Revision doesn’t have to be another page of notes. The Physics Puzzle Lab is a free 50-page booklet of puzzles, games and things to colour, covering the whole AQA GCSE Physics course. It’s black and white, so you can print it on any printer and colour it in as you go.
The Physics Puzzle Lab
- 50 pages, A4, black and white, ready to photocopy
- AQA GCSE Physics (8463) and Combined Science: Trilogy
- Every activity labelled Foundation or Higher, and Combined or Physics only
- Answers at the back
Free
What’s inside
- Puzzles: a word search, a forces crossword, a “get the charge to the bulb” current maze, a density code-breaker, riddles and odd-one-out.
- Things to colour: a colour-by-number atom, a theme-park rollercoaster, the electromagnetic spectrum, a plug to wire, the life cycle of a star and the solar system.
- Games: “Race Across the Universe”, a board game with 24 cut-out question cards (Foundation and Higher), a half-life coin game and a ruler-drop reaction game.
- Imagine it: design a rollercoaster, power a seaside town, invent an alien that sees in infrared, plan a bike-powered cinema.
- Equation sheet skills: students now get an equation sheet in the exam, so the booklet practises picking the right equation, rearranging it and using the right units. Includes an “Equation detective” page and a Boss Level page of multi-step Higher questions.
- Required practicals: a practical passport, a spot-the-anomaly table and lab vocabulary.
- Extras: a mission map and passport to colour as you finish each topic, a feedback page and a certificate.
The topics
| Zone | Topic | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy | 5 |
| 2 | Electricity | 5 |
| 3 | Particle model of matter | 3 |
| 4 | Atomic structure | 5 |
| 5 | Forces | 7 |
| 6 | Waves | 4 |
| 7 | Magnetism and electromagnetism | 3 |
| 8 | Space physics (Physics only) | 2 |
| 9 | Equation sheet skills, practicals and brain teasers | 6 |
How the labels work
Each activity has small badges in its corner. A circle shows the tier: F for everyone, H for Higher only. A square shows the course: C if it’s in Combined Science too, P if it’s for separate Physics only. Combined Science students can simply skip anything marked P.
Questions
Who is it for?
Students in Years 10 and 11 doing AQA GCSE Physics or Combined Science. It works well for homework, cover lessons, catch-up groups, end-of-term lessons and revising at home.
How should I print it?
Print single-sided if you want to cut out the board game cards. Print the equation sheet page on A3 if students find it small.
Can I copy it for my classes?
Yes. It’s free to print and share with your own students. Please link to this page rather than uploading the file to other websites.
Written by a physics teacher. Independent resource, not published by or affiliated with AQA.