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IRENE McCORMACK CATHOLIC COLLEGE
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
TEACHING & LEARNING PROGRAMME 2017
YEAR 11 PHYSICS ATAR COURSE
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LINEAR MOTION AND FORCE (Unit 2)
HEATING AND COOLING (Unit 1)
IONISING RADIATION AND NUCLEAR REACTIONS (Unit 1)
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS (Unit 1)
WAVES (Unit 2)
NOTES:
REFERENCE TEXT: Pearson Lightbook
PROBLEMS TEXT: “Exploring Physics Year 11 – Experiments, Investigations & Problems”
(STAWA).
Week / date
Central Ideas
Content
Scalar and vector quantities recap from Year 10 – deliver alongside section 6.1 of Pearson
Lightbook resource
1
Introduction to the Pearson
(short week) Lightbook Resource
2 February
2
6 February
Text and Problem Sets
Distance and Displacement,
Speed and Velocity,
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Acceleration in a straight
line, Acceleration due to
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gravity, Motion Graphs
LINEAR MOTION AND FORCE (Unit 2)
distinguish between vector and scalar quantities, and add and subtract vectors in two
dimensions
uniformly accelerated motion is described in terms of relationships between measurable
scalar and vector quantities, including displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration
This includes applying the relationships:
Vav = s/t = (V+U)/2,
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3
Contact v Non-contact
13 February Forces, Weight, Newton’s
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Laws, Net Force, Force as a
Vector, Components of
Forces, Acceleration Down a
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Slope.
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4
Impulse and Momentum,
20 February Conservation of momentum 
a = (V – U)/t,
V = U + at,
V2 = U2 + 2as,
S = Ut + ½ a t2
representations, including graphs, vectors, and equations of motion, can be used qualitatively
and quantitatively to describe and predict linear motion
vertical motion is analysed by assuming the acceleration due to gravity is constant near
Earth’s surface
LINEAR MOTION AND FORCE (Unit 2)
Newton’s three Laws of Motion describe the relationship between the force or forces acting
on an object, modelled as a point mass, and the motion of the object due to the application of
the force or forces
free body diagrams show the forces and net force acting on objects, from descriptions of reallife situations involving forces acting in one or two dimensions
LINEAR MOTION AND FORCE (Unit 2)
momentum is a property of moving objects; it is conserved in a closed system and may be
transferred from one object to another when a force acts over a time interval
This includes applying the relationships:
Σ m Vbefore = Σ m Vafter ,
mV – mU = Δp = F Δt
Lightbook:
6 Scalars and Vectors (6.1 to 6.5)
7 Linear Motion
7.1 Displacement, Speed
and Velocity
7.2 Acceleration
7.3 Graphing Displacement,
Velocity and Acceleration over time
7.4 Equations for uniform
acceleration
7.5 Vertical Motion
LINEAR MOTION AND FORCE (Unit 2)
Measurement & Data
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EP11 Exp
14.2: Rolling
Along
EP11 Exp
15.1: Going
Faster
EP11 Exp
: Reaction Time
Exploring Physics: Problem Set 14; all
Problem Set 15; all
Lightbook:
8 Momentum and Forces
8.3 Inertia and Newton’s First Law
8.4 Newton’s Second Law
8.5 Newton’s Third Law
8.7 Mass and Weight
Lightbook:
8 Momentum and Forces
8.1 Momentum & Conservation of
Momentum
8.2 Change in Momentum and
Impulse
8.6 Impulse and Force
Exploring Physics: Problem Set 17; all
5
27 February
extended practical investigation – Adventure World Assignment
Introduce Significant figures, accuracy and precision; scientific notation; units and prefixes;
uncertainty; graphing; linear data and lines of best fit; error bars
2
Assessment
Lightbook:
6 Scalars and Vectors (6.1)
EP11 Exp
16.1:
Newton’s
Second Law
Exploring Physics: Problem Set 16; all
This includes applying the relationships
resultant F ma, Fweight = m g
p = mV,
Experiments /
Investigations
Exploring Physics page 10 - re-visit
‘F = ma’ investigation to consider error
bars on the graph
TASK 1: SCIENCE
INQUIRY – Linear
Motion and Force
‘Investigation of
F = ma’ to
determine an
unknown mass
[3%]
EP11 Exp
17.1:
Conservation of
Momentum in an
Explosion
EP11 Exp
17.2:
Conservation of
Momentum in a
Collision
TASK 2: SCIENCE
INQUIRY – Linear
Motion and Force
EPI [7%]
6
Energy, Work, Power
(short week)
7 March
LINEAR MOTION AND FORCE (Unit 2)
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energy is conserved in isolated systems and is transferred from one object to another when a
force is applied over a distance; this causes work to be done and changes the kinetic ( Ek)
and/or potential (Ep) energy of objects
This includes applying the relationships
E 12 m v2 ,
k
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Ep = m g h ,
W =F s ,
W = E
collisions may be elastic and inelastic; kinetic energy is conserved in elastic collisions
This includes applying the relationship:
Σ½ mV2before = Σ ½mV2after
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Lightbook:
9 Work, Energy and Power
9.1 Energy and Work
9.2 Force versus displacement
graphs
9.3 Kinetic Energy
9.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
9.5 Gravitational Potential Energy
9.6 Conservation of Energy
9.7 Power
EP11 Exp
18.1: Roller
