The Course is split up into 3 Units of theory to learn, plus an Assignment (which involves a simple bit of research and an experiment). The content of the 3 Units are outlined below:

Electricity and Energy

In this Unit, the ‘key areas’ covered are:

• Generation of electricity
• Electrical power
• Electromagnetism
• Practical electrical and electronic ciruits
• Gas Laws and the Kinetic Model (Theory):

Waves and Radiation

In this Unit, the ‘key areas’ covered are:

• Waves characteristics
• Electromagnetic spectrum
• Nuclear radiation 

Dynamics and Space

In this Unit, the ‘key areas’ covered are:

• Speed and acceleration
• Relationship between forces, motion and energy
• Satellites
• Cosmology

ASSESSMENT

To gain an overall Award for this Course, students need to pass the Course Assessment, which includes:            

• a Unit Test for each of the 3 Units – these are done in class and marked by the teacher,

• an Outcome 1 – which is a simple ‘write-up’ of an experiment done in class,
• an Assignment – this involves doing a simple piece of research along with an experiment to write a brief Report of what was investigated and found out.
• The Course Assessment is graded as either a Pass or a Fail, and that is determined by how well you perform in each of the different parts.

HOMEWORK

Homework is an essential part of the course. Homework will include practise problems, questions from a textbook and regular revision of all the material covered in the course.