Stage 1 Physics 2010
Nov 30, 2014
Stage 1Physics 2010
What is PHYSICS?• Biology is the study of….
living organisms
• Chemistry is the study of….the composition of substances and their properties
and reactions
• Psychology is the study of…mind and behaviour
Physics is the study of …
a wide range of physical phenomena spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made (particle physics) to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole (cosmology).
Sub-branches of Physics experimental theoretical
Galileo Einstein
Sub-branches of Physics
• mechanics (how things move)
Sir Issac Newton
Sub-branches of Physics
• Electromagnetism
James Maxwell
Sub-branches of Physics
• Relativity
Albert Einstein
Sub-branches of Physics
• Thermodynamics
James Joule
Sub-branches of Physics
• quantum mechanics
Niels Bohr
Sub-branches of Physics
• geophysics (study of like earthquakes and plate tectonics)
Charles Richter
Sub-branches of Physics
• particle physics
Discoverer of the electronSir J J Thomson
Sub-branches of Physics
• X-ray crystallography
Adelaide Physicists& nobel prize winnersWilliam Bragg (Snr)& William Bragg (Jnr)
Sub-branches of Physics
• Space science• Rocket Science• Astrophysics
Main Topics in 2010
Semester 1• Rocket Science– astronomical distances– linear motion– forces– making rockets– projectile motion
Main Topics in 2010
Semester 1• Living and Working in Space– Newton’s laws– momentum– satellites– current electricity– living in space
Semester 2
• What the Universe is made of?
• What holds our Universe together?
new SACE
Design Criteria– investigation– analysis and evaluation– application– knowledge and understanding.
new SACE
Assessment Type 1: Investigations Folio For a 10-credit subject, students undertake at
least one practical investigation and at least one issues investigation to include in the folio.
new SACE
Assessment Type 2: Skills and Applications Tasks
For a 10-credit subject, students undertake at
least one skills and applications task under the direct supervision of the teacher. The supervised setting (e.g. classroom, laboratory, or field) should be appropriate to the task.
new SACE
Physics Investigation Skills• Practical Investigations• Issues Investigations
Assessment in the new SACE
What mark did I get?
There is a shift away from marks to evidence based learning. Some work will have marks as well as grades.Some work will only have grades.
Assessment in the new SACE
How are the grades worked out?
All work will come with a rubric and will contain the criteria being assessed in that piece of work. Each rubric contains the specific features of each criterion, and the level of attainment A-E will be reported for each criterion. In addition a grade will be arrived at from the “on balance” evidence.
My Expectations
A focused, enthusiastic attitudeCalculator (please do not bother attending without it)PenPencilRuler FolderLined paperGraph paperHomework DONE