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Bitesize GCSE Physics

James and Ellie take you through the main things you need to know for your GCSE Physics exam. In these series, they explain multiple key parts of the syllabus.

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Episodes

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3. Energy
1. Energy stores and systems
James and Ellie explore energy stores and systems.
06 Mar 2024,6 mins
3. Energy
2. Kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy
Ellie and James explore kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy.
06 Mar 2024,10 mins
3. Energy
3. Specific heat capacity
In this episode James and Ellie explore how to calculate specific heat capacity.
06 Mar 2024,8 mins
3. Energy
4. Specific heat capacity practical
Ellie and James discuss the specific heat capacity practical experiment.
06 Mar 2024,7 mins
3. Energy
5. Power
James and Ellie discuss how to calculate an appliance's power.
06 Mar 2024,7 mins
3. Energy
6. Conservation and disspiation of energy
Ellie and James explore conservation and dissipation of energy.
06 Mar 2024,8 mins
3. Energy
7. Efficiency
James and Ellie discuss how to calculate energy efficiency.
06 Mar 2024,8 mins
3. Energy
8. National and global energy resources
Ellie and James explore national and global energy resources.
06 Mar 2024,7 mins
2. Electricity
1. Electrical charge and current
Ellie and James explore electrical charge and current.
30 Jan 2024,7 mins
2. Electricity
2. Current, resistance and potential difference
Ellie and James explore current, resistance and potential difference.
30 Jan 2024,7 mins
2. Electricity
3. Series and parallel circuits
In this episode, Ellie and James explore series and parallel circuits.
30 Jan 2024,8 mins
2. Electricity
4. Domestic uses and safety
Ellie and James explore the domestic uses of electricity and the three-pin plug.
30 Jan 2024,5 mins
2. Electricity
5. Energy transfers in everyday appliances
Ellie and James explore different energy transfers in everyday appliances.
30 Jan 2024,8 mins
2. Electricity
6. The National Grid
Ellie and James explore The National Grid and step-up & step-down transformers.
30 Jan 2024,5 mins
2. Electricity
7. Static charge
Ellie and James explore static charge and discuss how it's created.
30 Jan 2024,5 mins
2. Electricity
8. Electric fields
Ellie and James explore electric fields and how they interact with charged objects.
30 Jan 2024,5 mins
1. Forces
1. Scalar and vector quantities, contact and non-contact forces
James and Ellie explore scalar and vector quantities, contact and non-contact forces.
30 Jan 2024,5 mins
1. Forces
2. Gravity
James and Ellie explore gravity, gravitational field strength and weight.
30 Jan 2024,6 mins
1. Forces
3. Work done and energy transfer
James and Ellie explore work done and energy transfer.
30 Jan 2024,5 mins
1. Forces
4. Forces and elasticity
James and Ellie explore elastic potential and how to calculate force and extension.
30 Jan 2024,7 mins
1. Forces
5. Displacement, distance and speed
James and Ellie explore displacement, distance and speed.
30 Jan 2024,8 mins
1. Forces
6. Acceleration
James and Ellie explore velocity and acceleration.
30 Jan 2024,6 mins
1. Forces
7. Newton's Laws
James and Ellie explore Newton’s three laws of motion and the rules that apply to them.
30 Jan 2024,7 mins
1. Forces
8. Momentum
James and Ellie explore momentum and conservation of momentum.
30 Jan 2024,6 mins