area under graphs (KS4/KS5)
           iii.    Manipulation of formula (for example if F=ma what does a=?) (KS4/KS5)
           iv.    Calculus (first order Differentiation and Integration) (KS5)
        d.    A revision of the subject: Focusing on revision material for KS4 and KS5
 

Each section has a selection of videos as individual teachers and students will learn in different ways. To minimise the time (and the main purpose of video-phycis.org), a maximum of three videos are selected per sub section.

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Accessing the content is by membership. To find out how your school can access the content for all stakeholders (Teachers, Students and Parents) please contact us