☀️ Summer 2026 · Physics IGCSE · Week 1 · Motion & Forces
Motion & Forces
By the end of this lesson, your teenager can actually do these 4 things:
Draw and interpret velocity–time graphs — including non-uniform motion
Apply Newton's Laws and momentum to multi-step exam questions
Calculate pressure in solids, liquids and gases with confidence
Identify where marks go on IGCSE Physics mark schemes
The Lesson Plan
⏱ Week 1 · Motion & Forces — 90-Minute Lesson Plan One topic, covered properly. Every minute is active — no passive note-taking, no theory without practice.
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🚀 Introduction — Diagnostic Starter
A few targeted questions reveal in real time exactly where your teenager stands across Motion & Forces. The tutor focuses the session accordingly.
Sets the pace · no downtime · tutor adjusts in real time
- A few rapid diagnostic questions spanning all Motion & Forces sub-topics
- Identify gaps before they cost marks on the real paper
- Every question is mapped to the IGCSE mark scheme — no wasted time
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📈 Part 1 — Kinematics & Motion Graphs
The questions where IGCSE marks are either secured or dropped. Graphs, gradients and areas under curves — all demystified.
Focus: motion graphs · gradient · area under graph · kinematics
- Calculate speed, velocity and acceleration from definitions
- Interpret distance–time graphs: gradient = speed; curve = acceleration
- Interpret velocity–time graphs: gradient = acceleration; area = displacement
- Solve IGCSE-style kinematics problems with full working
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⚖️ Part 2 — Newton's Laws & Momentum
Every IGCSE Forces paper tests Newton's Laws and momentum — often in the same question. Together, these topics are worth significant marks.
Focus: Newton's Laws · p = mv · conservation of momentum · impulse
- Apply Newton's First, Second and Third Laws to exam scenarios
- Calculate momentum (p = mv) and apply conservation of momentum
- Analyse collisions and calculate velocities after impact
- Link resultant force to change in momentum: F = Δp/Δt
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🔬 Part 3 — Pressure in Solids, Liquids & Gases
An often-underestimated topic that bridges Forces and the rest of IGCSE Physics. Questions here are very structured — and very achievable.
Focus: P = F/A · P = ρgh · Boyle's Law · atmospheric pressure
- Calculate pressure in solids: P = F/A
- Calculate pressure in liquids: P = ρgh — including at depth
- Explain atmospheric pressure and the effects of altitude
- Apply Boyle's Law (P&sub1;V&sub1; = P&sub2;V&sub2;) to gas pressure problems
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🎯 Outro — Exam Question & Target
The session closes with one real unseen IGCSE Motion & Forces question — timed, full working, taken home.
What they take home: a completed, marked IGCSE Physics solution in their own handwriting
- Solve one unseen IGCSE question under exam conditions
- Review the mark scheme together — understand exactly where marks go
- Leave with one written target for the week ahead
Every student leaves with a completed exam solution in their own handwriting — proof of what they achieved today.
Ready to Start?
Summer 2026 spots are limited
Maximum 6 students per group. IGCSE Physics fills up quickly — reserve your teenager's spot before the group is full.