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Edexcel 1PH0, Foundation tier
Edexcel Foundation Physics resources
Free resources for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Physics Foundation tier, grades 1 to 5. Learn each of topics 1 to 7 from scratch with the learning books, then practise with Pearson’s own past papers.
These are independent resources aligned to the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Physics (1PH0) specification and are not produced, approved, endorsed by or affiliated with Pearson Education Limited or Edexcel.
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What can I download?
You can download seven Foundation books, one for each Edexcel topic from 1 to 7. Foundation targets grades 1 to 5 and both papers are sat at the same tier. If your child is secure across these books, ask the school about Higher.
Learning Books
Teach-from-scratch lessons for every Foundation topic, each with a worked example, practice questions and worked answers, plus a topic assessment, a reference sheet and the four core practicals taught as lessons.
Aiming higher?
The Higher books teach every lesson here and add 17 Higher-only lessons, 78 in all.
Taking AQA Physics?
AQA GCSE Physics (8463) Foundation has learning books and exam practice books for all eight topics.
| Topic | Paper | Foundation learning book |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Key concepts of physics | Papers 1 and 2 | 4 lessons |
| 2 Motion and forces | Paper 1 | 10 lessons |
| 3 Conservation of energy | Paper 1 | 10 lessons |
| 4 Waves | Paper 1 | 6 lessons |
| 5 Light and the electromagnetic spectrum | Paper 1 | 10 lessons |
| 6 Radioactivity | Paper 1 | 13 lessons |
| 7 Astronomy | Paper 1 | 8 lessons |
| 8 Energy: forces doing work | Paper 2 | Not in the library yet |
| 9 Forces and their effects | Paper 2 | Not in the library yet |
| 10 Electricity and circuits | Paper 2 | Not in the library yet |
| 11 Static electricity | Paper 2 | Not in the library yet |
| 12 Magnetism and the motor effect | Paper 2 | Not in the library yet |
| 13 Electromagnetic induction | Paper 2 | Not in the library yet |
| 14 Particle model | Paper 2 | Not in the library yet |
| 15 Forces and matter | Paper 2 | Not in the library yet |
Each paper is 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks and 50% of the GCSE, with ten questions, and both papers are sat at the same tier. Eight core practicals run across the course, four of them in topics 1 to 7.
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