Physics

Physics: Year 7 Summary

Topic: 7a Measurement and Process Skills (7 weeks)

1. Introduction and Lab. safety
2. Metric System of Measurement
3. Displaying Data and Averages
4. Estimating
5. Density
6. Terminology of Investigative Science and Required Skills: Keeping Time 1
7. Keeping Time 2

CASE lessons 1, 2 and 3 (first 3 weeks of second ½ term) ( Oil & springs, pipes and roller ball)

Topic: 7b Electricity and Magnetism (8 weeks)

1. Current Electricity
2. Electric Circuits
3. Measuring Current
4. Current, Bulbs and Batteries
5. Current, Bulbs and Batteries (Resistance)
6. Electrostatics
7. Magnets (1)
8. Magnets (2)

Topic: 7c Energy (7 weeks including Bouncing Balls)

1. Types of energy and what it can do
2. Energy transfers
3. Efficiency
4. The Steam Engine
5. Bouncing Balls
6. Bouncing Balls
7. Energy resources

CASE lessons 4 and 5 (first 2 weeks of Summer ½ term) (current and length; combinations)

Topic: 7d Our Planet (5 weeks)

1. Library project (4 weeks)
2. Summary of Astronomy

Topic: 7e Light and Sound (final 2 weeks)

1. Shadows
2. Reflection

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