1. An Introduction to Physics 1 & 2
November 2015

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

3. Each unit has three outcomes!

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

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

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

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

8. 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

9. Unit 2 cont…
Area of Study 3
Practical Investigations

10. Assessment Experimental tasks & reports Tests Poster
End of Semester Exams

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

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

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

14. 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

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

16. Any questions?