Key Stage 4

Yr 10 & Yr 11 GCSE Physics A

Taught in two hours per week over two years

Topics taught in Units 1-3

Unit 1

• Module P1: The Earth in the Universe
• Module P2: Radiation and Life
• Module P3: Radioactive Materials

Unit 2

• Module P4: Explaining Motion
• Module P5: Electric Circuits
• Module P6: The Wave Model of Radiation

Unit 3

• Ideas in context
• Module P7: Further Physics Observing the Universe

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Teaching order for Physics A

		Examination
Unit 1	Autumn term	17% of GCSE examined in January
Unit 4 or Unit 5	Spring term	33.3% of GCSE
Unit 2	Summer term + Yr 11	17% examined in Jan of Yr 11
Unit 3	Yr 11	33.3% examined in June of Yr 11

Unit 4 Case Studies or Unit 5 Investigations (Coursework) due in from students by third week in March (Yr 10).