Year 9 Physics: “The Big Picture”
Name:
Class:
Topics I will be studying
Light
• You will learn where light comes from and
how we see objects using key terms.
• You will learn how to draw a ray diagram of
we see things and see that light travels in
straight lines.
• You will plan and carry out an experiment to
investigate the size of a shadow
• You will carry out an experiment to see what
happens when light is shone at a mirror.
• You will find out about the law of reflection
and be able to draw ray diagrams.
• You will see how light bends when it moves
from one material to another.
• Topic test
Sound
• You will learn to explain how to make
different sounds
• You will learn to describe sounds using terms
amplitude and frequency.
• You will learn how to interpret graphs of
different sounds
• You will find out how we hear and learn the
name and function of various parts of the ear
• You will find out how we measure loudness of
sound and explain when and how we can
protect our hearing.
• Topic test
Heat
• You will learn how the particles in a solid
changes as it turns into a liquid and gas
• You will find out how heat is transferred by
three methods: conduction, convection and
radiation.
• You will do experiments to find out more
about these three methods of heat transfer
and will learn basic rules to explain how they
work.
• You will find out how heat is transferred in
your house and how you can reduce heat loss
by insulation.
• Topic test
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Topics I will be studying
(contd)
Static Electricity
• You will learn about static electricity in
everyday life
• You will learn that materials can be
electrically charged by friction and do
experiments to prove this.
• You will learn that an electrical charge can be
positive or negative
• You will find out that opposite charges
attract one another and that the same
charges push against each other
• Topic test
Electric Circuits
• You will learn about series circuits and
parallel circuits
• You will investigate how current varies when
it flows in a series circuit and in a parallel
circuit
• You will learn what current and voltage are in
electric circuits.
• You will investigate how voltage varies in a
series and in a parallel circuit.
Scientific Skills
Through the year you will also be learning about the skills
that are required to be a good physicist:
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You will learn about the different variables in a scientific experiment and
how to choose which one to investigate
You will find out how to make a prediction for your experiments.
You will learn how to carry out a fair test in order to make a comparison
You will find out how to record and analyse the results from experiments
You will learn how to draw graphs accurately and precisely.