Ryton Students - Departments – Physics – Overview

 

Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

Year 13

 

Year 10

 

 

 

Topic Covered

When

Assessment

Opportunities for parents to help

1.               Earth in the      Universe.

2.               Radiation and Life

3.               Radioactive materials

Sept – Nov

 

Nov – Feb

 

Feb - June

Exam in Jan

 

Exam in June            

                       

Exam in June            

 

Internal assessment - Data Analysis & Case Study

Encourage students to keep abreast of recent developments in science. Collect news clippings on topics which are in the news, eg nuclear power, climate change, sun safety etc

 

Year 11

 

 

 

Topic Covered

 

When

Assessment

Opportunities for parents to help

ADDITIONAL

1.               Explaining motion.

2.               Electric circuits.

3.               Wave model of radiation

 

 APPLIED

 1.         Materials and

        performance

 

Sept- Nov

Nov-Feb

Feb-June

 

 

 

 

June

Exam in Jan

Exam in June

Exam in June

 

Internal assessment – Coursework

 

 

Internal assessment – Standard Procedures & Work Based Portfolio

Help enforce deadlines for coursework.

 

Year 12

 

 

 

Topic Covered

When

Assessment

Opportunities for parents to help

1.               Physics in Action

2.               Understanding Processes

3.               Physics in Practice

 

 

Sept-Dec

 

Jan-June

Exam in Jan.

 

Exam in June.   

 

There are three pieces of coursework spread throughout the year; Materials presentation before Dec, Instrumentation task around Feb and Making sense of Data around May.

 

Encourage students to read around the subject. Help enforce deadlines given.

 

Year 13

 

 

 

Topic Covered

When

Assessment

Opportunities for parents to help

The Rise of the Clockwork Universe

Field and Particle Pictures

Advances in Physics

Sept-Dec.

 

Jan June.

 

April-June.

Exam in Jan.

 

Exam in June.

 

Exam in June linked to pre-released material