Stage 1Physics 2010

What is PHYSICS?• Biology is the study of….

living organisms

• Chemistry is the study of….the composition of substances and their properties

and reactions

• Psychology is the study of…mind and behaviour

Physics is the study of …

a wide range of physical phenomena spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made (particle physics) to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole (cosmology).

Sub-branches of Physics experimental theoretical

Galileo Einstein

Sub-branches of Physics

• mechanics (how things move)

Sir Issac Newton

Sub-branches of Physics

• Electromagnetism

James Maxwell

Sub-branches of Physics

• Relativity

Albert Einstein

Sub-branches of Physics

• Thermodynamics

James Joule

Sub-branches of Physics

• quantum mechanics

Niels Bohr

Sub-branches of Physics

• astronomy

Sir Edwin Hubble

Sub-branches of Physics

• geophysics (study of like earthquakes and plate tectonics)

Charles Richter

Sub-branches of Physics

• particle physics

Discoverer of the electronSir J J Thomson

Sub-branches of Physics

• X-ray crystallography

Adelaide Physicists& nobel prize winnersWilliam Bragg (Snr)& William Bragg (Jnr)

Sub-branches of Physics

• Space science• Rocket Science• Astrophysics

Main Topics in 2010

Semester 1• Rocket Science– astronomical distances– linear motion– forces– making rockets– projectile motion

Main Topics in 2010

Semester 1• Living and Working in Space– Newton’s laws– momentum– satellites– current electricity– living in space

Semester 2

• What the Universe is made of?

• What holds our Universe together?

new SACE

Design Criteria– investigation– analysis and evaluation– application– knowledge and understanding.

new SACE

Assessment Type 1: Investigations Folio For a 10-credit subject, students undertake at

least one practical investigation and at least one issues investigation to include in the folio.

new SACE

Assessment Type 2: Skills and Applications Tasks

For a 10-credit subject, students undertake at

least one skills and applications task under the direct supervision of the teacher. The supervised setting (e.g. classroom, laboratory, or field) should be appropriate to the task.

new SACE

Physics Investigation Skills• Practical Investigations• Issues Investigations

Assessment in the new SACE

What mark did I get?

There is a shift away from marks to evidence based learning. Some work will have marks as well as grades.Some work will only have grades.

Assessment in the new SACE

How are the grades worked out?

All work will come with a rubric and will contain the criteria being assessed in that piece of work. Each rubric contains the specific features of each criterion, and the level of attainment A-E will be reported for each criterion. In addition a grade will be arrived at from the “on balance” evidence.

My Expectations

A focused, enthusiastic attitudeCalculator (please do not bother attending without it)PenPencilRuler FolderLined paperGraph paperHomework DONE