Coaster
Exploring Physics: Problem Set 18; all
power is the rate of doing work or transferring energy
This includes applying the relationship:
TASK 3: TEST –
Linear Motion
and Force [6%]
P = W/t = ΔE/t = F Vav
7
13 March
Models & Explanations
Temperature Explained
8
20 March
HEATING AND COOLING (Unit 1)
Heating Processes
Specific Heat Capacity;
State Changes and Latent
Heat; Thermal Equilibrium;
Conservation of Energy;
Work, Heat and Power;
Internal Energy and Work.
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the kinetic particle model describes matter as consisting of particles in constant motion,
except at absolute zero
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all substances have internal energy due to the motion and separation of their particles
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temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a system
HEATING AND COOLING (Unit 1)
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provided a substance does not change state, its temperature change is proportional to the
amount of energy added to or removed from the substance; the constant of proportionality
describes the heat capacity of the substance
This includes applying the relationship
Q = m c T
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change of state involves separating particles which exert attractive forces on each other;
latent heat is the energy required to be added to or removed from a system to change the
state of the system
This includes applying the relationship
Q =mL
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two systems in contact transfer energy between particles so that eventually the systems reach
the same temperature; that is, they are in thermal equilibrium. This may involve changes of
state as well as changes in temperature
3
Lightbook:
1 Heating Processes
1.1 The Kinetic Particle Model
Exploring Physics:
Problem Set 1;
Q’s 1, 2,
Lightbook:
1 Heating Processes
1.2 Specific Heat Capacity
1.3 Latent Heat
1.4 Heating & Cooling
Exploring Physics:
Problem Set 3, all
Problem Set 4, all
EP11 Exp 1.1:
Achieving
Thermal
Equilibrium
TASK 4: SCIENCE
INQUIRY –
Heating and
Cooling
Determination of
EP11 Exp 3.2:
the Specific Heat
The Specific Heat Capacity of
Capacity of a
Water [3%]
Metal
EP11 Exp 3.1:
The Specific Heat
Capacity of a
Liquid
EP11 Inv 3.3:
Specific
Heat
Capacity of a
Brick
EP11 Exp 4.2:
Melting Ice
9
27 March
Conduction, Convection
and Radiation; Energy
Transfers; Efficiency
HEATING AND COOLING (Unit 1)
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a system with thermal energy has the capacity to do mechanical work [to apply a force over a
distance]; when work is done, the internal energy of the system changes
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because energy is conserved, the change in internal energy of a system is equal to the energy
added by heating, or removed by cooling, plus the work done on or by the system
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heat transfer occurs between and within systems by conduction, convection and/or radiation
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energy transfers and transformations in mechanical systems always result in some heat loss to
the environment, so that the usable energy is reduced and the system cannot be 100 percent
efficient
Lightbook:
2 Moving Heat Around
2.1 Work & Efficiency
2.2 Conduction
2.3 Convection
2.4 Radiation
EP11 Exp 2.1:
Convection
Currents
Exploring Physics:
Problem Set 1;
Q’s 3-12
Problem Set 2, all
Method of
Mixtures
EP11 Exp 2.2:
Insulators
TASK 5: SCIENCE
INQUIRY –
Heating and
Cooling
(Analysis of 2nd
hand data)
[2%]
This includes applying the relationship:
efficiency, η = energy out / energy in (x 100) %
10
3 April
HEATING AND COOLING (Unit 1)
Revision of key concepts
Questions from past Year 11 Exam
papers and selected questions from
Year 12 ATAR Exam papers
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consolidation of Heating and Cooling topic
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consolidation of all term 1 content, including Linear Motion and Force
EASTER BREAK / END OF TERM 1
4
TASK 6: TEST –
Heating and
Cooling [6%]
Week / date
TERM 2
Week 1
(short week)
26 April
2
1 May
Central Ideas
Nuclear Model of the
Atom; Nuclear Stability;
Radioactive Decay - ,
and ; Nuclear
Equations; Detection
Half-life and decay series;
Nuclear Medicine;
Effects of Radiation on
Humans; Biological
effects of Radiation;
Absorbed Dose and Dose
Equivalent
Content
Text and Problem Sets
IONISING RADIATION AND NUCLEAR REACTIONS (Unit 1)
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the nuclear model of the atom describes the atom as consisting of an extremely small nucleus
which contains most of the atom’s mass, and is made up of positively charged protons and
uncharged neutrons surrounded by negatively charged electrons
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nuclear stability is the result of the strong nuclear force which operates between nucleons
over a very short distance and opposes the electrostatic repulsion between protons in the
nucleus
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some nuclides are unstable and spontaneously decay, emitting alpha, beta (+/-) and/or
gamma radiation over time until they become stable nuclides
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alpha, beta and gamma radiation have different natures, properties and effects
