This course requires 2 options.
Level 3 Physics
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr R. Shafie.
Physics will help you to have a better understanding of the world around you and the technology that we all use on a daily basis. In L3 Physics you will study the following concepts: Movement (bungee jumper, rotation, gravity); Modern Physics (photoelectric effect, atomic spectra and nuclear physics); Electricity (including AC, the type of electricity that comes from a wall socket); Wave energy (speed cameras, music, interference). You will be able to go to Rainbow's End theme park to enhance your understanding of the physics of free fall, vertical circles, collisions and rotation.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
Course Cost: - Nil
Trip Cost: - $75
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
Total Credits Available: 22 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 6 credits.
External
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Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Pathway Tags
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