GCSE syllabus
Every GCSE Physics Foundation skill maps to a topic in the syllabus, so sessions cover what the exams test.
GCSE Physics Foundation
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GCSE Physics Foundation tutor
Pioneered by Stanford AI researchers and learning scientists, Aristotle is the world's first voice-based AI tutor. Built for the GCSE Physics Foundation syllabus and exams.
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Aligned to the GCSE syllabus
Your child's school
Share your teacher's syllabus, textbook, or pacing guide and sessions follow your child's actual class.
Your exam goal
Aiming for a 9? Aristotle plans review back from your child's target grade and exam date.
Exam prep
How does Aristotle help with GCSE Physics Foundation exam prep?
Aristotle tracks 193 GCSE Physics Foundation skills, finds the ones costing your child points, and plans review back from exam day.
Unit-by-unit review
Follows the syllabus, unit by unit.
Exam-style practice
Your child talks it through. Aristotle coaches from the step that went wrong.
Help on demand
Any time before the exam. No booking.
A parent view
See what's mastered and what's left.
Features
All the tools of a great tutor.
Talk things through, work side by side, and come back next time to a tutor who remembers where you left off.
Learn out loud
Ask questions out loud, hear explanations in Aristotle’s voice, and interrupt whenever you need to.
An interactive whiteboard
Aristotle draws steps, diagrams, and images to help you learn visually.
Practice built for you
Get practice problems tailored to the exact topics you’re struggling with.
65 subjects and counting
From middle-school math to AP exams to SAT/ACT prep. We also build custom plans matched to state standards and specific courses.
Review with ease
Revisit session summaries, session whiteboards, and uploads in one place.
Upload your own materials
Aristotle can read and navigate any PDFs and images with the learner. That includes textbooks with hundreds of pages!
Personalized tracking
We break all subjects down into granular skills, then track mistakes and mastery on each one. Parents can see the whole picture at a glance.
A tutor that knows you
Aristotle remembers every session: what you’ve covered, where you got stuck, how you like things explained. It picks up right where you left off.
The curriculum
193 GCSE Physics Foundation skills, personalized to your child
Aristotle is designed to always know what to teach at exactly the right time.
Sample curriculum
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Energy
Electricity
Particle model of matter
Atomic structure
Forces
Waves
Magnetism and electromagnetism
Space physics
GCSE Physics Foundation tutoring curriculum193 skills across 8 units
Energy
Topics: Energy changes in a system, and the ways energy is stored before and after such changes, Conservation and dissipation of energy, National and global energy resources.
Electricity
Topics: Current, potential difference and resistance, Series and parallel circuits, Domestic uses and safety, Energy transfers, Static electricity.
Particle model of matter
Topics: Changes of state and the particle model, Internal energy and energy transfers, Particle model and pressure.
Atomic structure
Topics: Atoms and isotopes, Atoms and nuclear radiation, Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation, Nuclear fission and fusion.
Forces
Topics: Forces and their interactions, Work done and energy transfer, Forces and elasticity, Moments, levers and gears, Pressure and pressure differences in fluids, Describing motion along a line, Forces, accelerations and Newton's Laws of motion, Forces and braking.
Waves
Topics: Waves in air, fluids and solids, Electromagnetic waves, Black body radiation.
Magnetism and electromagnetism
Topics: Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields, The motor effect.
Space physics
Topics: Solar system; stability of orbital motions; satellites, Red-shift.
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Common questions about online GCSE Physics Foundation tutoring
A few things you might wonder before getting started.
What does Aristotle's GCSE Physics Foundation course cover?
Aristotle's GCSE Physics Foundation course tracks 193 skills across 8 units, mapped to the GCSE specification, including Energy, Electricity, and Particle model of matter. Every skill is linked to the skills it builds on, so the tutor always knows which parts of GCSE Physics Foundation your child has mastered and what to teach next.
Does Aristotle follow the GCSE Physics Foundation syllabus?
What does a GCSE Physics Foundation tutoring session look like?
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