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alpha and beta decay are examples of spontaneous transmutation reactions, while artificial
transmutation is a managed process that changes one nuclide into another
IONISING RADIATION AND NUCLEAR REACTIONS (Unit 1)
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each species of radionuclide has a half-life which indicates the rate of decay
This includes applying the relationship:
1
N = N0  
n
2
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the measurement of absorbed dose and dose equivalence enables the analysis of health and
environmental risks
This includes applying the relationships
absorbed dose =
E
,
dose equivalent = absorbed dose quality factor
m
5
Lightbook:
3 Radioactivity & Radiation
3.1 Atoms, Isotopes,
Radioisotopes & Artificial
Transmutations
3.2 Radioactivity
3.3 Properties of alpha, beta and
gamma radiation
Experiments /
Investigation
EP11 Exp 5.2:
Range of Alpha
and Beta
Particles in Air
EP11 Exp 5.3:
Penetration
Power of
Radiation
Exploring Physics:
Problem Set 5; all
Lightbook:
3 Radioactivity & Radiation
3.4 Half-life and Activity of
Radioisotopes
3.5 Radiation Dose and its Effects
on Humans
EP11 Exp 6.1:
Simulated
Radioactive
Decay
(modified
using dice)
Exploring Physics:
Problem Set 6; all
Problem Set 7; all
EP11 Inv 6.2,
6.3
Assessment
Week
3
8 May
Central Ideas
Binding Energy; Nuclear
Fission and Nuclear
Fusion
Content
Text and Problem Sets
IONISING RADIATION AND NUCLEAR REACTIONS (Unit 1)
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Einstein’s mass/energy relationship relates the binding energy of a nucleus to its mass defect
This includes applying the relationship
E = m c2
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Exploring Physics:
Problem Set 8; all
E = m c2
5
22 May
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neutron-induced nuclear fission is a reaction in which a heavy nuclide captures a neutron and
then splits into smaller radioactive nuclides with the release of energy
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a fission chain reaction is a self-sustaining process that may be controlled to produce thermal
energy, or uncontrolled to release energy explosively if its critical mass is exceeded
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nuclear fusion is a reaction in which light nuclides combine to form a heavier nuclide, with the
release of energy
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more energy is released per nucleon in nuclear fusion than in nuclear fission because a
greater percentage of the mass is transformed into energy
Research Assignment / Presentations – Ionising Radiation and Nuclear Reactions
6&7
29 May &
5 June
IONISING RADIATION AND NUCLEAR REACTIONS (Unit 1)
Revision of key concepts
Assessment
Einstein’s mass/energy relationship also applies to all energy changes and enables the energy
released in nuclear reactions to be determined from the mass change in the reaction
This includes applying the relationship
4
15 May
Lightbook:
4 Fission and Fusion
4.1 Nuclear Fission and Energy
4.2 Chain Reactions and Nuclear
Reactions
4.3 Nuclear Fusion
Experiments /
Investigation
EP11 Exp 8.1
or 8.2:
Simulating a
Chain
Reaction
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consolidation of Ionising Radiation and Nuclear Reactions topic
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consolidation of all Semester 1 content, including Linear Motion and Force & Heating and
Cooling
SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATIONS
TASK 7: SCIENCE
AS A HUMAN
ENDEAVOUR –
Research and
Presentation to
Lower School
Classes [5%]
TASK 8: TEST –
Ionising
Radiation and
Nuclear
Reactions [6%]
TASK 9:
EXAMINATION –
Semester One
Examination
[15%]
6
Week
Central Ideas
8&9
Electrons, Electrical
12 June and 19 Charge, Measuring
June
Charge, Electrostatic
Forces, Insulators,
Conductors, Semiconductors, Potential
Difference, Current,
Content
Text and Problem Sets
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS (Unit 1)
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there are two types of charge that exert forces on each other
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electric current is carried by discrete charge carriers; charge is conserved at all points in an
electrical circuit
This includes applying the relationship:
I =
q
t
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energy is conserved in the energy transfers and transformations that occur in an electrical
circuit
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the energy available to charges moving in an electrical circuit is measured using electric
potential difference, which is defined as the change in potential energy per unit charge
between two defined points in the circuit
Lightbook:
5 Electrical Physics
5.1 The behaviour of charged
particles
5.2 Electric currents and circuits
5.3 Energy in electrical circuits
5.4 Resistance
Exploring Physics:
Problem Set 9; all
Problem Set 11; all
Experiments
and
Investigation
EP11 Exp 9.1:
Creating and
Storing
Electric
Charges
EP11 Exp
11.1: Potential
Difference,
Current and
Resistance
This includes applying the relationship:
V =
W
q
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energy is required to separate positive and negative charge carriers; charge separation
produces an electrical potential difference that drives current in circuits

