Why choose Studio 6?
Board: OCR
Students will:
• Develop their interest in, and enthusiasm for physics
• Appreciate how society makes decisions about scientific issues and how the sciences contribute to the success of the economy and society
• Develop and demonstrate a deeper appreciation of the skills, knowledge and understanding of how science works
• Develop essential knowledge and understanding of different areas of physics and how they relate to each other
Subject Skills
• Ability to analyse and evaluate scientific knowledge and processes.
• Ability to apply scientific knowledge and processes to unfamiliar situations including those related to social and scientific issues.
• Skills to assess the validity, reliability and credibility of scientific information.
Course Content
Unit 1: Mechanics
Students will learn about motion, forces in action, and work and energy.
Unit 2: Electrons, Waves and Photons
This covers electrical current, resistance, DC circuits, waves and quantum physics.
Unit 3: Practical Skills In Physics
This practical skills unit is teacher assessed.
You need at least 5 A*- C grades including GCSE Physics.
Students’ work is assessed course work and examinations.
The A2 course consists of three units:
Unit 1: The Newtonian World
Students will learn about Newton’s laws and momentum, circular motion oscillations and thermal physics.
Unit 2: Fields, Particles and Frontiers of Physics
This covers electric and magnetic fields, capacitors and exponential decay, nuclear physics, medical imaging and modelling the universe.
Unit 3: Skills In Physics
This practical skills unit is teacher assessed and externally moderated by the examination board.
You must achieve at least an E at AS level to progress onto the A2 course.
Chemical engineering, radiography, biotechnology.
1. You expect to get 5 A*- C’s including physics at GCSE.
2. You enjoy discovering how things work in the physical world.
3. You are able to carry out investigations, solve problems and have the ability to think logically.
See Mr Buxton.
