Year 11 – Physics

Head of Subject: Mr C Beech

Intended Outcomes

The Physics GCSE Course is designed to develop students’ scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding, understand the nature, processes and methods of science through scientific enquiries, learn to apply observational, practical, modelling, enquiry and problem-solving skills and develop their ability to evaluate claims based on science through critical analysis of the methodology, evidence and conclusions, both qualitatively and quantitatively. 

  • Course Implementation

    Forces 

    Students will learn about scalar and vector quantities, contact and noncontact forces, gravity, resultant forces, forces and elasticity, work done and energy transfer, moments, levers and gears, pressure in a fluid, atmospheric pressure, forces and motion, describing motion along a line, distance and displacement, speed, velocity, the distance-time relationship, acceleration and Newton’s Laws of motion, forces and braking, stopping distances and reaction time, factors affecting braking distance, momentum and conservation of momentum (Physics only). Assessment throughout the course via quizzes, homework tasks and end of topic tests followed by feedback to students.  

    Waves 

    Students will learn about the properties of waves, transverse and longitudinal, reflection of waves, sound waves, types of electromagnetic waves, properties of electromagnetic waves, uses and applications of electromagnetic waves, lenses, visible light, black body radiation, emission and absorption of infrared radiation. Assessment throughout the course via quizzes, homework tasks and end of topic tests followed by feedback to students.  

    Magnetism and Electromagnetism 

    Students will learn about permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields, poles of a magnet, electromagnetism, induced potential, transformers and the National Grid, Fleming’s left-hand rule (HT only), electric motors, loudspeakers and  microphones (HT only). Assessment throughout the course via quizzes, homework tasks and end of topic tests followed by feedback to students.  

     

     

Learning Impact

Developing knowledge, practical and mathematical skills across the curriculum will allow students to progress into further studies in Physics with the ability to analyse more complex mathematical and experimental ideas; a Mock assessment covering the topics learned over the 2 years will allow students to demonstrate their progress.  
Students’ Working At grades will be produced using an average of the End of Topic assessments, this will also include assessment of practical skills and will be reported to parents based on the whole school assessment calendar for that year. 

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