resistance depends upon the nature and dimensions of a conductor

resistance for ohmic and non-ohmic components is defined as the ratio of potential difference
across the component to the current in the component
This includes applying the relationship:
R = V/I
10
26 June
Energy in Circuits,
Kirchoff’s Energy Law,
Power
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS (Unit 1)
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power is the rate at which energy is transformed by a circuit component; power enables
quantitative analysis of energy transformations in the circuit
This includes applying the relationship:
Lightbook:
5 Electrical Physics
5.3 Energy in electrical circuits
Exploring Physics:
Problem Set 10; all
P = W/t = VI
MID-YEAR BREAK / END OF SEMESTER 1
7
EP11 Exp
10.2: The
Mechanical
Power of an
Electric Motor
Assessment
Week / date
Central Ideas
Text and Problem Sets
Experiments /
Investigation
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS (Unit 1)
Term 3
Week 1
(short week)
18 July
Weeks 2 & 3
24 July & 31
July
Content

Circuit Analysis in Series
and Parallel Circuits

TASK 10: SCIENCE
INQUIRY – Electrical
Circuits
Determination of the
Resistivity of a metal
wire leading to its
identification [4%]
students are to use their knowledge of the factors which affect the resistance of a metal
wire to devise an experiment that will allow them to determine the material of an
unknown wire
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS (Unit 1)
circuit analysis and design involve calculation of the potential difference across the current in,
and the power supplied to, components in series, parallel, and series / parallel circuits
Lightbook:
5 Electrical Physics
5.4 Resistance
5.5 Circuit design
This includes applying the relationships
series components,
I = constant,
parallel components,
V = constant,
Vt =V1 +V2 +V3 ....
Rt = R1 + R2 + R3 ....
Assessment
Exploring Physics:
Problem Set 12; all
Problem Set 13; all
I t = I1 + I2 + I3 ....
EP11 Exp
12.1: Resistors
in Series
EP11 Exp
12.2: Resistors
in Parallel
EP11 Exp
13.1: Fuses
1
1
1
1
=
+
+
...
Rt
R1 R2
R3
4
7 August
Mechanical Waves,
Transverse v
longitudinal waves,
Frequency, Period,
Wavelength,
Description of Sound
Waves.

