OCR Gateway · GCSE

GCSE Physics Topics

190 lessons across 9 units

This is the complete topic map for the OCR Gateway GCSE Physics course — every unit and topic from the specification in one place: 190 lessons across 9 units, from P1 Matter to P9 Practical skills. Each topic below opens a focused revision lesson, so revision can start from the course as the exam board organises it — not from a guess about what might come up.

P1 Matter22 lessons
P2 Forces40 lessons
P3 Electricity20 lessons
P4 Magnetism and magnetic fields17 lessons
P5 Waves in matter26 lessons
P6 Radioactivity17 lessons
P7 Energy12 lessons
P8 Global challenges28 lessons
P9 Practical skills8 lessons

PAG P7 Series and parallel circuits

What OCR Gateway GCSE Physics covers

The course is organised into 9 units: P1 Matter (22 lessons), P2 Forces (40 lessons), P3 Electricity (20 lessons), P4 Magnetism and magnetic fields (17 lessons), P5 Waves in matter (26 lessons), P6 Radioactivity (17 lessons), P7 Energy (12 lessons), P8 Global challenges (28 lessons) and P9 Practical skills (8 lessons). Together that's 190 lessons — the whole course, with nothing skipped and nothing added.

How to revise with this page

Little and often beats cramming. One topic a night, done properly — read it, try the questions, check yourself — moves a grade more than a weekend binge the week before the exam. The list above is deliberately complete so you can tick through it a topic at a time.

Start from what's coming up, not from the beginning. If a class test or mock is near, open the unit it covers and work through those topics first. Between assessments, work through units in order — later topics usually build on earlier ones.

For parents:you don't need to know the subject to help. Ask which topic tonight's lesson was, open it here, and let them teach it back to you — explaining something out loud is one of the most effective revision techniques there is. Signed-in students see ticks appear on this page as topics are completed, so progress through the course is visible at a glance.

Common questions

What topics are in OCR Gateway GCSE Physics?

OCR Gateway GCSE Physics covers 190 topics across 9 units: P1 Matter, P2 Forces, P3 Electricity, P4 Magnetism and magnetic fields, P5 Waves in matter, P6 Radioactivity, P7 Energy, P8 Global challenges and P9 Practical skills. Each topic on this page opens a focused revision lesson.

How many topics are in OCR Gateway GCSE Physics?

There are 190 topics in OCR Gateway GCSE Physics, grouped into 9 units.

Is this the full OCR Gateway GCSE Physics specification?

Yes — this page lists every unit and topic on the OCR Gateway GCSE Physics specification, in the order the exam board organises it. Nothing is skipped and nothing is added.