Module 1, 2 and 3 Module 1 and 4 L6A – Mr Abbott L6B – Mr Seal L6C – Mr Matheson L6F – Mr Abbott L6A – Mr Watts L6B – Mr Watts L6C – Mr Seal L6F – Mr Matheson Module 1, 2 and 3 Term Module 1 and 4 2.1 Physical quantities and units 2.2 Making measurements and analysing data 2.3 Nature of quantities 1.2 Practical skills assessed in the practical endorsement 1 4.1 Charge and current 1.2 Practical skills assessed in the practical endorsement 4.2 Energy, power and resistance PA 3.2 Half Term 3.1 Motion 3.2 Forces in action PA 1.2 2 4.3 Electrical circuits PA 4.1 Christmas 3.3 Work, energy and power 3 4.4 Waves PA 5.1 PA 5.3 Half Term 3.4 Materials PA 2.1 3.5 Momentum 4 4.5 Quantum physics PA 6.1 Easter Revision and Exam Skills 5 Revision and Exam Skills Half Term 5.5 Astrophysics and cosmology 6 5.5 Astrophysics and cosmology Summer
Year 13 Course Structure and Resources Year 13 students continue to study OCR Physics A – H158, H558 which is also known as OCR Specification A. This is split into a number of modules, G481 to G486. A2 Level – Year 13 Unit Title Description of Content Assessment Method and Weighting G484 G484: The Newtonian World Newton’s laws and momentum Circular motion and oscillations Thermal Physics 1 hour 15 minute written exam A Level – 15% G485 G485: Fields, Particles and Frontiers of Physics Electric and magnetic fields Capacitors and exponential decay Nuclear physics Medical imaging Modelling the universe 2 hour written exam A Level – 25% G486 G486: Practical Skills in Physics 2 Qualitative Quantitative Evaluative Internal assessment A Level – 10%
Please note the sequence of modules taught will not change, however, there may be slight alterations to the dates and end of unit assessments. U6B – Mr Abbott U6C – Mr Matheson U6E&F – Mr Seal Group Splits U6B – Mr Matheson U6C – Mr Seal U6E&F – Mr Watts G484 and G486 School Week G485 4.1.1 Newton's laws of motion 4.1.2 Collisions End of Unit Assessment 4.2.1 Circular motion 4.2.2 Gravitational fields 4.2.3 Simple harmonic motion End of Unit Assessment Week 1 Term 1 5.1.1 Electric fields 5.1.2 Magnetic fields 5.1.3 Electromagnetism End of Unit Assessment Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Half Term G486 Qualitative Task Week 9 Term 2 5.2.1 Capacitors End of Unit Assessment Week 10 G486 Quantitative Task Week 11 Week 12 5.3.1 The nuclear atom 5.3.2 Fundamental particles G486 Evaluative Task Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Christmas Holiday JANUARY MOCK EXAM G486 Resits Week 16 Term 3 JANUARY MOCK EXAM Week 17 Week 18 5.3.3 Radioactivity 5.3.4 Nuclear fission and fusion End of Unit Assessment 5.4.1 X-Rays Week 19 Week 20 Week 21 Half Term U6B – Mr Abbott U6C – Mr Matheson U6E&F – Mr Seal Group Splits U6B – Mr Matheson U6C – Mr Seal U6E&F – Mr Watts G484 and G486 School Week G485 4.3.1 Solid, liquid and gas 4.3.2 Temperature 4.3.3 Thermal properties Week 22 Term 4 5.4.2 Diagnostic methods 5.4.3 Ultra Sound End of Unit Assessment Week 23 Week 24
4.3.4 Ideal Gases End of Unit Assessment Week 25 5.5.1 Structure of the Universe 5.5.2 The evolution of the Universe End of Unit Assessment Week 26 Week 27 Easter Holidays Revision Week 28 Term 5 Revision Week 29 Week 30 Week 31 Week 32 Half Term Study Leave Week 33 T 6 Study Leave Week 34 Week 35 The rest of your life Examinations The course is assessed through a combination of external exams and internally marked assessments.