{"id":79,"date":"2022-04-25T17:26:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshsscience\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2022-06-10T09:42:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T08:42:59","slug":"national-5-physics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshsscience\/physics\/national-5-physics\/","title":{"rendered":"N4-5 Physics overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a more detailled course description, click <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/public\/peebleshsscience\/uploads\/sites\/3730\/2022\/04\/26115156\/Phys-N45-CourseDescription.pdf\">Phys-N45-CourseDescription<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>SUBJECT:\u00a0 PHYSICS <\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>AWARD RECEIVED:\u00a0\u00a0 N5.<\/h2>\n<h2>(For National 4, please scroll down)<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>ENTRY LEVEL<\/h3>\n<p>Students should ideally have completed the S2\/3 Elective Physics course, although that is not crucial.\u00a0 It could be possible for a student without previous experience of Physics to follow this course, in which case they should speak with a Physics teacher for advice.<\/p>\n<h3>COURSE CONTENT<\/h3>\n<p>The Course is split up into \u2018key areas\u2019 as outlined below:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Dynamics<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In this area, the topics covered are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>vectors and scalars<\/em><\/strong>: speed, distance, velocity, displacement, resultant vectors, <strong>d = v <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>velocity\u2013time graphs<\/em><\/strong>: drawing and understanding speed-time graphs, using them to work out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2018distance travelled\u2019 and accelerations, using <strong>a = (v \u2013 u ) \/ t<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>acceleration<\/em><\/strong>: more examples using a = ( v \u2013 u ) \/ t<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Newton\u2019s laws<\/em>:<\/strong> Newton\u2019s 1<sup>st<\/sup> Law and \u2018balanced forces\u2019, and Newton\u2019s 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Law and \u2018unbalanced forces\u2019, <strong>F = m <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> a<\/strong>, mass (m) and weight (W) and <strong>W = m <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> g<\/strong>, Newton\u2019s 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Law, \u2018free fall\u2019, \u2018terminal velocity\u2019.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>energy<\/em><\/strong>: conservation of Energy, Gravitational-potential-energy (Ep) <strong>E<\/strong><strong>p = m <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> g <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> h<\/strong>,, Kinetic Energy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Ek) <strong>E<\/strong><strong>k = 1\/2 <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> m <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> v<\/strong><strong><sup>2<\/sup><\/strong>, Work-done (Ew) <strong>E<\/strong><strong>w = F <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> d<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>projectile motion<\/em><\/strong><em>:<\/em> explanation of how projectiles (golf-ball, foot-ball, stone, tennis-ball, etc.) move through the air, learning how rockets take-off and move into\/through Space, learning about satellites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Space<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In this area, the topics covered are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>space exploration<\/em><\/strong>: more detail about rockets, satellites, telescopes, GPS, International Space Station, problems with space travel, learning about the Sun, Moon, Planets, solar-system, Galaxy, Universe, Black-holes, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>cosmology<\/em><\/strong>: learning about the origin of the Universe\/Big-Bang theory, Light Years, radiations from space, identifying elements in different stars.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Electricity<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In this area, the topics covered are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>electrical charge carriers<\/em><\/strong>: the structure of the atom, electrons, static-electricity, electric-current ( I ), electrical charge (Q), <strong>Q = <\/strong><strong>I <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> t<\/strong>, A.C. &amp; D.C. using oscilloscopes.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>potential difference (voltage)<\/em><\/strong><em>:<\/em> learning how this makes electrons move, how it\u2019s the Energy (E) given to the electrons\/charge(Q) that allows them to flow through a circuit.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Ohm\u2019s law<\/em><\/strong>: <strong>V = <\/strong><strong>I <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> R<\/strong> along with\u00a0 <strong>V<\/strong><strong>1 \/ V<\/strong><strong>2 = R<\/strong><strong>1 \/ R<\/strong><strong>2<\/strong>\u00a0 .<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>practical electrical and electronic circuits<\/em><\/strong>: using different components to make <strong>Series<\/strong> and <strong>Parallel<\/strong> circuits \u2013 including using a cell, battery, lamp, switch, resistor, voltmeter, ammeter, LED, motor, microphone, loudspeaker, photovoltaic cell, fuse, diode, capacitor, thermistor, LDR, relay, transistor, etc. Learning how the <strong>Resistance<\/strong> (R), <strong>Current<\/strong> ( I ) and <strong>Voltage<\/strong> (V) are linked in Series and Parallel circuits e.g. <strong>R<\/strong><strong>T = R<\/strong><strong>1 + R<\/strong><strong>2<\/strong>, <strong>I<\/strong><strong>T = <\/strong><strong>I<\/strong><strong>1 = <\/strong><strong>I<\/strong><strong>2<\/strong>,\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>V<\/strong><strong>T = V<\/strong><strong>1 + V<\/strong><strong>2<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 ..<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>electrical power<\/em><\/strong>: learning how <strong>Power<\/strong> (P) is linked with <strong>Energy<\/strong> (E) and <strong>time<\/strong> (t) by <strong>E = P <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> t<\/strong>\u00a0 , and how in electrical circuits\u00a0 <strong>P = <\/strong><strong>I <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> V<\/strong>\u00a0 .