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2013 SECONDARY 3 PHYSICSSCHEME OF WORK

Phys ics (with SPA ) Ordin ary Level 2013 (Subj ect cod e: 5059)

Term 1 Topic

Week

0 Introduction to Physics & Class Administration

Lab Safety

1 - 2 Physical Quantities, Units and Measurement

• Physical quantities

• SI units

• Prefixes

• Measurement of length and time 2 - 5 Kinematics

• Speed, velocity and acceleration

• Graphical analysis of motion

• Free-fall

• Effect of air resistance

Week 4: Outward Bound Singapore (OBS)

Week 5: 8 Feb (Fri) CNY celebrations

6 - 8 Dynamics

• Scalars and vectors

• Balanced and unbalanced forces

• Free-body diagram

• Friction

Week 6: 11 Feb (Mon) & 12 Feb (Tue) CNY holidays

Weeks 7 & 8: Level Test 1

9 Mass, Weight and Density

• Mass and weight

• Gravitational field and field strength

• Density

10 Turning Effect of Forces

• Moments

• Centre of gravity

• Stability

Term 2 Topic

Week

1 - 2 Energy, Work and Power

• Energy conversion and conservation

• Work

• Power


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Week 2: Submis sion of Performance Task

Week 1: 29 Mar (Fri) Good Friday

3 - 4 Pressure

• Pressure • Pressure differences

• Pressure measurement

Week 3: 13 Apr (Sat) Official School Opening

5 Revision

Common Test

6 Common Test

1 May (Wed) Labour Day

7 Review of Common Test

8 General Wave Properties

• Describing wave motion

• Wave terms

• Longitudinal and transverse waves

8 - 9 Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Properties of electromagnetic waves

• Applications of electromagnetic waves

• Effects of electromagnetic waves on cells and tissue

9 - 10 Sound

• Sound waves

• Speed of sound

• Echo

• Ultrasound

Week 9: 23 May (Thu) School-Parents Meeting

24 May (Fri) Vesak Day

Term 3 Topic

Week

1 - 3 Light

Reflection of light

Refraction of light

Thin lenses

Week 2: 8 Jul (Mon) Youth Day

Week 3: Practical Test

4 - 5 Temperature

Principles of thermometry

Thermocouple thermometers

5 - 7 Kinetic Model of Matter

• States of matter • Brownian motion


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• Kinetic model

Week 6: 7 Aug (Wed) National Day celebrations8 Aug (Thu) Hari Raya Puasa

9 Aug (Fri) National Day 7 - 8 Transfer of Thermal Energy

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Weeks 7 & 8: Level Test 2

9 - 10 Thermal Properties of Matter

• Internal energy

• Specific heat capacity

• Specific latent heat

• Melting, boiling and evaporation

Week 10: 5 Sep (Thu) Teachers’ Day celebrations

6 Sep ( Fri) Teachers’ Day

Term 4 Topic

Week

1 Schoo l-based Science Pract ical Ass essment (SPA)

2 Revision

3 End-of-Year Examination

4 End-of-Year ExaminationMarking days

5 Review of EOY Examination

6-7 Static Electricity

• Laws of electrostatics

• Principles of electrostatics

• Electric field

• Applications of electrostatics

Week 6: 23 Oct (Wed) Service Learning Carnival

24 Oct (Thu) School-Parents Meeting 8-9 Remedial lessons and Tests

(for students who failed subject(s) in the End-of-Year Exam)

Week 8: 4 Nov (Mon) Deepavali

Alternat ive assessments: detai ls to be given at a later date

Correct as of 2 Jan 2013, any updates will be communicated to students through the subjectteachers, SST website and Students’ Googlesite.


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Curriculum may extend beyond the GCE O-Level syllabus in terms of knowledge and skillsto better prepare students for their next level of study, either in a junior college or a polytechnic.

School will make responsive changes if necessary in the interest of students’ l earning.

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