Physics
Year 7
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Curriculum Content
Please see the table below for the curriculum content studied each term by the year groups 8 to 11.
Pupils begin studying in year 9 for a triple award GCSE which continues into year 10 and year 11.
At GCSE we study the AQA Physics Specification.
|
Year Group |
Term 1 |
Term 2
|
Term 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
Waves: Sound and Light |
Circuits and Electricity |
End of year exam technique and Electromagnetism project |
|
9 |
P1a - Energy Transfer Calculations P1c - Energy Resources |
P1b - Heat Transfers |
P4 - Atomic Structure and Radiation |
|
10 |
P2 - Electricity |
P3 - Particle Model of Matter |
P6 - Waves |
|
11 |
P5 - Forces |
P7 - Magnetism P8 - Space |
Revision and Exams |
Students also have to complete 10 required practicals that may be assessed in detail in the exam. They are as follows:
RP1 - Measuring Specific Heat Capacity
RP2 - Investigating Thermal Insulation
RP3 - Resistance of a Wire
RP4 - Investigating IV Characteristics
RP5 - Measuring Density
RP6 - Force and Extension
RP7 - Measuring Acceleration
RP8 - Measuring Wave Speed
RP9 - Reflection and Refraction
RP10 - Radiation and Absorption
GCSE Physics is examined as two separate papers, at the end of Year 11.
Paper |
Length |
Marks |
Weighting |
Content |
1 |
1hr 45m |
100 |
50% |
P1-P4 |
2 |
1hr 45m |
100 |
50% |
P5-P8 |