AS LEVEL PHYSYCS – G11 A

Week Meeting Lesson Objective Activities Remark

1 1 Introduction Introduction
Course Outline
SMART Goals
Exam Techniques

2 1 &2 Students will be able to: Measurement techniques Using other

 Use techniques for the measurement of length, volume, angle, mass, Using micrometer screw instrument is
time, temperature, and electrical quantities. gauge based on the
 Understand and explain the effects of systematic errors (including zero The Vernier Caliper lecture done e.g.:
errors) and random errors in measurement Calculating the errors and using stop watch
 Understand the distinction between precision and accuracy uncertainties based on to measure time
 Assess the uncertainty in a derived quantity by simple addition of data collected by the could be in
absolute, fractional or percentage uncertainties students Kinematics
3 1 Students will be able to Discovery approach in
 Define and use distance, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration Kinematics using stop
 Use graphical methods to represent distance, displacement, speed, watch timer, meter stick
velocity and acceleration to measure a velocity or
 Determine displacement from the area under a velocity-time graph acceleration of a car toy
 Determine velocity from the area under a displacement-time graph
 Determine acceleration from the area under a velocity-time graph
 Derive, from the definitions of velocity and acceleration, equations
which represent uniformly accelerated motion in a straight line
 Solve problems using equations which represent uniformly accelerated
motion in a straight line, including the motion of bodies falling in a
uniform gravitational field without air resistance
 Describe an experiment to determine the acceleration of free fall using a
falling body
 Describe and explain motion due to a uniform velocity in one direction
and uniform acceleration in a perpendicular direction