Year 12 7PHX – Physics (NCEA L2)
Course Option Description
Head of Learning Area (HOLA): Miss K. Murray.
Why this course:
A wide range of further courses and career pathways such as: architecture, dentistry, surveying, photography, geology, veterinary, meteorology, aviation, medicine, laboratory work, electrician, engineering to name a few, require people with a background in physics. Apart from these areas that require physics, it also answers the ‘how does it work?’ for everyday things from microwaves to seat-belts. Physics graduates are widely sought after in professions as diverse as engineering and accounting due to the subject combining numeracy skills with problem solving.
Course information:
Prior knowledge gained from a satisfactory understanding of the Level 1 Science course is assumed. The main topics are mechanics (including laws of motion and analysis of a systems using vectors), waves (including the behaviour of light, sound and other wave phenomena), electricity (including DC circuit behaviour and electromagnetism) and modern physics (including discoveries leading to structural models of the atom and radioactivity).
This course leads to:
Level 3 Physics (8PHX).
Prerequisites
To achieve entry into this course, students need to pass their Level 1 Science class (15 credits) or by approval by the Teacher in Charge of Physics and HoLA Science (Ms Murray).
Pathway
Assessment Information
This course is assessed using Achievement and/or Unit Standards. Please note exact standards are subject to change and individual assessment programmes may be provided in consultation with student and teacher.Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Physics 2.1 - Carry out a practical physics investigation that leads to a non-linear mathematical relationship
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Physics 2.2 - Demonstrate understanding of physics relevant to a selected context
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Physics 2.3 - Demonstrate understanding of waves
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Physics 2.4 - Demonstrate understanding of mechanics
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Physics 2.5 - Demonstrate understanding of atomic and nuclear physics
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Physics 2.6 - Demonstrate understanding of electricity and electromagnetism