{"id":444,"date":"2017-05-09T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T05:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curric.uhs.sa.edu.au\/?page_id=444"},"modified":"2025-07-30T08:57:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T23:27:44","slug":"stage-2-physics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/curric.uhs.sa.edu.au\/index.php\/stage-2-physics\/","title":{"rendered":"Stage 2 Physics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Level: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stage 2<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>SACE Credits: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 credits<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Length: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full Year<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Recommended background: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students must have successfully completed Physics A &amp; B at Stage 1 and have the recommendation of their Stage 1 Physics teacher.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is further recommended that students have successfully completed Stage 1 Mathematical Methods and are studying Stage 2 Mathematics.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Content:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study of Physics is constructed around using qualitative and quantitative models, laws, and theories to better understand matter, forces, energy, and the interaction among them. Physics seeks to explain natural phenomena, from the subatomic world to the macrocosmos, and to make predictions about them. The models, laws, and theories in physics are based on evidence obtained from observations, measurements, and active experimentation over thousands of years.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By studying physics, students understand how new evidence can lead to the refinement of existing models and theories and to the development of different, more complex ideas, technologies, and innovations.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Stage 2 Physics is organised into three topics:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topic 1: Motion and Relativity<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topic 2: Electricity and Magnetism<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topic 3: Light and Atoms<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Assessment:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students\u2019 performance will be determined according to the subject\u2019s Performance Standards, as outlined by the SACE Board. Grades A+ to E- will be used for reporting purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students demonstrate their learning in Stage 2 Physics through eight assessments, comprising:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b><i>School Assessment (70%)<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Assessment Type 1: Investigations Folio (30%)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One practical investigation<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One investigation with a focus on science as a human endeavour<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Assessment Type 2: Skills and Applications Tasks (40%)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four skills and applications tasks<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Assessment Type 3: Examination (30%)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One examination.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Special Requirements: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students are required to have a scientific or graphics calculator and a protractor.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Level: Stage 2 SACE Credits: 20 credits Length: Full Year Recommended background: Students must have successfully completed Physics A &amp; B at Stage 1 and have the recommendation of their Stage 1 Physics teacher. 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