Lots of students know the physics but still lose marks. They forget to change grams into kilograms, they read a graph wrongly, or they say what happens when the question asks why. This book shows 100 of those mistakes, so your students can stop making them.
Stop Losing Marks!
- 100 mistakes across every GCSE Physics topic
- AQA GCSE Physics (8463) and Combined Science (8464)
- 66-page workbook + 80-page answers booklet (PDF)
- A4, black and white, ready to photocopy
£7.99
Try it first: the free sample has 10 mistakes, one from every topic, with the answers, so you can see exactly how it works.
How it works
Each page has an exam-style question and a student’s answer, with the marks they got. Students play the examiner: spot what went wrong, then write an answer that would get full marks. Once you’ve spotted a mistake in someone else’s work, you’re much less likely to make it yourself.
What’s inside
- 100 mistakes examiners see every year, based on AQA examiner reports.
- Every kind of lost mark: units and conversions, rearranging, graph scales, gradients, “describe vs explain”, practical skills and 6-mark answers.
- Answers booklet showing which marks were won and lost, and why, with the full-mark answer.
- “Remember” tips in plain English for every mistake.
- A 20-question check at the end, with new questions hiding the same traps, to see how much students have improved.
- Clearly labelled Combined Science or Separate Physics, and each topic starts on a new page so you can print just one topic.
The topics
| Topic | Mistakes |
|---|---|
| Energy | 13 |
| Electricity | 15 |
| Particle model of matter | 11 |
| Atomic structure | 11 |
| Forces | 20 |
| Waves | 13 |
| Magnetism and electromagnetism | 10 |
| Space physics (Separate only) | 7 |
Questions
Who is it for?
Students in Years 10 and 11 doing AQA GCSE Physics or Combined Science, and teachers who want ready-made revision, homework, catch-up group or mock follow-up work.
Can I copy it for my classes?
Yes. One purchase covers unlimited printing and sharing with your own students. Please don’t upload it to public websites.
Written by a physics teacher. Independent resource, not published by or affiliated with AQA.