Year 11 Science - Application of Newton’s Laws and Atomic Physics

This course is divided into 2 parts. 

Part 1: Students will:

- apply Newton’s three laws in the context of everyday experiences such as being stationary, travelling at a constant velocity or accelerating. 

- interpret distance and speed time graphs, acceleration and deceleration in the context of everyday experiences.

- apply conservation of energy in the context of everyday experiences such as sports.

- use equations and do experiments to support the theory taught in class.

Part 2: Students will learn about the development of the models of the atom leading to Rutherford's model. This will be followed by different types of radiation and nuclear fusion and fission reactions. Equations will be used to support the theory taught in class. 

Successful completion of this course will ensure students are well prepared for L2 Physics.

This is a half year course and counts as one of your two Science courses, or one of your additional option selections.