there is an inherent danger involved with the use of electricity that can be reduced by using
various safety devices, including fuses, residual current devices (RCD), circuit breakers, earth
wires and double insulation
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electrical circuits enable electrical energy to be transferred and transformed into a range of
other useful forms of energy, including thermal and kinetic energy, and light
WAVES (Unit 2)
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waves are periodic oscillations that transfer energy from one point to another

mechanical waves transfer energy through a medium; longitudinal and transverse waves are
distinguished by the relationship between the directions of oscillation of particles relative to
the direction of the wave velocity

waves may be represented by displacement/time and displacement/distance wave diagrams
and described in terms of relationships between measurable quantities, including period,
amplitude, wavelength, frequency and velocity
This includes applying the relationships:
v f  ,
T =
1
f
8
TASK 11: TEST –
Electrical
Circuits [6%]
Lightbook:
10 The Nature of Waves
10.1 Longitudinal and Transverse
Waves
10.2 Representing Waves
Exploring Physics: Problem Set 19; all
EP11 Exp
19.1: Making
Waves
Ripple Tank
demonstrations
5
(short week)
14 August
6
(short week)
22 August
WAVES (Unit 2)
Reflection, Refraction,
Doppler effect, Speed
of Sound
the mechanical wave model can be used to explain phenomena related to reflection and
refraction, including echoes and seismic phenomena
WAVES (Unit 2)
Superposition,
Stationary Waves,
Resonance, Modes of
Vibration (strings, open
and closed pipes)

the superposition of waves in a medium may lead to the formation of standing waves and
interference phenomena, including standing waves in pipes and on stretched strings
This includes applying the relationships for:
strings attached at both ends and pipes open at both ends,  = 2l/n
pipes closed at one end,  = 4l / (2n – 1)
Lightbook:
10 The Nature of Waves
10.3 Wave Behaviours: Reflection
and Refraction
EP11 Exp
20.1:
Observing
wave pulses
Exploring Physics:
Problem Set 20; Q20.1 to 20.9
EP11 Exp
20.2:
Diffraction and
interference
EP11 Exp
20.3:
Resonance in
Strings
Lightbook:
10 The Nature of Waves
10.4 Wave interactions –
superposition
10.5 Standing Waves
Exploring Physics:
Problem Set 20; Q20.10 to 20.30
EP11 Inv 20.5:
Beat Patterns
a mechanical system resonates when it is driven at one of its natural frequencies of oscillation;
energy is transferred efficiently into systems under these conditions
7
28 August
8
4 September
WAVES (Unit 2)
Superposition,
Stationary Waves,
Resonance, Modes of
Vibration (strings, open
and closed pipes)
cont’d

EP11 Exp
20.4:
Resonance in
Air Columns
TASK 12: SCIENCE
INQUIRY –
Waves
(Laboratory
Report) Determination
of the Speed of
Sound in air [4%]
Young’s Double
Slit Expt. using
laser light
as above
Microwave kit
demonstrations
WAVES (Unit 2)
Intensity and the
decibel scale

the intensity of a wave decreases in an inverse square relationship with distance from a point
source
Lightbook:
10 The Nature of Waves
10.6 Wave Intensity
TASK 13: SCIENCE
INQUIRY – Waves
(Comprehension
Test) [2%]
This includes applying the relationship:
I 
WAVES (Unit 2)
9
Revision of key concepts
11 September
10
September
1
r2

TASK 14: TEST –
Waves [6%]
consolidation of Waves topic
UNITS 1 & 2
Review of 2017 Program

ALL topic tests
Semester 1 Examination
recap of ALL concepts covered throughout the year
END OF TERM 3

the intensity of a wave decreases in an inverse square relationship with distance from a point
source
9
Week / date
Central Ideas
Content
Term 4
(short week)
Week 1
10 October
2
16 October
Thorough preparation for
end of Year Examination
UNITS 1 & 2
Thorough preparation for
end of Year Examination
UNITS 1 & 2
recap of ALL concepts covered throughout the year
3
23 October
Thorough preparation for
end of Year Examination
UNITS 1 & 2
recap of ALL concepts covered throughout the year
4
30 October
Thorough preparation for
end of Year Examination
UNITS 1 & 2
recap of ALL concepts covered throughout the year
5
(short week)
6 November
6&7
13 November
& 20
November
Thorough preparation for
end of Year Examination
UNITS 1 & 2
recap of ALL concepts covered throughout the year

Text and Problem Sets
Experiments /
Investigation
Assessment
Past paper questions
Examination Papers from previous
years
recap of ALL concepts covered throughout the year
Past paper questions
Examination Papers from previous
years
Past paper questions
Examination Papers from previous
years
Past paper questions
Examination Papers from previous
years
Past paper questions
Examination Papers from previous
years
Practice Exam
Practice Exam
TASK 15:
EXAMINATION –
Semester One
Examination [25%]
SEMESTER 2 / FINAL EXAMINATIONS
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