Physics Unit 1 - Personalised Learning Checklist
Subject Content
Journey to Success
P1.2 – Energy and Efficiency
a
P1.2.1 Useful and waste energy
b
P1.2.1 Calculating efficiency
P1.2.1 Use data to compare appliances (which is most
c
efficient/wastes most etc.)
d
P1.2.1 Useful and waste energy
e
P1.2.1 Calculating efficiency
P1.2.1 Use data to compare appliances (which is most
f
efficient/wastes most etc.)
g
P1.2.1 Useful and waste energy
h
P1.2.1 Calculating efficiency
P1.3 The Usefulness of Electrical Appliances
a
P1.3.1 Calculate Power (P = E ÷ t)
b
P1.3.1 Calculate cost of using electrical appliances
P1.4 Generating Electricity
a
P1.1.4 Describe transfers in appliances
b
P1.1.4 Describe energy transfers with Sankey diagrams
c
P1.4.1 The use of fossil fuels and nuclear fuels for steam turbines
d
P1.4.1 Other ways of generating electricity (renewables)
e
P1.4.1 Different effects of energy resources (pros and cons)
f
P1.4.2 The parts of the National Grid
g
P1.4.2 The use of transformers
P1.5 The Use of Waves for Communication and to Provide Evidence that Universe if Expanding
a
P1.5.1 Properties of longitudinal/transverse waves
b
P1.5.1 Reflection, refraction, diffraction
c
P1.5.1 Use of the wave equation (v = f x 𝜆)
d
P1.5.2 Drawing ray diagrams
e
P1.5.1 Properties of EM waves, EM spectrum
f
P1.5.1 Uses of EM waves in communication
g
P1.5.3 Properties of sound waves
h
P1.5.4 The Doppler effect and red-shift
i
P1.5.4 The Big Bang and CMBR
P1.1 The Transfer of Energy by Heating Processes and Factors that Affect the Rate of Energy
transfer
a
P1.1.1 Infrared: absorption and emission
b
P1.1.2 Kinetic theory
b
P1.1.3 Energy transfer by heating
b
P1.1.3 Factors affecting transfer by heating
e
P1.1.4 U values
f
P1.1.4 Solar thermal heating
g
P1.1.4 Calculating specific heat capacity
h
P1.1.4 Comparing ways to reduce energy consumption