Key Stage 4 Cambridge iGCSE Physics
Energy and Waves, 3days
This course links most of the content from the Physics syllabus into a progressive and practical course in the
outdoors. Students will undertake practical and out-of-classroom activities based on:
 General Physics
 Energy resources
 Thermal properties
 Thermal Energy
Properties of waves
 Electromagnetic spectrum
They will have the opportunity to develop their investigative and practical skills by:
 Using observations, evidence and fundamental ideas to ask scientific questions
 Designing and carrying out an investigation, including risk assessments
 Making measurements, selecting data and collecting secondary data
 Presenting, analysing and interpreting data to form conclusions
 Evaluating methodology, evidence, data and societal aspects of scientific evidence
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COURSE LENGTH
3 Days (2 nights with 6 teaching sessions)
Monday /
Wednesday
Tuesday /
Thursday
Wednesday /
Friday
Arrive for
lunch.
Afternoon and
evening
sessions
Morning,
afternoon and
evening
sessions
Morning
session.
Depart after
Lunch
OR
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Arrive for
evening meal.
Evening
session
Morning,
afternoon and
evening
sessions
Morning and
afternoon
sessions.
COURSE TIMETABLE
DAY MORNING
AFTERNOON
EVENING
Arrival (approx. 12 - 1pm)
1
Welcome and outline of the course
Tour of Centre
Settle into rooms
Allocate kit (i.e. waterproofs)
2
3
Energy Efficiency / Building Audits
Electricity and Renewable Energy
Electromagnetic Waves
Depart after lunch
Please note: to ensure safe and quality learning experiences for students the timetable may alter depending on weather conditions and local
factors at centres.
FSC Head office, Preston Montford, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 1HW
Tel: 01743 852100 Fax: 01743 852101 Email: headoffice@field-studies-council.org Website: www.field-studies-council.org
Field Studies Council is a limited Company, registered in England and Wales No. 412621 and a Charity No. 313364. Registered Office; Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 1HW
Key Stage 4 Cambridge iGCSE Physics
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Energy and Waves, 3days
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COURSE CONTENT
Energy Efficiency / Building Audits
How efficient is your home? This module will require students to test a variety of different materials and record primary
data in regards to energy transfer. This will involve planning and carrying out an investigation by constructing a 'model
house' and using sensors to measure the temperature with and without various types of insulators. The students will
also use the 'model house' to test surfaces of different natures in relation to the absorbance of infra-red radiation and
use the centre as an auditable building. During the module the students will use efficiency equations and diagrams of
energy transfer to understand what is happening with the investigation. Potential ways to conserve energy and reduce
energy consumption will be explored and limitations of the study will be discussed.
Electricity and Renewable Energy
This module will take students through a journey considering the energy needs of today and tomorrow and how these
are going to be met sustainably. The day will involve a full investigation incorporating visits to different locations to
determine the optimum position for a renewable energy site. Students will measure a number of different variables at
each location and consider the impacts of building a renewable energy site at their chosen location. Students will have
the opportunity to construct and interpret Sankey diagrams for various renewable energy sources. There will also be a
guided tour of a renewable energy resource either at the centre or at a local site. The day may involve planning,
methodology, data collection, data presentation, interpreting secondary data, concluding, evaluating and role play.
There will also be an opportunity for students to assess their own environmental impact during their stay at the centre.
Electromagnetic Waves
The electromagnetic spectrum is one of the fundamentals of the universe and visible light is incredibly important to
humans and a vast array of natural organisms. In this session, students will investigate the behaviour and uses of parts
of the electromagnetic spectrum within nature. Students will discover the wide range of colours that can be found in
their surroundings and this will be used as a starting point for an exploration of why objects appear in the colours that
they do. Students will also see how parts of the spectrum invisible to us are used in nature. Having learned how objects
are perceived as certain colours, students will use a simple spectrometer to investigate a range of light sources in, and
maybe out of, this world to reveal their true nature and discover what the electromagnetic spectrum can tell us about
them.
FSC Head office, Preston Montford, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 1HW
Tel: 01743 852100 Fax: 01743 852101 Email: headoffice@field-studies-council.org Website: www.field-studies-council.org
Field Studies Council is a limited Company, registered in England and Wales No. 412621 and a Charity No. 313364. Registered Office; Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 1HW
Key Stage 4 Cambridge iGCSE Physics
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Energy and Waves, 3days
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SPECIFICATION LINKS
Energy Efficiency / Building Audits
1.
General physics
(b) Energy resources - Show a qualitative understanding of efficiency
2.2
Thermal properties
(a) Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases - Identify and explain some of the everyday applications and
consequences of thermal expansion
2.3
Transfer of thermal energy
(a) Conduction - Describe experiments to demonstrate the properties of good and bad conductors of heat
(c) Radiation - Describe experiments to show the properties of good and bad emitters and good and bad
absorbers of infra-red radiation
(d) Consequences of energy transfer - Identify and explain some of the everyday applications and consequences
of conduction, convection and radiation
Electricity and Renewable Energy
1.
General physics
(b) Energy resources
 Distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources
 Describe how electricity can be obtained from heat and light from the sun
 Give advantages and disadvantages of renewable methods in terms of cost, reliability scale and
environmental impact
Electromagnetic Waves
3.
Properties of waves
3.1
General properties of waves
3.2
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
(e) Describe the main features of the EM spectrum and state that all waves travel with the same high speed in
vacuo
FSC Head office, Preston Montford, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 1HW
Tel: 01743 852100 Fax: 01743 852101 Email: headoffice@field-studies-council.org Website: www.field-studies-council.org
Field Studies Council is a limited Company, registered in England and Wales No. 412621 and a Charity No. 313364. Registered Office; Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 1HW
Key Stage 4 Cambridge iGCSE Physics
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Energy and Waves, 3days
centres
FSC CENTRES
This course is offered at our residential centres listed below, set in some of the most stunning locations in the
UK.
FSC Centres that offer this course:
BL
NC
OR
RC
Blencathra
Tel: 017687 79601
Nettlecombe
Tel: 01984 640320
Orielton
Tel: 0845 330 7372
Rhyd-y-creuau
Tel: 01690 710 494
TO BOOK THIS COURSE, SIMPLY:
1. Choose the time of the year you would like to attend
2. Pick the centre/centres of interest
3. Check availability online or contact head office using the details at the bottom of the page or contact the
centre of your choice
*Please note to book this course the minimum size of your group must be 12 students and 1 member of staff
Please visit
http://www.field-studies-council.org/outdoorclassroom/
For alternative Key Stage 4 courses
FSC Head office, Preston Montford, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 1HW
Tel: 01743 852100 Fax: 01743 852101 Email: headoffice@field-studies-council.org Website: www.field-studies-council.org
Field Studies Council is a limited Company, registered in England and Wales No. 412621 and a Charity No. 313364. Registered Office; Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 1HW