Galashiels Academy
Physics Department
Health Physics
Telecommunications
Electricity
Transport
Electronics
Energy
Space
Useful links, animations and games to help you through SG Physics.Some links will not play on the school internet but have been included for you to use at home.
If you find and more good weblinks email then to Mrs. Pritchard at galashiels.physics@googlemail.com
Animations videos games quizes summaries
- BBC Bitesize -
- SQA Website -
- SQA Past Papers -
- SQA Data Booklet -
- SG Physics - Glossary -
- Dictionary -
- SG Physics Podcasts -
- Help my Physics -
- Revision World -
- Fizzics Fizzle-
- Mini Topic Tests -
- Revision Questions -
- Revision Tips -
- Physics Units Quiz -
- Physics Equations -
- Physics Equations Game -
- Units Wordsearch -
- Units Pairs Game -
- Units Matching Game -
Whole Topic
- Health Physics Notes -
- Revision Quiz -Thermometers
- Thermometers -
- Clinical thermometer -Sound
- Sound -
- Sound Waves -
- Sound Sci-cast -
- Sound and Pitch (BBC) -
- The Ear -
- Key Words - Sound -
- How we hear -
- Sound and Light animations -
Light and Sight
- The Eye -
- Eye Defects -
- Eye Defects 2 -
- Long and short sight -
- How we see (Video) -
- Eyes and Eyesight -
- Lens Diagrams -
- Concave and Convex Lenses -
- Lens Power and Focal Length -
- Optical Illusions -
- Optics Bench -
- Key Words - Light -
- Fibre Optics Sci-cast -
The EM Spectrum
- Lasers -
- Laser Eye surgery -
- The EM Spectrum -
- The Em Spectrum -
- EM Spectrum Puzzle -
- EM Spectrum Game -
- Order of EM waves Game -
- EM Waves -
- X-rays -
- Inside Story - Endoscope -
- Inside Story - Cat Scan -Ionising Radiation
- Atoms -
- Radiation Lab -
- Radiation and Cells -
- Radiation Quiz -
- Inside Story - Radiotherapy -
- Using Radioactivity Quiz -
- Background Radiation -
- Halflife -
- Alpha, Beta and Gamma radiation -
- Alpha, Beta, gamma Game -
- Alpha Decay
Whole Topic
- Telecoms Notes -
- Telecoms Quiz-
- Revision Quiz -
- Telecoms mini test 1 -
- Telecoms mini test 2 -
- Telecoms mini test 3 -Communication with Cables
- Morse code -
Communication with Waves
- Waves (1st animation) -
- Waves Wordsearch -
- Waves Wordmatch -
- Waves Hangman -
- Waves Jeopardy -
- Waves Who wants to be a millionaire? -
- Speed of Light: 300 000 000 m/s -
- Thunder and Lightning -
- Waves on a string -
- Speed = Frequency x Wavelength -
- Wave experiment -
- Waves and the EM Spectrum - Jeopardy
- Oscilloscope -
- Sound waves on an oscilloscope - Quiz -
- Reflection -
- Law of Reflection -
- Reflection - BBC -
- Reflection - Mirror -
- Total internal Reflection -
- Refraction - Block -
- Refraction - semicircle -
- Refraction - BBC -
- Refraction Sci-cast -
Radio and TV
- Radio Reciever -
- Radio crossword -
- Radio Block Diagrams -
- Radio Transmission -
- Speed of Radio waves -
- Radio waves -
- Diffraction -
- Amplitude Modulation Quiz -
- Television -
- How your TV works Sci-cast -
- Colour mixing -
- Colour mixing game -
Satellites
- Satellites -
- Satellites (click mouse on pic) -
- Satellite Game -
Whole Course
- Electricity Notes -
- Boltz guide to Electricity -
- Electricity Equations -
- Key words Wordsearch -
- Units Game -
- Units Flashcards -
- Revision - Battleships -
- Revision Quiz -
- Revision Quiz Mulitchoice -
Electricity Basics
- Static Electricity -
- Lightning Hitting a plane -
- Static - Shock John Travolta -
- Static Electricity Sci-cast -
- Static Electricity - Balloons -
- Circuit Symbols -
- Conductors and Insulators -
- Conductors and Insulators Sci-cast -
A.C. & D.C.
