Secondary Technical School
PHYSI1101 Physics
Course Code
Course Name
Term/Year
Program
Periods
Term 1 - 2013/14
Grade 11
40 (4 periods per week – 10 weeks of instruction) 1week for revision and 1 week for Assessment
Our mission in delivering this applied science course is to provide excellence in applied scientific knowledge in the field of mechanics. The course gives students an idea about the moments and introduce toque to be applied on a spindle. It also give them an idea how friction can be reduced between surfaces and qualitatively explains the friction process. Also, the work calculation techniques for constant and variable force are discussed. In the second part of the course, the above knowledge is applied on machines and the course present a sequence of discussions starting with simple machines and the main physical quantities that are measured in order to determine the usefulness of a machine, then the ideas are applied on simple an complex systems, for example the pulleys and jacks are discussed to represent complex machine system.
This course also provides the learner with the skills and knowledge to enable them to develop general scientific thinking to make sense of their daily personal and workplace lives.
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Week
W1
Sep 8 th
W2
Sep
15 th
W3
Sep
22 nd
Elements Performance criteria Contents
Assessment event
Describe qualitatively the effect of a change of temperature on the volume of a gas at constant pressure.
Appreciate how a physical property that varies with temperature may be used for the measurement of temperature, and state examples of such properties.
Recognize the need for and identify fixed points.
5.7 Describe the structure and action of liquid-in-glass thermometers.
Hotter things take up more volume. Use models, equipment and graphs to explain the two ideas below:
Gases (at constant volume) increase pressure with increasing temperature
Gases (at constant pressure) expand with increasing temperature
The S.I. Unit for temperature is kelvin (K).( give an idea about different scales and what a scale is)
Define a thermometer as a device used for measuring temperature.
Give daily life examples
Means used by people to measure the temperature including senses (skin) and its limitation.
State the fact that some physical properties of matter change proportionate to temperature change.
Especially expansion and contraction of liquid.
Thermometer scale. Ice Point and Steam Point
The lower fixed point or ice point is the temperature at which pure ice melts at standard pressure. (0oC).
The upper fixed point or steam point is the temperature at which pure water boils at standard pressure. (100oC).
Calibrate a thermometer
The basic principle of liquid thermometer is liquid expansion. Liquid will expand if it is heated, and contract if it is cold. The expansion and contraction of liquid are used to make sign. The process make sign on the thermometer is namely calibration.
A Liquid thermometer is made using a capillary tube,
In the bottom of the capillary tube there is a bigger container to hold the liquid.
The liquid that is usually used to fill thermometer is mercury or alcohol.
Why are mercury or alcohol used to fill thermometer?
Can water used to fill thermometer?
Booklet distribution
CA1
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Week
W4
Sep
29 th
W5
Oct 6 th
W6
Oct
13 th
W7
Oct
20 th
W8
Oct
27 th
W9
Nov
03 rd
Elements Performance criteria Content
Assessment
Event
Thermal capacity
Relate a rise in the temperature of a body to an increase in internal energy
Show an understanding of the term thermal capacity.
Supplement
Describe an experiment to measure the specific heat capacity of a substance
Adha
Melting and boiling
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Consequences of energy transfer
Describe melting and boiling in terms of energy input without a change in temperature
State the meaning of melting point and boiling point.
Describe condensation and solidification.
Distinguish between boiling and evaporation.
Use the terms latent heat of vaporization and latent heat of fusion and give a molecular interpretation of latent heat
Describe an experiment to measure specific latent heats for steam and for ice
Describe experiments to demonstrate the properties of good and bad conductors of heat.
Give a simple molecular account of heat transfer in solids.
Relate convection in fluids to density changes and describe experiments to illustrate convection dentify infra-red radiation as part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Describe experiments to show the properties of good and bad emitters and good and bad absorbers of infra-red radiation. dentify and explain some of the everyday applications and consequences of conduction, convection and radiation.
Booklet assessment
CA2
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Week
W10
Nov
10 th
W11
Nov
17 th
W12
Nov
24 th
Elements Performance criteria
General wave properties
Content
Describe what is meant by wave motion as illustrated by vibration in ropes and springs and by experiments using water waves.
Use the term wave front.
Give the meaning of speed, frequency, wavelength and amplitude
Distinguish between transverse and longitudinal waves and give suitable examples.
Describe the use of water waves to show:
– reflection at a plane surface
– refraction due to a change of speed
– diffraction produced by wide and narrow gaps
Recall and use the equation v = f λ
Interpret reflection, refraction and diffraction using wave theory.
Relevant exercises from IGCSE booklet
W13
1
Dec st
W14
Dec
7 th
Assessment
Event
Booklet assessment
Learning Resources Required
Books, Work Books, PowerPoint Notes, etc.
Laptop, calculators, projector
Internet access, software packages
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Hands-on materials: calculators, different blocks, spring balance, objects that have spindles and shafts(workshops), bottles, tins, rulers, graph paper, card, scissors, glue
Measuring instrument: scales, measuring tapes, thermometers.
Worksheets, Activity Sheets
Websites, i-pad applications relevant to the material
Grading Calculation
Assessment Name Assessment Type Weighting
Booklet IGCSE Passed papers, projects, investigations included 20%
CA Task 2 Summative Tests/Tasks (Minor Assessment)
Prepared by CDU/assessment unit
40%
Major Test Exam (Major Assessment) prepared by
CDU/assessment unit
40%
While every effort is made to ensure this Topic and Assessment Guide is accurate changes may be required for a variety of reasons. Your teacher will always advise you of any such changes and issue a revised Topic and Assessment Guide.
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