| Autumn 1 (Sept – Oct) | Autumn 2 (Nov – Dec) | Spring 1 (Jan – Feb) | Spring 2 (Mar – Apr) | Summer (May – Jun) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher 1 - Topic Title | Unit 1: Mechanics | Unit 1: Mechanics and Materials | Unit 1: Materials | Unit 1: Materials | Revision sessions |
| Unit 3: Practical skills in Physics | |||||
| Key Skills and Content | • Essential mathematical skills | • Forces | • Density, pressure and flotation | • Measurements and Uncertainties | |
| • Rectilinear motion | • Newton’s laws | • Viscosity | • Develop further experimental Skills | ||
| • Projectile motion | • Work, energy and power | • Solid materials | • Revision | ||
| • Momentum | • Hooke’s law | ||||
| • Young Modulus | |||||
| Teacher 2 - Topic Title | Unit 2: Waves | Unit 2: Waves and Electricity | Unit 2: Electricity | Unit 2: Electricity | Revision sessions |
| Key Skills and Content | • Nature of waves | • Nature of light | • Ohm’s law | • Measurements and Uncertainties | |
| • Transmission and reflection of waves | • Intensity of light | • Resistance and Resistivity | • Revision | ||
| • Superposition, Interference and Standing Waves | • Photoelectric effect | ||||
| • Atomic spectra | |||||
| Summative Assessment | Unit tests based on past exam papers | Unit tests based on past exam papers | Unit tests based on past exam papers | Practice papers under exam conditions (Papers 1, 2 and 3) | Practice on all papers in preparation for final examination |
