Year 10 Subject Guide 2020

Structure

Semester 1

Semester 2

Force, Motion and Energy

Power Production

Measurement and units Speed and acceleration

Current electricity Sources of energy

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Forces and vector application Newton’s Laws of Motion

Thermal power – fossil fuels

 Thermal power – nuclear power and radioactivity  Alternative power production

Transfer of energy

Waves and Light

Astrophysics

Light waves and colour

Within the solar system

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Sound waves

Gravitational fields

Reflection in plane mirrors Reflection in curved mirrors

Distances beyond the solar system

Brightness of stars

Refraction of light

Cosmology

Assessment In Year 10 Physics students complete six summative assessments. Summative assessments Semester 1

Criteria Assessed

Criteria Assessed

Semester 2

Research Assignment

D

Research Assignment

D

Student Experiment

B, C

Student Experiment

B, C

Semester Examination

A

Semester Examination

A

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