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Properties of matter<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In this area, the topics covered are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>specific heat capacity<\/em><\/strong>: learning how different materials \u2018heat up\u2019 by different amounts and so they can have a higher or lower temperature rise, which means they have their own \u2018<strong><em>specific<\/em> heat capacity\u2019<\/strong> (<strong>c<\/strong>), which is linked to the heat Energy (Eh) and mass (m) involved by: <strong>E<\/strong><strong>h = c <\/strong><strong>x m <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> <\/strong>\uf044<strong>T<\/strong> . and how this lets us understand why particular materials are used for certain jobs\u2026otherwise they might just melt !<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>specific latent heat<\/em><\/strong>: this explains how different materials need more, or less, Energy to make them change from solid to liquid, or from a liquid to gas, or vice-versa. <strong>Specific latent heat<\/strong> ( <strong>l<\/strong> ) is linked with the Energy (E) involved by: <strong>E<\/strong><strong>h = m <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> <\/strong><strong>l<\/strong> .<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>gas laws<\/em><\/strong>: learning about how a gas is made up of tiny particles\/molecules moving very fast and bumping into the walls of their container, which causes a <strong>force<\/strong> (F) to be applied to them \u2013 which is what we mean by the <strong>Pressure<\/strong> (P) and how they\u2019re linked with the <strong>area<\/strong> (A) by: <strong>P = F \/ A<\/strong> .\u00a0 We learn how the <strong>Volume<\/strong> (<strong>V<\/strong>) and <strong>Temperature<\/strong> (<strong>T<\/strong>) of a gas also determines what it will do, by the equation:\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>( P<\/strong><strong>1 <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> V<\/strong><strong>1 ) \/ T<\/strong><strong>1\u00a0 =\u00a0 ( P<\/strong><strong>2 <\/strong><strong><em>x<\/em> V<\/strong><strong>2 ) \/ T<\/strong><strong>2<\/strong> .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also learn about the \u2018absolute\u2019 coldest temperature that there can possibly be !<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>kinetic theory \/ model<\/em><\/strong>: this is an \u2018idea\u2019, a theory of how we understand everything is made of tiny particles\/atoms\/molecules that are constantly moving about.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Waves<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In this area, the topics covered are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>wave parameters<\/em><\/strong>: the basic ideas of <strong>amplitude<\/strong> (<strong>A<\/strong>), <strong>wavelength<\/strong> ( \uf06c ), <strong>frequency<\/strong> (<strong>f<\/strong>), <strong>period<\/strong> (<strong>T<\/strong>) and <strong>speed<\/strong> (<strong>v<\/strong>) of a wave\u2026and how they\u2019re linked by the equations: <strong>v = d \/ t<\/strong> \u2026 <strong>v = f <\/strong><strong>x <\/strong>\uf06c \u2026 <strong>f = 1 \/ T<\/strong> \u2026<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>wave behaviours<\/em><\/strong>: easy stuff about reflection of light (waves) and <strong>refraction<\/strong> and <strong>diffraction<\/strong>, which explain how waves can bend around or through different materials, depending on their wavelength, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>electromagnetic spectrum<\/em><\/strong>: we learn how <em>all<\/em> the waves we\u2019ve learned about ( like <strong>Radio-waves<\/strong>, <strong>micro-waves<\/strong>, <strong>Infra-Red<\/strong>, visible light waves, <strong>Ultra-Violet<\/strong>, <strong>X-Rays<\/strong>, <strong>Gamma-Rays<\/strong> ) are linked in the <strong>electromagnetic spectrum<\/strong> \u2026 unless they\u2019re something like a <strong>sound wave<\/strong> that is.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>refraction of light<\/em><\/strong>: we learn a bit more detail about refraction and how different materials can make<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>light bend more as it goes through them \u2026 it tells us how <strong>lenses<\/strong> work, including how your <strong>eye<\/strong> works !<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Radiation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In this area, the topic covered is<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>nuclear radiation<\/em><\/strong>: which includes learning about <strong>atoms<\/strong> again, and <strong>radioactivity<\/strong>, with things like <strong>alpha-particles<\/strong>, <strong>beta-particles<\/strong> and <strong>gamma-rays<\/strong>, and stuff like <strong>Uranium<\/strong>. We learn about all the nuclear radiation that around you all the time, as \u2018<strong>background radiation\u2019<\/strong> and we also learn about how radioactivity is really useful, including <strong>Nuclear Energy<\/strong> and <strong>Radiotherapy<\/strong> for treating cancer in hospitals, but how it can be very harmful too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All students will be issued with a Course textbook and they will also be given access to the full course content in a computer software package. This is an excellent resource which allows students to progress at a faster pace if they want to, and it\u2019s also a great way to get additional help for any parts of the Course that might be causing you problems.<\/p>\n<p>The Physics teachers are always available either at lunchtimes and\/or at the end of the day to give extra support if and when needed, throughout the year.<\/p>\n<h3>ASSESSMENT<\/h3>\n<p>To gain an overall Award for this Course, students need to pass the <strong>Course Assessment<\/strong>, which is marked by the SQA and includes an<strong>: \u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0 Assignment <\/strong>(20%)<\/p>\n<p>This involves you doing a simple piece of research along with an experiment so that you can write\u00a0 a brief Report of what you investigated and found out. You can do this on your own if you like or, if\u00a0 you prefer, you can work in a small group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Exam <\/strong>(80%)<\/p>\n<p>This is your \u2018SQA Final Exam\u2019, which has some multiple-choice questions as well as some \u2018written\u2019\u00a0 answers that will include calculations, using equations that <strong><em>you will be given<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Course assessment is graded A\u2013D. The grade is determined by how well you perform in the two parts.