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Year 10 / GCSE · Science

Physics: Atoms

Year 10 / GCSE learners practise radioactive decay gcse physics.

The activities include Explore Nuclear Decay, Understand Emission Spectroscopy. The checked support below includes video, teaching, worksheet, practice. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Explore Nuclear Decay
  • Understand Emission Spectroscopy

Checked learning resources

  • Nuclear decay and radiation

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    GCSE Physics lesson exploring alpha, beta and gamma radiation, how unstable nuclei form and emit each type during nuclear decay, and how nuclear equations represent the changes.

  • Flame emission spectroscopy and identifying elements

    Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

    GCSE Science lesson explaining how excited metal ions emit characteristic light, how a spectrometer separates that light into unique emission spectra, and how comparison with known spectra identifies elements in unknown

  • Nuclear decay and radiation lesson slides

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    GCSE Physics lesson exploring alpha, beta and gamma radiation, how unstable nuclei form and emit each type during nuclear decay, and how nuclear equations represent the changes. The lesson slides open through Oak's brows

  • Nuclear decay and radiation worksheet and quizzes

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    GCSE Physics lesson exploring alpha, beta and gamma radiation, how unstable nuclei form and emit each type during nuclear decay, and how nuclear equations represent the changes. The worksheet and quizzes open through Oak

  • Half-Life and Radioactive Decay Graph Worksheet

    Twinkl · Practice · Account may be required

    This GCSE worksheet explains random nuclear decay and uses graphs and data to calculate and interpret radioactive half-life.

  • Flame emission spectroscopy and identifying elements lesson slides

    Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    GCSE Science lesson explaining how excited metal ions emit characteristic light, how a spectrometer separates that light into unique emission spectra, and how comparison with known spectra identifies elements in unknown

  • Flame emission spectroscopy and identifying elements worksheet and quizzes

    Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

    GCSE Science lesson explaining how excited metal ions emit characteristic light, how a spectrometer separates that light into unique emission spectra, and how comparison with known spectra identifies elements in unknown

  • AQA GCSE Chemistry Unit 8: Chemical Analysis Knowledge Organiser (Separate)

    Twinkl · Teach · Account may be required

    This AQA GCSE organiser includes flame tests, ion tests, flame emission spectroscopy and calibration curves alongside the core chemical-analysis content.