2. Education in Ireland Primary SchoolAge4 –12 Secondary SchoolAge 13-18 Junior CertificateSS Years 1, 2,3 Transition YearSS Year 4 (optional) Leaving Certificate SS Years 5, 6

3. Second Level Science Junior Certificate Science-Physics, Chemistry, Biology,Applied Science Leaving Certificate Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science, Physics- Chemistry combined.

4. Physics Revised Syllabus Examined 2001 Major Changes:  Particle Physics  STS – Science, Technology and Society  Data logging

5. Physics Syllabus  Mechanics  Temperature  Heat  Waves  Vibrations and Sound  Light  Electricity  Modern Physics  Particle Physics or  Applied Electricity

6. Particle Physics  Conservation of Energy and Momentum  Acceleration of Protons  Converting Mass into other forms of Energy  Converting other forms of Energy into Mass  Fundamental Forces of Nature  Families of Particles  Anti-Matter  Quark Model