Senior course readiness criteria and pre-requisite
B in year 10 Science. B in year 10 Maths Method Prep.
What is the course about?
Physics provides opportunities for students to engage with classical and modern understandings of the universe.
What will students learn?
In studying Physics, students will learn about:
- thermal, nuclear and electrical physics
- linear motion and waves
- gravity and electromagnetism
- revolutions in modern physics. What skills will I learn through Physics?
What skills will I learn through Physics?
- describe ideas and findings
- apply understanding
- analyse evidence
- interpret evidence
- evaluate processes, claims and conclusions
- investigate phenomena
Course Content
Unit
| Unit Description
|
Year 10
Sem 2
| Preparation for Physics- Data, Measurement, Density
- Heating Processes
- Electrical Circuits.
|
Year 11
| Unit 1 Thermal, nuclear, & electrical physics - Heating processes
- Ionising radiation & nuclear reactions
- Electrical circuits
| Unit 2 Linear motion & waves - Linear motion & force
- Waves
|
Year 12
| Unit 3 Gravity & electromagnetism - Gravity & motion
- Electromagnetism
| Unit 4 Revolutions in modern physics - Special relativity
- Quantum theory
- The Standard Model
|
How will students be assessed?Students will complete the following assessments:
- data test (10%)
- student experiment (20%)
- research investigation (20%)
- external examination (50%).
Subject summary
Subject type
| Assessment
| QCE credits
| Contributes to ATAR
|
General
| Internal Assessments (50%)
External Assessments (50%)
| Up to 4
| Yes
|
*QCAA: Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority – www.qcaa.qld.edu.au