Curriculum Leader Science: Mr Jonathan Brown

Examination board: IGCSE Oxford AQA 9203

Course Content

This International GCSE Physics qualification provides students with a thorough grounding in the principles of physical sciences. Students will explore a wide range of physics concepts and develop essential practical skills, data analysis abilities, and critical thinking skills. This course aims to make students scientifically literate and able to apply physics knowledge in their everyday lives and future studies.

Through this syllabus, students will develop knowledge and understanding of the subject content, the practices of science, and how science as a discipline develops. Students will hone their ability to work as a scientist by learning to observe, question, hypothesise, and conduct various types of scientific enquiry to further scientific knowledge.

The course content is divided into the following key areas:

• Forces and their effects: Forces, motion, momentum, and pressure.

• Energy: Energy transfers, conservation of energy, and energy resources.

• Waves: Properties of waves, the electromagnetic spectrum, and the use of waves.

• Particle model of matter: States of matter, internal energy, and gas pressure.

• Electricity and magnetism: Static electricity, current, resistance, circuits, and magnetic fields.

• Generating and distributing electricity and household use: Power stations, transformers, and electrical safety in the home.

• Nuclear physics: The structure of the atom, radioactive decay, and uses of nuclear energy.

How will you be assessed?

• Paper 1: Structured, closed short answer, and open response questions.

  • 1 hour 45 minutes

• Paper 2: Structured, closed short answer, and open response questions.

  • 1 hour 45 minutes

Key Skills

The students will learn to:

• Critically analyse data.

• Conduct risk assessments and work safely in a laboratory environment.

• Identify limitations with theories, processes, and data.

• Apply mathematical knowledge and understanding to physics problems.

• Communicate effectively using scientific vocabulary.

Careers

This qualification is a gateway to careers related to science, including: Medicine, Pharmacology, Engineering, Physics, Archaeology, and many more!