A-level Physics term 6

Plan for term 6 The two remaining units on Circular Motion and Simple Harmonic Motion will be flipped.

What to expect from this flipped course? This course is a flipped course. This means that you prepare in advance of a lesson and complete a summary worksheet, plus additional tasks. To complete the summary worksheet you may need to use your electronic textbook and look at other resources. The advantage of this type of approach is that you arrive in lessons with some understanding of the topic. This frees up time in lessons for your teacher to consolidate and deepen your understanding. The sort of activities you may be involved in in lessons are: 1) answering questions posed by your teacher, 2) discussing the topic with your peers, 3) undertaking practical work, 4) answering written questions. 

The part you need to play Flipped learning requires that you play your part in the learning process. It does not work if you fail to do the homework preparation tasks. Flipped learning encourages you to take responsibility for your learning. You will be set a minimum preparation task ('core task'), but you are encouraged to explore further to deepen your understanding. Resources and links will be provided to let you do this, but you should be able to seek out your own resources too. If you find good resources, you are encouraged to share these with your teacher and your peers. 

Advantages of this approach Students take an more active role in their learning. Essentially, part of the course content is self-taught. This develops students’ study skills and enables them to take more responsibility for their learning. Students can work at their own pace. Indeed, some students will be encouraged to extend themselves beyond the course. Students can expect more one-to-one input from their teacher, as more time is freed up for the teacher to speak to students. Students are better prepared for more advanced study in year 13 and beyond.

Not playing your part If you don’t play your part you can expect sanctions. If you fail to complete a ‘core task’ in preparation for a class, you can expect to be removed and placed in another empty physics classroom to complete the task. There will be an email home to parents. Any missed classwork will need to be caught up. Students who don’t play their part will be demonstrating a lack of maturity and responsibility for their learning. This may be reflected in subject references for UCAS. We hope that you will rise to the challenge.