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Course Outline
MYP FORM 3
SCIENCE - Physics
Learning expectations
Assessment
(adaptedfromtheIGCSEPhysics2014syllabus)
(inorderofoccurrence)
Unit1: Length,massand…thetimemachine!
1.1:Lengthandtime
Recognizethataphysicalquantityhasamagnitudeandaunit.
Recognizethatscientistsuseacommonsystemofmeasurement:theSIunit.
Applyproperexperimentaltechniqueswhileusing
i.
rules and measuring cylinders to calculate a length or a
volume.
ii.
clocksandstopwatchesformeasuringanintervaloftime.
iii.
micrometerscrewgaugeandverniercaliperstomeasurea
smalldistance.
iv.
asimplependulumtomeasureashortintervaloftime.
Describetheuseofasuitablemethodtouse
i.
rules and measuring cylinders to calculate a length or a
volume.
ii.
clocksandstopwatchesformeasuringanintervaloftime.
iii.
micrometerscrewgaugeandverniercaliperstomeasurea
smalldistance.
iv.
asimplependulumtomeasureashortintervaloftime.
 1.2Massandweight
Definethemassofabody.
Recognizethatweightisaforce.
Explainthatweights(andhencemasses)maybecomparedusingabalance.
Explainthatmassisapropertythat‘resists’changeinmotion.
Describe,andusetheconceptof,weightastheeffectofagravitationalfieldon
amass.
 1.3Density
Describe an experiment to determine the density of a liquid and of a
regularlyshapedsolidandmakethenecessarycalculation.
Apply the displacement method to determine the density of an irregularly
shapedsolid,andmakethenecessarycalculation.
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Summative
CriteriaA&B–Essay‐type
question:“Measuring
physicalquantitieseffectively
andrecordingthemwiththe
appropriateunitshelpus
beingpreciseinlife.Howfar
doyouagree?”
CriteriaC&E‐Endofunit
test
Criteria D & F – Design and
perform an experiment to
calculate the density of a
liquid and that of a small
irregularsolid whichsinksin
water.
Unit2– Speedthrills
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term 2
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2.1Speedandvelocity
Definespeedandcalculatespeedfromtotaltime/totaldistance.
Discussthedifferencebetweenspeedandvelocity.
2.2Distance‐timegraphsandspeed‐timegraphs
Presentdataonaspeed‐timegraphoradistance‐timegraph.
Recognizefromtheshapeofaspeed‐timegraphwhenabodyis
i.
atrest
ii.
movingwithconstantspeed
iii.
movingwithchangingspeed
Identifyandcalculatetheareaunderaspeed/timegraphtoworkoutthe
distancetravelledformotionwithconstantacceleration.
2.3Acceleration
Recognizethataccelerationisrelatedtochangingspeed
Recognizelinearmotionforwhichtheaccelerationisconstantandcalculate
theacceleration.
Recognizemotionforwhichtheaccelerationisnotconstant.
2.4Fallingbodies
Describequalitativelythemotionofbodiesfallinginauniformgravitational
fieldwithandwithoutairresistance(includingreferencetoterminalvelocity)
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Criteria A & B ‐ Work on a
PowerPoint presentation on
the following theme: “Speed
thrills…..but at what cost?”
Your work should be
accompanied by a poster to
sensitizetheLBIScommunity
aboutdangersofspeeding.
Criteria C & E‐ End of unit
test
MYP FORM 3
Course Outline
SCIENCE - Physics
Unit3–Asimpleforce,butyetsomanyconsequences!
 3.1:Effectofforces
term 2 (continued)
Recognizethataforcemayproduceachangeinsizeandshapeofabody
Describetheexperimentalprocedurethatoccurs,intermsoftheextension
producedwhenloadisaddedandplotextension/loadgraphs.
Explainandinterpretextension/loadgraphs
ExplainHooke’sLawandrecallandusetheexpressionF=kx
Recognizethesignificanceoftheterm‘limitofproportionality’foran
extension/loadgraph
Describethewaysinwhichaforcemaychangethemotionofabody
Identifyandusetherelationbetweenforce,massandacceleration(including
thedirection)
Evaluatetheresultantoftwoormoreforcesactingalongthesameline
Describequalitativelymotioninacurvedpathduetoaperpendicularforce
(F=mv2/risnotrequired)
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Summative
Criteria D & F – Design and
perform an experiment to
investigateHooke’slaw
Unit3– Asimpleforce,butyetsomanyconsequences!
 3.2:Scalarsandvectors
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Recognizethatphysicalquantitiesareclassifiedintoscalarsandvectors.
Explorethedifferencebetweenscalarsandvectorsandgivecommon
examples
Presentandcalculate,bygraphicalrepresentation,theadditionofvectorsto
obtainaresultant.
 3.3:Pressure
- Identifytherelationbetweenpressure,forceandarea,usingappropriate
examples(withoutcalculation)
- Applytheequationp=F/A
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Term 3
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Describethesimplemercurybarometeranditsuseinmeasuring
atmosphericpressure
Identifyhowthepressurebeneathaliquidsurfaceisrelatedtodepthandto
density,usingappropriateexamples(withoutcalculation)
Applytheequationp=hρg
Describetheworkingprincipleofamanometer
Summative
Criteria A & B – Pressure is
used in everyday situations.
Elaborate and present your
work in the form of a
PowerPointpresentation.
Criterion F – Perform an
experiment to verify the
principleofmoments.
Criterion D: Design and
perform an experiment to
find the centre of mass of a
lamina.
 3.4:Turningeffectofaforce
Describethemomentofaforceasameasureofitsturningeffectandgive
everydayexamples
Describequalitativelythebalancingofabeamaboutapivot
 3.5:Forcesinequilibrium
Describeandperformanexperiment(involvingverticalforces)toshowthat
thereisnonetmomentonabodyinequilibrium
Applytheideaofopposingmomentstosimplesystemsinequilibrium
Recognize that, when there is no resultant force and no resultant turning
effect,asystemisinequilibrium
 3.6:Centreofmass
Describeandperformanexperimenttodeterminethepositionofthecentre
ofmassofaplanelamina
Describequalitativelytheeffectofthepositionofthecentreofmassonthe
stabilityofsimpleobjects
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Endofyearexamination
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