2014 Year 11 Physics 2A
Teaching and learning program: Physics Unit 2A
Week
1
2
Learning
context
Content

Measurement and units. Data, accuracy and precision, uncertainty.
Graphical analysis of data.

distinguish between scalar and vector quantities, and add and
subtract vectors in one dimension
draw free body diagrams, showing the forces acting on objects, from
descriptions of real life situations involving forces acting in one or two
dimensions
explain and apply the concepts of distance and displacement, speed
and velocity, and acceleration for uniform and uniformly accelerated
rectilinear motion, including vertical motion under gravity—this will
include applying the relationships:
Graphical representations.
Measurement
and Data
Describing
Motion


3&4
Describing
Motion

s
vav  ,
t
vav 
s  ut  1 2 at 2 ,

5&6
Newton’s Laws
Lab work

vu
,
2
a
Measurements lab
worksheet
Homework
Questions
HP2A/2B 1.1
1.2, 1.3
Review Questions Ch1
Assessment
Test 1 Errors
and
Significant
figures
HP2A/2B 2.1
SG2A2B 1.3,1.11
Ticker tape
experiment on
acceleration
HP2A/2B 2.2,2.3,2.4
Review Questions Ch2
Practical
Assessment
Going Faster
SG2A2B1.1,1.2, 1.41.10
v-u
,
t
v2  u 2  2as
state, explain and apply Newton's First, Second and Third Laws of
Motion—this will include applying the relationship: resultant F  ma
describe, explain and use gravitational fields to explain weight as the
force on a mass in a gravitational field—this will include applying the
relationship: Fweight  mg
Physics: Unit 2A
Inertial mass
experiment
HP2A/2B3.1,3.2,3.3,3.
4,3.5
Review Questions Ch3
Worksheets on
Newton’s Laws
SG2A2B1.12,1.6,1.1
7,1.19
1
Week
Learning
context
Content

7&8
Energy, work and
power


10
Energy, work and
power

Term 2
Week
1
Radioisotopes in
medicine
2
Radioisotopes in
medicine
pbefore  pafter ,
Ft  mv  mu
Conservation of
Momentum in an
explosion
Homework
Questions
HP2A/2B 4.1,4.2
Assessment
SG2A2B1.13,1.4,
1.15,1.18,
Conservation of
Momentum in a
collision

9
explain and apply the law of conservation of momentum in one
dimension—this will include applying the relationships:
p  mv ,
Momentum and
impulse
Lab work




HP2A/2B 4.4
explain and apply the concepts of energy and work, including kinetic
energy, gravitational potential energy and internal energy
state, explain and apply the principle of conservation of energy in
situations involving transfer of energy, and work—this will include
applying the relationships:
E k  1 2 mv 2 , E p  mgh, W  Fs , W  E
explain and apply that power is the rate of doing work or transferring
energy—this will include applying such relationships as:
W
E
P

 Fvav
t
t
Measuring the power
developed by a
person
HP2A/2B 4.5
Review Questions Ch4
explain and apply the concepts of atomic number, mass number,
isotope, atomic mass unit and nuclide
explain that many nuclides are unstable and that these nuclides
decay
explain and apply the differences and similarities in the nature and
properties of ,  and  radiation
The sizeof a nucleus
– Nuclear Marbles
The random nature
of radioactive decay
HP2A/2B 5.1
write and interpret equations relating to alpha, beta and gamma
decay
explain that ionising radiation causes atoms to lose electrons, and
thus become charged
Physics: Unit 2A
Demo: Deflecting ,
 and  radiation.
0Penetration power
of radiation (STAWA
p. 62)
Test 2
Mechanics
SG2A2B 1.20
Review Ch1
SG2A2B 2.1
HP2A/2B 5.2, 5.3
2
Week
Learning
context
Content

3
Radioisotopes in
medicine
Lab work
explain and apply the concepts of half-life, activity, dose and dose
equivalent, and describe the effects of ionising radiation on
humans—this will include applying the relationships:
A
Lab 11: Simulated
radioactive decay
n
E
N ,
1
and
A  A0   , absorbed dose 
m
t
2
Homework
Questions
HP2A/2B5.4
SG2A2B 2.2-2.4
Assessment
Data Analysis
Half Life
SG2A2B 2.5-2.8
dose equivalent  absorbed dose x quality factor
4
Exam Revision
5
Exams
6
Nuclear power


revise semester’s material
semester examination

describe and explain both advantages and disadvantages of nuclear
power stations and other applications of nuclear technology

explain and apply the concepts of mass defect and binding energy of
nuclides—this will include applying the relationships: E  mc 2 and
that 1 u of mass is equivalent to 931 MeV of energy

explain the concepts of neutron-induced fission, chain reactions and
critical mass
explain and apply the concept of variation in binding energy per
nucleon of nuclides to explain the release of energy by both fission
and fusion processes—this will include applying the relationships:

7
Nuclear power
HP2A/2B5.5
Task 7
Semester one
Examination
Assessment
Oral
Presentation
Nuclear
technology
Demo: Simulating
Chain Reaction
STAWA Y11 Ch10
SG2A2B 2.9-2.11
E  mc and that 1 u of mass is equivalent to 931 MeV of energy
2

8–9
Nuclear power

explain that energy released during nuclear fission can be used to
generate electrical energy in the same way as the energy released
by burning fossil fuels
explain that energy produced by nuclear fusion is the ultimate source
of solar energy—this will include applying the relationships: E  mc 2
and that 1 u of mass is equivalent to 931 MeV of energy
Physics: Unit 2A
HP2A/2B 5.7
Review Ch5
SG2A2BReview Ch2
Task 9
Test 4:
Nuclear
energy
3
Assessment outline: Unit 2APHY
Assessment Type
Assessment
Type Weightings
Tasks
Practical Assessment “Going Faster”
Experiments and
Investigations
35%
Tasks
Weightings
10
Outcomes Coverage
O1
O2
O3



Data Analysis on Half Life
10


Oral Presentation Nuclear Technology
15




10%


10%


20%






Total
35%
Test 1 Errors and Significant Figures
Test 2 Mechanics
Test Radioactivity and Nuclear Power
Tests and
Examinations
65%

Semester 1 Examination
25%
65
Total
Physics: Unit 2A
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Heinemann Physics. Contents and Contexts. Units 2A & 2B (HP2A2B)
Academic Associates. WACE Study Guide 2A & 2B Physics (SG2A2B)
STAWA Exploring Physics Stage 2
Physics: Unit 2A
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