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Copying permitted for purchasing institution only. This material is not copyright free .  \nIntroduction  \nReinforcing knowledge, skills and literacy in physics  \nThe transition from KS4 to KS5 is never entirely easy, and physics throws up its own unique challenges in this regard. It is both helped and hindered by the similarity between the concepts covered at GCSE and at A level. While familiar topics, such as Electrical Circuits and Motion and Forces, can be reassuring to year 12 students they can also encourage a false sense of security. Students often do not fully appreciate the additional skills they need to apply to familiar material; a simple and common example being using speed = distance ÷ time when equations of motion for constant acceleration would bethe appropriate way to approach a problem . This guide attempts to revisit familiar topics and re-teach them with direct reference to the skills expected of a KS5 physicist. The skills covered in each lesson are made explicit in the lesson overview .  \nGCSE Physicists often compartmentalise topics. Many see the study of Motion, Electricity and Waves as entirely separate without appreciating the fundamental skills and logical reasoning that link them together. The lessons in this guide covering both Motion and Electricity should demonstrate that the same underlying approach is used when studying both topics. It also offers an opportunity for revision of a topic that might not otherwise be covered until late in the AS year, when GCSE knowledge is all but forgotten .  \nThese transition materials include:  \n● baseline assessment  \n● teaching ideas  \n● practice questions  \n● examples of student answers with commentary.  \nThis guide can serve two purposes.  \n1 Learners will feel they are learning something new and will not get bored with overrepetition – particularly true for your most able learners.  \n2 Learners will be able to discover very early on in the course whether A level physics is really a suitable subject choice for them.  \nYou may choose to use this resource in one of several ways.  \n● After KS4 exams – if your school brings back year 11 learners.  \n● In sixth-form induction weeks.  \n● As summer homework in preparation for sixth-form.  \n● To establish the level of performance of your students from their range of KS4 qualifications and experiences.  \n© Pearson Education Ltd 2015. Copying permitted for purchasing institution only. This material is not copyright free . 3  \nLesson suggestions  \nThe five lessons are designed to touch upon some of the key content at AS level as well as revising ideas from GCSE. 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