- A.C. and D.C. -
- A.C. and D.C. 2 -
- d.c. circuit -
- A.C./D.C. circuit -
Current Voltage and Charge
- Current, Charge and Time -
- Q = It Quiz -
- Energy, Power and Time -
- Voltage -
- Using a Voltmeter -
- Voltage in a series circuit -
- Voltage in a parallel circuit -
- Current -
- Using an ammeter -
- Current in a series circuit -
- Current in a parallel circuit -
Resistance
- Resistance -
- Resistors and Voltage -
- Series Circuit -
- Ohm's Law calculations -
- Variable Resistor -
- Ohm's Law -
- Ohm's Law 2 -
- Ohm's Law Quiz -
- Ohm's Law Revision Quiz -
- Adding Resistors Game -
Household Electrics
- Household Electrics - Bitesize -
- Plugs -
- Wiring a plug - video -
- Fuses -
- Ring circuit -
- Electricity Bills Quiz -
Movement from Electricity
- Movement from Electricity -
- Electric Motor -
- How Motors work -
Whole Course
- Transport Notes -
- Revision Quiz -
- Transport and Motion Quiz -Speed, distance, time
- Key Words Wordsearch -
- Key words pairs game -
- Speed distance and time -
- Speed-time graph Quiz -
- Average Speed -
- Acceleration -
- Acceleration Quiz -
- Acceration equation -
- Measuring Acceleration -
- Stopping Distances -
- Save the Bunny -
Newtons Laws
- Newtons Laws Scicast -
- Newton's Laws Game -
- Newton's Laws Quiz -
Forces
- Keywords Wordsearch -
- Keywords Pairs Game -
- Newton Balance Mass on a Spring -
- Gravity Scicast -
- Weight -
- Your weight on other Planets -
- Weight vs Gravity Game -
- Forces and Weight Quiz -
- Gravity Game -
- Friction -
- Bungee Jump Game -
- Parachute Game -
- Balanced Forces Scicast- Work, Energy and Power
- Work Energy and Power Quiz -
- Energy, Power and Time -
- Skater - Potential vs. Kinetic -
- Rollercoaster Game -
- Catapult Game -
- Energy Jeopardy Game -
- Motion and Energy Quiz -
Whole Course
- Revision Quiz -
- Keyword Game -Output Devices
- Binary Converter -
- 7 segment display -
- Components Quiz -
- Components Crossword -
Input Devices
- Voltage Dividers -
- Light Dependant Resistor -
- LDR and Transistor -Logic Gates
- Logic Gates -
- Logic Gates - Decision board -
- Logic Gate Game -
Whole Topic
- Alternative Energy Notes -
- BBC Bitesize - Energy -
- GCSE Energy Summary -
- Key Word Matching Game -
- Key words Wordsearch -
- Revision Quiz 1 -
- Revision Quiz 2 -
- Revision Quiz 3 -Energy Resources
- Energy Changes Quiz -
- Energy Quiz -
- Energy Resources Wordsearch -
- Energy Resoucres Pairs Game -
- Energy Resources Word Match -
- Nuclear Reactor Quiz -
- Nuclear Fission -Energy Resources
- Energy and the Environment -
- Spaceship Earth - Quiz -
- Greenhouse effect -
Transformers
- Generators and Transformers -
- Transformer Calculations -
Energy and Power
- Energy, Power and Time -
- Power of a Kettle -
- Work Energy and Power Quiz -
- Energy, Power and Time
Heat
- Heat Transfer Quiz -
- States of Matter -
- Specific Heat Capacity -
- Cooling Curves -
- Latent Heat -
- Heat Calculations Quiz -
- Rags to Riches - Heat -
The Universe
- Around the Universe Sci-cast -
- The BIG Bang Sci-cast -
- Planets Sci-cast -
- Planets Quiz -
- Astronomy Wordsearch -
- Astronomy Pairs Game -
- Astronomy Matching Game -
- Astronomy Flashcards -
- Space Quiz-
- Create your own solar system* -
- Telescopes -
- Spectral Lines -
- Spectroscopy -
Space Travel
- Satellite Game -
- Satellites (click mouse on pic)-
- Asteriods Game -
- Gravity Game -
- Projectiles Quiz -
- Force and Momentum Quiz -
- Force and Momentum Millionaire Quiz - Keywords Wordsearch -
- Keywords Pairs Game -
- Gravity Scicast -
- Weight -
- Your weight on other Planets -
- Forces and Weight Quiz -