ANNUAL CURRICULUM PLAN
DEPT. OF ACADEMICS
DETAILS
SESSION
2023-2024
CURRICULUM
IGCSE
CLASS
YEAR 9
SUBJECT
Physics
UNIT
CHAPTER/TOPIC
SUB-TOPICS
No. of Periods
/IPs Required
IP Sequence
Topic 1: Motion, forces
and energy
1.1 Physical quantities and
measurement
techniques
1.2 Motion(Speed, velocity and
acceleration)
1.3 Mass and weight
1.4 Density
1.5 Forces
1.5.1 Effects of forces
1.7 Energy, work and power
20+4 Revision
1-24
1
03-04-2023 to 09-05-2023
CT1: 16-05-2023
Syllabus: 1.1 to 1.7.4
1.7.1 Energy
1.7.2 Work
1.7.3 Energy resources
1.7.4 Power
1.8 Pressure
2
Topic 2: Thermal Physics
17-05-23 to 21-07-23
CT 2: 25-07-23
Syllabus: 1.8 to 2.2.1
26-07-23 to 14-08-23
SEM I: 06-09-23
3
Topic 3: Waves
2.1 Kinetic particle model of matter
2.1.1 States of matter
2.1.2 Particle model
2.1.3 Gases and absolute scale
of temperature
30 + 6
Revision
25-61
19+5 revision
62-85
2.2 Thermal properties and
temperature
2.2.1 Thermal expansion of
solids, liquids and Gases
2.2.2 Specific heat capacity
2.2.3 Melting, boiling and
evaporation
2.3. Transfer of thermal energy
2.3.1 Conduction
2.3.2 Convection
2.3.3 Radiation
2.3.4 Consequences of thermal
energy transfer
3.1 General properties of waves
3.2 Light
3.2.1 Reflection of light
26-09-23 to 01-11-23
CT 3: 07-11-23
Syllabus: 3.1 to 3.2.4
4
Topic 5: Nuclear Physics
08-11-23 to 07-02-24
SEM 2: 11-03-24
Syllabus: Entire Course
3.2.2 Refraction of light
3.2.3 Thin lenses
3.2.4 Dispersion of light
3.3 Electromagnetic spectrum
3.4 Sound
5.1 The nuclear model of the atom
5.1.1 The atom
5.1.2 The nucleus
5.2 Radioactivity
5.2.1 Detection of radioactivity
5.2.2 The three types of nuclear
emission
5.2.3 Radioactive decay
5.2.4 Half life
5.2.5 Safety precautions
27 + 9
Revision
85-120