Students need to have completed the Electricity Revision Homework Sheet prior to this lesson.

During this lesson the structure of the Electricity section of the exam will be discussed.  The homework sheet will be corrected and solutions provided.  Students will have the opportunity to ask questions relating to the Electricity topic.

Students need to have completed the Magnetism Revision Homework Sheet prior to this lesson.

During this lesson the structure of the Magnetism section of the exam will be discussed.  The homework sheet will be corrected and solutions provided.  Students will have the opportunity to ask questions relating to the Magnetism topic.

Students need to have completed the Motion Revision Homework Sheet prior to this lesson.

During this lesson the structure of the Motion section of the exam will be discussed.  The homework sheet will be corrected and solutions provided.  Students will have the opportunity to ask questions relating to the Motion topic.

The Year 10 Intro to Physics Exam consists of questions from all 3 topics; Electricity, Magnetism & Motion.

Students are permitted to bring a double sided A4 Summary Sheet, a scientific calculator, pens, pencils, ruler and an eraser.

Year 10 Motion Topic Test

• Friday the 18th of May
• Period 4
• 5 minutes reading & 50 minute writing
• Test conditions

Students are allowed to prepare and bring a single sided A4 summary.

Students are encouraged to complete all the set class work, plus the supplied practice test

Year 10 Physics – Electricity Topic Test

• Thursday the 6th August
• Period 2 (10:10am – 11:08am)
• Room 6, Kildare Campus, Lavalla Catholic Colleg

Students are allowed to bring a single sided A4 summary sheet, as well as a scientific calculator.  Students will be provided with a resistor colour chart and a list of SI prefixes.

Year 10 Motion Physics Test

• Wednesday the 14th of November
• Period 4
• Room 6

Students are permitted to bring:

• A single sided A4 summary sheet
• Pens, pencils, ruler & eraser

The test will cover all of the Motion Topic from Notes 10.2.1 to Notes 10.2.6

Year 10 Electricity Topic Test

• Wednesday the 20th of March, 2018
• Room 6
• Period 3
• Written test –  multiple choice & short answer
• 50 minutes duration
• single sided A4 summary sheet is allowed

This test will assess the content covered in the Electricity topic.  It will cover content up to and including Ohm’s Law.  Effectively Notes 10.1.1 to Notes 10.1.6 inclusive.

Year 10 Electricity Topic Test

• Wednesday the 19th of June, 2019
• Room 6
• Period 3
• Written test –  short answer format
• 50 minutes duration
• single sided A4 summary sheet is allowed

This test will assess the content covered in the Motion topic.  It will cover content covered in Notes 10.2.1 to Notes 10.2.6 inclusive. Topics include:

• Distance and displacement
• Position-Time graphs
• Velocity-Time graphs
• Unit conversions from m/s to km/h and vice versa
• Average speed and average velocity
• Average acceleration
• Basic ticker timer calculations
• Equations of constant acceleration
• Energy forms
• Energy conversions

The Year 10 Science – Physics Exam is scheduled for  Tuesday the 25th June in the Kildare Hall commencing at 8:50am and finishing at 10:30am.  Details as follows:

Allowed materials

• A4 summary sheet (double sided) – hand written/typed/photocopied
• A scientific calculator
• Pens, pencils, highlighters and erasers
• Ruler

Material provided

• Exam question & answer booklet
• Exam formula & data sheet
• Exam front cover

Topic 1 Electricity (Notes 10.1.1 – Notes 10.1.7)

• Definitions of voltage and current
• Scientific notation (mA, kV, MΩ)
• Series & parallel circuits; calculations of voltage and current
• Measuring voltage and current using analog meters
• Calculation of effective resistance
• Resistance colour coding; determining the resistance of an unknown resistance
• Ohm’s Law; graph analysis and equation calculation
• Electrical power; P=VI & E=Pt, calculation of the cost of power consumption

Topic 2 Motion (Notes 10.2.1 – Notes 10.2.6)

• Distance and displacement
• Position-Time graphs; calculation of velocity and displacement
• Velocity-Time graphs; calculation of acceleration and displacement
• Unit conversions from m/s to km/h and vice versa
• Average speed and average velocity
• Average acceleration
• Basic ticker timer calculations; calculation of velocity
• Equations of constant acceleration
• Energy forms; kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy & strain potential energy
• Energy conversions