11A3 Physics

Here are links to resources for pupils whom I teach at Bishop Heber High School.

NB You can access all of the material which we covered last year in unit P1 here.

Revision

Physics 2

Forces and Motion

Energy and Momentum

  • Gravitational potential energy
  • Kinetic energy
  • Falling tennis ball investigation
  • Work done by a force
  • Momentum examples

Currents in electrical circuits

Electrical circuits

Using mains electricity safely and the power of electrical appliances

Household electricity

Current, charge and power

What happens when radioactive substances decay, and the uses and dangers of their emissions

Atomic Structure

Atoms and radiation

Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion

Investigative Skills Assignment (ISA)

Key words

independent variable
something you change
dependent variable
the thing you measure
control variable
something you keep the same
resolution
the smallest division on a measuring device
range
the highest value take away the lowest value
hypothesis
a suggested answer you want to test
conclusion
summing up what you have found out