Complete GCSE Physics lesson on energy calculations, with PowerPoint, scaffolded worksheets, mastery booklet and assertive monitoring teacher sheets.
A ready-to-teach Dr B Science CP12c: Energy Calculations lesson, designed for Pearson Edexcel GCSE Combined Science and easily adaptable for other GCSE specifications.
The lesson follows a structured I Do → We Do → You Do approach and uses the EQUIP calculation routine (Equation → Quantities → Unknown & rearrange → Input → Present) to develop confident, accurate calculation skills.
Covers:
• Specific heat capacity and ΔQ = mcΔθ
• Specific latent heat and Q = mL
• Calculating temperature change
• Rearranging equations
• Unit conversions
• Selecting the correct equation
• Mixed and multistep energy calculations
Included:
• Complete PowerPoint with detailed teacher/presenter notes
• Scaffolded You Do 1 & 2 worksheets with EQUIP support
• Unscaffolded independent-practice worksheet
• 2 assertive monitoring teacher sheets with answers, live marking codes, monitoring routes and responsive teaching thresholds
• 11-page Energy Calculations Mastery Booklet covering substitution, rearranging, conversions and multistep GCSE problems
• Retrieval Do Now
• Explicit vocabulary teaching
• I Do worked examples and We Do guided practice
• Show Me Board and Cold Call checks
• Independent practice
• Exit ticket linked to the key component knowledge
The assertive monitoring resources allow teachers to quickly identify errors in equation choice, quantities, rearranging, substitution, temperature change and units, and respond through whole-class reteaching, targeted pauses or individual intervention.
Ideal for Year 10/11 GCSE Combined Science, mixed-attainment classes, adaptive teaching, intervention, lesson observations and teachers developing explicit instruction and checking for understanding.