<\/p>\n<h3>HOMEWORK<\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The Physics teachers are always available at lunchtimes and\/or at the end of the day to give you help with your Homework \u2013 so it\u2019s easy to get it all done\u2026correctly !<\/p>\n<h3>TRANSFERABLE SKILLS<\/h3>\n<p>There are many very useful and valuable transferable skills gained by studying N5 Physics, including: researching, ICT, reporting, numeracy, literacy, graphing, investigating, practical experimental skills, analysing, presentation, evaluating\u2026 to name just a few.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>PROGRESSION<\/h3>\n<p>There is very good progression from this Course on to Higher Physics.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>AWARD RECEIVED:\u00a0\u00a0 N4<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>ENTRY LEVEL<\/h3>\n<p>Students should ideally have completed the S2\/3 Elective Physics course, although that is not crucial.\u00a0 It could be possible for a student without previous experience of Physics to follow this course, in which case they should speak with a Physics teacher for advice.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>COURSE CONTENT<\/h3>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Electricity and Energy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In this Unit, the \u2018key areas\u2019 covered are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Generation of electricity<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Electrical power<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Electromagnetism<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Practical electrical and electronic ciruits<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Gas Laws and the Kinetic Model (Theory)<\/em><\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Waves and Radiation <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In this Unit, the \u2018key areas\u2019 covered are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Waves characteristics<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Electromagnetic spectrum<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Nuclear radiation<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Dynamics and Space<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In this Unit, the \u2018key areas\u2019 covered are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Speed and acceleration<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Relationship between forces, motion and energy<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Satellites<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cosmology<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All students will be issued with a Course textbook and they will also be given access to the full course content in a computer software package. This is an excellent resource which allows students to progress at a faster pace if they want to, and it\u2019s also a great way to get additional help for any parts of the Course that might be causing you problems.<\/p>\n<p>The Physics teachers are always available either at lunchtimes and\/or at the end of the day to give extra support if and when needed, throughout the year.<\/p>\n<h3>ASSESSMENT<\/h3>\n<p>To gain an overall Award for this Course, students need to pass the <strong>Course Assessment<\/strong>, which includes<strong>: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a<strong> Unit Test for each of the 3 Units<\/strong> \u2013 these are done in class and marked by your teacher,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(\u2026<strong><em>you will be given a list of all the equations you\u2019ll need to use, which makes these easier<\/em><\/strong><em> ! )<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an <strong>Outcome 1<\/strong> &#8211; which is a simple \u2018write-up\u2019 of an experiment you do in class,<\/li>\n<li>an <strong>Assignment <\/strong>&#8211; this involves you doing a simple piece of research along with an experiment so that you can write a brief Report of what you investigated and found out. You can do this on your own if you like or, if you prefer, you can work in a small group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Course Assessment is graded as either a <strong>Pass<\/strong> or a <strong>Fai<\/strong>l, and that is determined by how well you perform in each of the different parts.<\/p>\n<h3>HOMEWORK<\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The Physics teachers are always available at lunchtimes and\/or at the end of the day to give you help with your Homework \u2013 so it\u2019s easy to get it all done\u2026correctly !<\/p>\n<h3>TRANSFERABLE SKILLS<\/h3>\n<p>There are many very useful and valuable transferable skills gained by studying N4 Physics, including: researching, ICT, reporting, numeracy, literacy, graphing, investigating, practical experimental skills, analysing, presentation, evaluating\u2026 to name just a few.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>PROGRESSION<\/h3>\n<p>There is very good progression from this Course on to N5 Physics, which could then possibly lead on into Higher Physics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a more detailled course description, click Phys-N45-CourseDescription. SUBJECT:\u00a0 PHYSICS AWARD RECEIVED:\u00a0\u00a0 N5. (For National 4, please scroll down) \u00a0ENTRY LEVEL Students should ideally have completed the S2\/3 Elective Physics course, although that is not crucial.\u00a0 It could be possible for a student without previous experience of Physics to follow this course, in which case &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshsscience\/physics\/national-5-physics\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">N4-5 Physics overview<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8727,"featured_media":0,"parent":48,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-79","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshsscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshsscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshsscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshsscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8727"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshsscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshsscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":475,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshsscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79\/revisions\/475"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshsscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/peebleshsscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}