Year 11 QCE Assessment Booklet 2020

YEAR 11 PHYSICS (QCE) SUBJECT OVERVIEW

PHYSICS is a course of study consisting of four units, completed over two years. Subject matter, learning experiences and assessment increase in complexity from Units 1 and 2 to Units 3 and 4 as students develop greater independence as learners. Only results for Units 3 and 4 will contribute to ATAR calculations. YR 11 COURSE OUTLINE UNIT FOCUS 1. Thermal, Nuclear and Electrical Physics

In Unit 1, students explore the ways Physics is used to describe, explain and predict the energy transfers and transformations that are pivotal to modern industrial societies. An understanding of heating processes, nuclear reactions and electricity is essential to appreciate how global energy needs are met. Students investigate heating processes, apply the nuclear model of the atom to investigate radioactivity, and learn how nuclear reactions convert mass into energy. They examine the movement of electrical charge in circuits and use this to analyse and design electrical circuits. In Unit 2, students develop an appreciation of how an understanding of motion and waves can be used to describe, explain and predict a wide range of phenomena. Students describe linear motion in terms of displacement, velocity, acceleration and time data, and examine the relationships between force, momentum and energy for interactions in one dimension. Students also investigate common wave phenomena, using waves on springs, sound waves and consideration of seismic waves. In Unit 3, students develop a deeper understanding of motion and its causes by using Newton’s laws of motion and the gravitational field model to analyse motion on inclined planes, and the motion of projectiles and satellites. Field theories have enabled physicists to explain a vast array of natural phenomena and have contributed to the development of technologies that have changed the world, including electrical power generation and distribution systems, artificial satellites and modern communication systems.

Topic One: Heating Processes Topic Two: Ionising radiation and nuclear Reactions Topic Three: Nuclear circuits

2. Linear motion and waves Topic One: Linear motion and force Topic Two: Waves

3. Gravity and Electromagnetism Topic One: Gravity and motion Topic Two: Electromagnetism

YR 11 ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

UNIT

ASSESSMENT TASK

ISSUE DATE

DUE DATE

1

1. Research Investigation Time: 10 hours class time Length: written (e.g. scientific essay) 1500 to 2000 words 2. Data Test Time: 60 minutes plus 10 minutes perusal Length: up to 500 words in total 3. Student Experiment Time: 10 hours class time Length: written (e.g. scientific report) 1500 to 2000 words

Term One, Week 2

Term One, Week 7

Term Two, Week 3

Term Two, Week 4

2

Term Three, Week 4 Term Three, Week 9

4. Internal Examination Unit 1 and Unit 2 To be assessed in Year 12

Term Three, Week 7 Term Three, Week 8

3

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