An Introduction to Physics 1 & 2 November 2015

Areas of study Unit 1 Unit 2 Motion Thermodynamics Detailed Study: Flight Investigations Practical Investigations Thermodynamics Electricity Matter

Each unit has three outcomes!

Unit 1 Outcome 1 How can thermal effects be explained? Thermodynamics Principles Thermodynamics and Climate Science Issues related to Thermodynamics

Unit 1 cont… Outcome 2 How do electric circuits work? Concepts used to model electricity Circuit electricity Using electricity Electrical safety

Unit 1 cont… Outcome 3 What is matter and how is it formed? Origin of atoms Particles in the nucleus Energy from the atom

Unit 2 Outcome 1 How can motion be described and explained? Concepts used to model motion Forces and motion Energy and motion

Unit 2 Area of Study 2 How do heavy things fly? Explain results and conclusions by including reference to Newton’s laws of Motion and Bernoulli Principles

Unit 2 cont… Area of Study 3 Practical Investigations

Assessment Experimental tasks & reports Tests Poster End of Semester Exams

Want an “S” not “N”? Complete 80% of set work. Pass 40% on each outcome test. Have at least 90% of attendance.

Failure to satisfy the outcome requirements above Letters sent home Resit the tests May cause you to drop out of the subject!

Catch up with the lesson yourself Absent from a lesson? Catch up with the lesson yourself

Do the test at an arranged time Miss an assessment? Bring A medical certificate Or A relevant certificate Do the test at an arranged time

What to prepare? Jacaranda A scientific calculator Graph paper A4 workbooks to use in and after class

Any questions?