Topics and units

STATIC ELECTRICITY

ELECTROMAGNETISM

LIGHT.

FORCES & MOTION

ENERGY

EXAMINATION BOARD

CODE

CCEA

1210

YEAR 11

YEAR 12

TERM 1

TERM 1

Displacement Velocity and accelerationDisplacement time graphs and velocity time graphsForces and Newton’s lawsMass Density and weight. Kinetic TheoryPressure

Parent Meeting (October).Dashboard Report (November).

ElectricityCharge FlowElectric CircuitsResistance,Voltage and CurrentEnergy and PowerElectricity in the Home

Dashboard Report (November).

TERM 2

TERM 2

Hookes LawMoments and Centre of Gravity.Energy Forms and ResourcesEfficiencyWork and PowerKinetic and Potential EnergyDashboard Report (November).

Magnetism and ElectromagnetismGeneration andTransmission ofElectricityWaves ElectromagneticWaves Reflection and Refraction ofLight Dispersion of Light Total InternalReflection.LensesPrescribed Practical March

Mock Examination (January)Written report (February)Parent Meeting (March)

TERM 3

TERM 3

Radioactivity, Structure of the atom and nucleus.Radioactive decay and Half LifeNuclear Fission and FusionEnd of Year Examination (May/June).Written Report (June).

The Earth and UniverseSolar System StarsThe UniverseSpace Travel and Life on Other PlanetsStructure of the EarthFinal Examinations (May/June).

Content

Assessment

Weighting

Availability

Unit 1:Motion, Force,Density and KineticTheory, Energy, andAtomic and NuclearPhysics

External writtenexaminationThere are two tiers ofentry.Foundation Tier:1 hour 15 minsHigher Tier:1 hour 30 minsStudents answercompulsory structuredquestions that includeshort responses,extended writing andcalculations.

37.5%

Summer

Unit 2:Waves, Light,Electricity,Magnetism,Electromagnetismand Space Physics

External writtenexaminationThere are two tiers ofentry.Foundation Tier:1 hour 15 minsHigher Tier:1 hour 30 minsStudents answercompulsory structuredquestions that includeshort responses,extended writing andcalculations.

37.5%

Summer

Content

Assessment

Weighting

Availability

Unit 3:Practical Skills

Booklet APractical skillsassessmentExternally markedStudents carry out twopre-release practicaltasks in the final year ofstudy.There are two tiers ofentry. Students musttake both Booklet A andBooklet B at the sametier.Foundation and HigherTiers: 2 hours7.5%Between1 January and1 May from 2019

Booklet BExternal writtenexaminationStudents answercompulsory structuredquestions that includeshort responses,extended writing andcalculations, all set in apractical context.Foundation Tier: 1 hourHigher Tier: 1 hour 15mins

7.5%17.5%

Between1 January and1 MaySummer

Resources

Books

Textbook:GCSE Physics for CCEASecond editionFrank McCauley Ray WhiteHodder PublicationsRevision Guide:GCSE Physics for CCEASecond editionFrank McCauley Ray WhiteHodder Publications

Websites

Specification: https://ccea.org.uk/key-stage-4/gcse/subjects/gcse-physics-2017

Past papers: https://ccea.org.uk/key-stage-4/gcse/subjects/gcse-physics-2017/past-papers-mark-schemes

Support https://ccea.org.uk/key-stage-4/gcse/subjects/gcse-physics-2017/support

Teaching and Learning

The course notes, power point presentations, dynamic links and additional resources can be found on the Google Classroom. In addition, there are past papers and mark schemes plus revision notes.

AS 1

Forces, Energy and Electricity

AS 2

 Waves, Photons and Medical Physics

AS 3

 Practical Techniques Planning, Implementing ,Analysis, Evaluation, Communication

A2 1

  Momentum, Thermal Physics, Circular Motion, Oscillations and Atomic and Nuclear Physics

A2 2

Fields and their Applications

A2 3

Practical Techniques Planning, Implementing ,Analysis, Evaluation, Communication

Unit

Assessment Format

Duration

Weightings

Availability

AS 1

Forces ,Energy and Electricity

A written examination, consisting of a number of compulsory short answer questions, some of which will afford the opportunity for extended writing. Externally assessed Maximum raw marks = 75

1 hour 45 minutes

40% of AS

16% of A Level

Summer only

AS 2

Waves Photons and Astronomy

A written examination, consisting of a number of compulsory short answer questions, some of which will afford the opportunity for extended writing. Externally assessed Maximum raw marks = 75

1 hour 45 minutes

40% of AS

16% of A Level

Summer only

AS 3

Practical

Techniques and

Data Analysis

Students complete an externally assessed test of

practical skills, consisting of short tasks(40 marks) and a separate paper requiring analysis of experimental results(50marks)

Externally assessed

1 hour 30 minutes

20% of AS

8% of A Level

Summer only

A2 1

Deformation of Solids,Thermal Physics, CircularMotion, Oscillationsand Atomicand Nuclear Physics

Students complete a written examination,

consisting of compulsory short answer questions

and some that require extended writing.

The questions have elements of synoptic

assessment, drawing together different strands

of the specification.

2 hour

24% of A Level

Summer only

A2 2

Fields, Capacitors and Particle Physics

Students complete a written examination,

consisting of compulsory short answer questions

and some that require extended writing.

The questions have elements of synoptic

assessment, drawing together different strands

of the specification.

2 hour

24% of A Level

Summer only

A2 3

Practical

Techniques and

Data Analysis

2 (1 hour) subcomponents

Students take an externally assessed test of

practical skills, consisting of two experimental

tests (40 marks) and a separate paper requiring

the analysis of experimental results (50 marks).

Externally assessed

1 hour 30 minutes

12% of A Level

Summer only