Girvan Academy, Physics Dept. Standard Grade Physics Girvan Academy

Why study Physics ? Physics is amazing & beautiful Physics teaches you to think Physics gives you an appreciation of the world around you. Physics is extremely useful when you leave school Physics is FUN !!

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WOW !! Physicists have discovered, invented and been involved in……….. Television sets Computers CD players CAT scanners Satellites Fibre-Optic communications DVD players The search for Extra-terrestial life The motor carAircraft and Radar How to make electricity Fibre-Optics in medicine Infra-Red cameras The light bulb Video Recorders Digital Cameras Rockets

Girvan Academy, Physics Dept. SGrade Physics Telecommunications Using Electricity Electronics Health Physics Transport Energy matters Space Physics

Telecommunications Waves Radio Television Fibre Optics Satellites Go to main menu

Using Electricity Current, Voltage and Resistance Voltage Dividers Electromagnetism Electricity in the Home Go to main menu

Electronics Analogue and Digital Systems ( Input > Process > Output) Voltage Dividers as Input devices Logic Gates Counters and Displays Go to main menu

Health Physics Temperature The Eye and Lenses Radiation Go to main menu

Transport Speed Acceleration v-t graphs Forces and Newton’s Laws Work, Energy and Power Go to main menu

Energy Matters Sources of Energy Heat Transformers Generating Electricity Go to main menu

Space Physics Galaxies, stars, planets and Moons Gravity Projectiles Space travel Go to main menu