Physics
Year 7
In Year 7, all students follow a Combined Science programme. Please see here for further information.
Curriculum Content
Below is the curriculum content studied each term from Year 8 to 11. In Years 8 & 9, Biology, Chemistry and Physics are taught as separate specialist subjects, with an hour a week timetabled to each.
Students continue to study all three specialisms through to triple award GCSE at the end of 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 |
Energy Transfer Calculations Energy Resources |
Heat Transfers |
Atomic Structure and Radiation |
|
10 |
Electricity |
Particle Model of Matter |
Waves |
|
11 |
Forces |
Magnetism 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 |