Course Layout

Units:

• Electricity and Energy

• Waves and Radiation

• Dynamics and Space

Course Assessment:

Unit assessment tests have to be successfully completed as well as an Added Value Unit on a topic related to the course.

Course Details:

Pupils will be studying the underlying physics of a variety of everyday contexts and extending this to applications that are less familiar. They will develop a working knowledge of these contexts and be able to perform problem solving tasks relating to that knowledge.

Pupils will learn through a number of different mediums: direct teaching, demonstration, experiment and research. The process of learning to ask good questions to find out answers to problems is at the heart of physics and is an excellent ability to carry through to later life. Similarly, learning to take a systematic approach to problem solving will be an important transferable skill to develop throughout the course.

The topics are varied, allowing the different skills to be developed through each of the three units. Different units have an emphasis on different skills areas.

There is a large practical element in the course, and this provides opportunities to learn how to use equipment and plan investigations. The course also develops research skills and report writing.