Aimed at new and trainee physics teachers particularly non-specialists, this book provides the knowledge and skills you need to teach physics effectively at secondary level. It provides the historical narrative of the Big Ideas in physics, explaining the significance of each idea and its place in scientific history. Each Big Idea comes with a set of lesson activities that get your students to think alongside clear explanations of how they can be used. It also discusses the models used to explain complex ideas and suggests methods of assessing learning. Including a wide range of teaching...