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GCSE Physics by distance learning - The Course

Our GCSE Physics course is available for enrolment until October 2011, with the last opportunity to sit the exam in June 2012. Alternatively, we also offer a brand new IGCSE Physics course which does not include coursework.

Key Topics Covered

The GCSE Physics course covers the entire syllabus in 3 modules of 32 lessons that include the following topics:

Physics 1

How is heat (thermal energy) transferred and what factors affect the rate at which heat is transferred?
What is meant by the efficient use of energy?
Why are electrical devices so useful?
How should we generate the electricity we need?
What are the uses and hazards of the waves that form the electromagneticspectrum?
What are the uses and dangers of emissions from radioactive substances?
What do we know about the universe and how it continues to change?

Physics 2

How can we describe the way things move?
How do we make things speed up or slow down?
What happens to the movement energy when things speed up or slow down?
What is momentum?
What is static electricity, how can it be used and what is the connection between static electricity and electric currents?
What does the current through an electrical circuit depend on?
What is mains electricity and how can it be used safely?
Why do we need to know the power of electrical appliances?
What happens to radioactive substances when they decay?
What are nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?

Physics 3

How do forces have a turning effect?
What keeps bodies moving in a circle?
What provides the centripetal force for planets and satellites?
What do mirrors and lenses do to light?
What is sound?
What is ultrasound and how can it be used?
How can electricity be used to make things move?
How do generators work?
How do transformers work?
What is the life history of stars?

Syllabus

Our GCSE Physics course prepares students for AQA GCSE Science: Physics syllabus 4451. We have chosen this syllabus as the most suited to distance learning.

Assessment is by three written paper (75%) and coursework (25%).

Special Requirements

Some basic mathematical skills are assumed.

Practical Skills/Coursework

This part of the assessment has two elements:

The practical skills assessment (PSA) assesses the student’s ability to work in an organised and safe manner whilst working practically. It can be carried out at any time during the course.
The investigative skills assignment (ISA) assesses the student’s ability to undertake a task and collect, process and evaluate data. The ISA can be carried out at any time during the course. Students carry out the ISA set by AQA; they then take a written test under controlled conditions. The test asks questions concerning the data collected during the practical task as well as that provided as part of the test.

Within this qualification there are the following courses

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