Calendar
Year 11 Physics SAC – Electricity Topic Test
- Monday the 20th of May
- Area of Study 2 “How do electric circuits work?”
- 5 minutes reading & 50 minutes writing
- Written test format
Students are permitted to bring a single sided A4 summary sheet, a scientific calculator, and the typical pens, pencils, erasers etc.
Students will be supplied with a copy of the 2018 NEAP Physics Exam Formula & Data Sheet
Students are encouraged to prepare for this SAC by completing the following tasks:
- Handouts 1.2.1 – 1.2.3
- Edrolo topic exam 1
- Edrolo topic exam 2
- Reviewing any practice Physics exam papers and examination reports
Year 11 Physics SAC – “What is matter and how is it formed?” Topic Test
- Tuesday the 18th of June
- Area of Study 3 “What is matter and how is it formed?”
- 5 minutes reading & 50 minutes writing
- Written test format
Students are permitted to bring a single sided A4 summary sheet, a scientific calculator, and the typical pens, pencils, erasers etc.
Students will be supplied with a copy of the 2018 NEAP Physics Exam Formula & Data Sheet
Students are encouraged to prepare for this SAC by completing the following tasks:
- Handouts 1.3.1 – 1.3.4
- Edrolo topic exam 1
- Edrolo topic exam 2
- Reviewing any practice Physics exam papers and examination reports
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
Year 11 Physics SAC 1A – “How can motion be described and explained?” Topic Test
- Wednesday the 7th of August
- Area of Study 1 “How can motion be described and explained?”
- 5 minutes reading & 50 minutes writing
- Written test format
Students are permitted to bring a single sided A4 summary sheet, a scientific calculator, and the typical pens, pencils, erasers etc.
Students will be supplied with a copy of the 2018 NEAP Physics Exam Formula & Data Sheet
Students are encouraged to prepare for this SAC by completing the following tasks:
- Handouts 2.1.1 – 1.1.3
- Edrolo videos:
- Concepts used to model motion
- Constant acceleration
- Motion Graphs
- 2016 practice test (solutions available on website)
Year 11 Physics SAC 1B – “How can motion be described and explained?” Topic Test
- Wednesday the 18th of September
- Area of Study 1 “How can motion be described and explained?”
- 5 minutes reading & 50 minutes writing
- Written test format
Students are permitted to bring a single sided A4 summary sheet, a scientific calculator, and the typical pens, pencils, erasers etc.
Students will be supplied with a copy of the 2018 NEAP Physics Exam Formula & Data Sheet
Students are encouraged to prepare for this SAC by completing the following tasks:
- Handouts 2.1.4 – 2.1.8
- Edrolo videos:
- Effects of a force
- Newton’s laws
- Work done & Hooke’s law
- Torque
- Energy & power
- Momentum & collisions
- 2018 practice test (solutions available via email)
- Edrolo Topic exam 1
- Edrolo Topic exam 2
Year 11 Practical Investigation report due.
Students are required to submit:
- Practical investigation – summary book
- Practical investigation – poster (pdf format)
by 3:30pm on Friday the 15th of November.
Year 10 “Motion” Topic Test
- Friday the 15th of Novmber
- Topic 2 “Motion”
- 5 minutes reading & 50 minutes writing
- Written test format
Students are permitted to bring a single sided A4 summary sheet, a scientific calculator, and the typical pens, pencils, erasers etc.
Students are encouraged to prepare for this test by completing the following tasks:
- Handouts 10.2.1 – 10.2.6
- Assorted worksheets
- Practice Test/quiz
The Year 10 Science – Physics Exam is scheduled for Friday the 22nd November 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
The Year 11 Physics – Unit 2 Exam is scheduled for Friday the 22nd November in the Kildare Hall commencing at 1:30pm and finishing at 3:10pm. 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
Topic 1 Motion (Notes 2.1.1 – Notes 2.1.7)
Topic 2 Practical Investigation (Notes 2.3.1 – Notes 2.3.4)