Advancing Physics at Ponteland Community High School

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Advancing Physics at Ponteland Community High
School

• Science Faculty

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Advancing Physics is an AS/A Level Physics
course which has been developed by the Institute
of Physics ( I.O.P. ) and Institute of Electrical
Engineers
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Advancing Physics Is a Course for the New
Millennium

• Subject material appropriate for the 21st
  century.
• Teaching and learning styles that make the most
  of the latest research and technology.
• Methods of assessment that value a whole range of
  knowledge and skills.

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Advancing Physics Is Supported by

• Colour text books
• Student CD ROM with supporting activities
• A national network of teachers
• Dedicated Internet web sites enabling staff and
  students to communicate with other schools

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Advancing Physics Leads to Nationally and
Internationally Recognised Qualifications
A Level Physics

• An AS Level at the end of year 1
• An A2 route to A Level at the end of year 2
• Full coverage of Key Skills

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21st Century Physics
A.S. Level ( Year 1 ) Communication Imaging,
instrumentation,sensing, signalling Designer
Materials medical, biological and engineering
contexts, looking inside materials Waves and
Quantum Behaviour space, time and motion.
A2 ( Year 2 of A Level Course ) Clockwork
Universe Models and rules, motion in space
,cosmology Matter in Extremes Behaviour at very
high and very low temperatures. Fields and
particles Electromagnetic machines, electric
fields , inside the nucleus ( quarks ) , particle
accelerators, radiation and risk Advances in
Physics Bringing it all together
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Developing and Assessing a Range of Skills That
Will Be Useful Whatever Careers You Choose to
Follow

• problem solving
• investigating
• researching
• comprehension

• presenting information
• using computers
• working in a team
• time management

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Research Coursework

• Independent (but supported) research projects
• You choose the topics
• Finding out more about things that are relevant
  and interesting to you
• Developing new skills where to
  start, sorting out
  the useful stuff, interpreting
  information, constructing your own
  understanding, presenting information and
  explanations

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Practical Investigations Coursework

• Real open ended practical investigations
• You choose the topics
• Find out things that are relevant and interesting
  to you
• Develop useful skills
• persistence ( an important intelligence attribute
  )
• organisation
• trialling
• interpreting
• evaluating
• decision making
• analysing

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Assessment Structure

• AS LEVEL
• MODULE 1 (Exam) 17.5
• MODULE 2 (Exam) 17.5
• MODULE 3 (Coursework)
• Research On Materials 5
• Investigation of Sensors 5
• Data Handling 5

• A2 LEVEL
• MODULE 4
• Exam 9.2
• Investigation (Anything) 7.5
• MODULE 5 Exam 10.8
• Research ( Anything ) 7.5
• MODULE 6
• Synoptic exam including 15
• advanced notice paper