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IGCSE 0625 · 1.1 · Extended · Lesson bundle

Scalars and vectors: a direction, or just a number?

The first Extended lesson of the course, made lesson-ready: define a scalar and a vector, and classify quantities by asking one question of each, does it need a direction? Plan, worksheet with answers, slides, and Quiz-Quiz-Trade cards, built around the arrow board and the site simulation The Round Trip Trap.

Syllabus
0625, 1.1 (S)
Level
Extended
Duration
45 minutes
Activity
Quiz-Quiz-Trade
Core visual
The arrow board
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What is inside

Four parts, one coherent lesson

Every part returns to one picture: the arrow board. A vector is drawn as an arrow with a direction; a scalar is just a number with a unit.

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Lesson plan

A timed 45-minute sequence: a simulation-led hook, the arrow board, Quiz-Quiz-Trade, a sort checkpoint, and an exit ticket. Objectives, vocabulary, examiner traps, differentiation and a timing and contingency note.

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Worksheet and answers

Six original questions on defining and classifying quantities, distance against displacement, and representing a vector, with a full worked answer key.

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Slides

Ten editable slides with accurate diagrams: the round trip, the arrow board, the classification, and the cooperative task.

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Quiz-Quiz-Trade and sort

Printable quantity cards for the cooperative task, plus a scalar and vector sort mat for the group checkpoint.

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Editable formats, not locked PDFs. Adapt them to your set, your timing and your school's calendar.

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Lesson plan

The 45-minute plan, with the arrow board, the simulation hook, examiner traps and a timing and contingency note.

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Worksheet and answers

Six original questions with a full worked answer key and marking notes.

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Slides

Ten editable slides with accurate, brand-styled diagrams.

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Quiz-Quiz-Trade and sort

Print and cut: twelve quantity cards and the scalar and vector sort mat.

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The matching topic page and simulation

Send learners to the lesson online

This bundle pairs with the student topic page Scalars and vectors, and the hook runs on the site simulation The Round Trip Trap: as a journey goes out and back, distance and speed keep growing while displacement and velocity carry a direction and return to zero. That contrast is the whole lesson.

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How it is built

One question, asked of every quantity

Classifying is quick to say but easy to get wrong, so the lesson gives many short, low-stakes attempts. After the simulation makes the case for direction, the arrow board fixes the two definitions, and Quiz-Quiz-Trade sends learners around the room giving a reason for each card, not just a label.

A group sort then asks them to defend eight placements, and random call keeps every learner accountable. The single test runs through all of it: does this quantity need a direction?

Original work by the TheLucidSTEM team. Questions are written in the style of the papers; no past paper question is reproduced. Supplied in editable formats so you can adapt them freely.
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