KS3 Physics

Learning Objectives:

1. To state what a force is and its unit of measurement.

2. To categorise the different forces into contact and non-contact forces.

3. To explain what interaction pairs are.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces.

2. To describe the state of objects when the forces are balanced or unbalanced.

3. To calculate resultant force acting on an object.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe how forces deform objects.

2. To explain the relationship between the force on an object and its extension.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe the effect of drag and friction.

2. To explain how to reduce the effect of drag and friction.

3. To analyse data on the friction on different surfaces.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe the features of a wave.

2. To describe the different types of waves and their properties.

3. To explain wave superposition.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe reflection of light waves.

2. To describe how images are formed in a mirror.

3. To explain the uses of light waves.

Learning Objectives:

1.To describe and explain what happens when light is refracted.

2.To explain what happens when light passes through a lens.

Learning Objectives:

1.To describe how the eye works.

2.To compare the eye to a camera

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe what happens when light passed through a prism.

2. To explain colour filtering.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe gravitational field strength.

2. To explain how gravity and mass are related.

3. To compare mass and weight.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe the structure of the universe and the solar system.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe the apparent motion of the sun  across the sky.

2. To explain why different seasons, happen

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe the phases of the moon.

2. To explain how eclipses happen.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe how eclipses happen.

2. To compare solar and lunar eclipse.

Learning Objectives:

1. State how objects can become charged.

2. Describe how charged objects interact.

3. Explain what is meant by an electric field.

4. Interpret observations, identifying patterns linked to charge.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe what is meant by current.

2. Describe how to measure current.

3. Set up a circuit including an ammeter to measure current.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe potential difference/voltage.

2. To describe what is meant by rating of a battery or a bulb.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the difference between series and parallel circuits.

2. Describe how current and potential difference vary in series and parallel circuits.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe what is meant by resistance.

2. Calculate resistance of a component and of a circuit.

3. Describe the difference between conductors and insulators in terms of resistance.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe how magnets interact.

2. Describe how to represent magnetic fields.

3. Describe the Earth’s magnetic field.

4. Draw field lines round a magnet in detail.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe how to make an electromagnet.

2. Describe how to change the strength of an electromagnet.

3. Predict and test the effect of changes to an electromagnet.

Learning objectives:

1. Describe some uses of electromagnets.

2. Describe how a simple motor works.

Learning Objectives:

1. To compare the energy values of food and fuels.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe the difference between energy and temperature.

2. To explain how materials heat up.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe the different energy stores.

2. To explain energy transfer.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe the different methods of heat transfer.

2. To explain the applications of the methods of heat transfer.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe the difference energy and power.

2. To explain how to calculate the cost of electricity.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe and calculate work done.

2. To apply the law of conservation of energy to simple machines.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe how to calculate speed.

2. To explain the difference between speed and velocity

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe relative motion.

2. To calculate relative speed.

Learning Objectives:

1. To draw distance-time graphs.

2. To interpret distance-time graphs.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe pressure in solids.

2. To calculate pressure.

3. To apply the knowledge of pressure to explain different phenomenon.

Learning Objectives:

1. To describe how pressure is created in liquids.

2. To describe how pressure changes with depth.

3. To explain how a hydraulic system works.

Learning objectives:

1. To describe how pressure is created in gases.

2. To explain the different factors that affect pressure in gases.

3. To explain how atmospheric pressure changes with height.