← Science

Physics

Forces and motion, how energy moves, and Newton's laws.

Foundations

Year 7 PhysicsForces as arrows, balanced or not.Forces as arrows, balanced forces, what unbalanced forces change, and the difference between mass and weight. Concept tutorials with a live force diagram that can also run the motion.Year 8 PhysicsEnergy on the move: kinetic, stored and transferred.Energy that is moving and energy that is stored, how it moves from place to place and changes type, and following it through a whole system. Concept tutorials with a roller coaster and energy flow diagrams.After: Year 7 Physics

Extensions

Year 9 PhysicsHeat transfer, and why energy is never lost.Energy on the move. The particle model explains how heat travels through solids and fluids; then energy is followed through whole systems, where it is never lost but not all of it is useful. Concept tutorials with particle simulations, a roller coaster and Sankey diagrams.After: Year 8 Physics and Year 7 Chemistry (Particle theory)Year 10 PhysicsNewton's laws and F = ma.Newton's laws of motion. Why moving things don't need a push to keep moving, what acceleration means exactly, and how force, mass and acceleration are linked by F = ma. Concept tutorials with a live force and motion board.After: Year 9 Physics

Other pathways: Chemistry · Biology · Earth and space