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STANDARD
GRADE PHYSICS
The information below should remind students what will be expected of them during
the two year Standard Grade Physics course and also let parents know what is
involved.
Standard Grade Physics is only offered at General and Credit levels.
There is no Foundation level in Standard Grade Physics.
In total, 7 units of work will be covered:
- Telecommunications
- Health Physics
- Using Electricity
- Transport
- Electronics
- Energy Matters
- Space Physics
The approximate timetable
will be:
| Year
3 |
June to
October |
Telecommunications |
| |
October
to December |
Health
Physics |
| |
January
to April |
Using Electricty |
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| Year
4 |
June |
Practical
Investigations (part of final grade) |
| |
June to
September |
Transport |
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October
to December |
Electronics |
| |
January
to March |
Energy
Matters |
| |
March
and April |
Space
Physics and revision |
In each unit, students will
be given learning outcomes and summary notes covering the required content.
Progress will be monitored
in three ways:
In addition, revision homeworks
for each section will be issued before the end of unit test as well as revision
examples in class. A unit report will be completed and issued for each unit
of work to allow parents to be informed of progress. The main assessment for
awarding the final grade is the examination in April/May.
