PHYSICS TEXT HANDBOOK
SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL,
PUNE, INDIA
PHYSICS HANDBOOK
,Contents
Introduction
2
3
Syllabus
4
Assessment
5
6
7
9
22
Appendices
Sample Question Papers 27
IA sample 147
Extended Essay Sample 160
Resources 187
1
,Introduction
Aims
Group 4 aims
Through studying biology, chemistry or physics, students should become aware of how scientists work and
communicate with each other. While the scientific method may take on a wide variety of forms, it is the
emphasis on a practical approach through experimental work that characterizes these subjects.
The aims enable students, through the overarching theme of the Nature of science, to:
1. appreciate scientific study and creativity within a global context through stimulating and challenging
opportunities
2. acquire a body of knowledge, methods and techniques that characterize science and technology
3. apply and use a body of knowledge, methods and techniques that characterize science and technology
4. develop an ability to analyse, evaluate and synthesize scientific information
5. develop a critical awareness of the need for, and the value of, effective collaboration and
communication during scientific activities
6. develop experimental and investigative scientific skills including the use of current technologies
7. develop and apply 21st-century communication skills in the study of science
8. become critically aware, as global citizens, of the ethical implications of using science and technology
9. develop an appreciation of the possibilities and limitations of science and technology
10. evelop an understanding of the relationships between scientific disciplines and their influence on
d
other areas of knowledge.
2
, Introduction
Assessment objectives
The assessment objectives for biology, chemistry and physics reflect those parts of the aims that will be
formally assessed either internally or externally. These assessments will centre upon the nature of science. It
is the intention of these courses that students are able to fullfill the following assessment objectives:
1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
a. facts, concepts and terminology
b. methodologies and techniques
c. communicating scientific information.
2. Apply:
a. facts, concepts and terminology
b. methodologies and techniques
c. methods of communicating scientific information.
3. Formulate, analyse and evaluate:
a. hypotheses, research questions and predictions
b. methodologies and techniques
c. primary and secondary data
d. scientific explanations.
4. Demonstrate the appropriate research, experimental, and personal skills necessary to carry out
insightful and ethical investigations.
3
SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL,
PUNE, INDIA
PHYSICS HANDBOOK
,Contents
Introduction
2
3
Syllabus
4
Assessment
5
6
7
9
22
Appendices
Sample Question Papers 27
IA sample 147
Extended Essay Sample 160
Resources 187
1
,Introduction
Aims
Group 4 aims
Through studying biology, chemistry or physics, students should become aware of how scientists work and
communicate with each other. While the scientific method may take on a wide variety of forms, it is the
emphasis on a practical approach through experimental work that characterizes these subjects.
The aims enable students, through the overarching theme of the Nature of science, to:
1. appreciate scientific study and creativity within a global context through stimulating and challenging
opportunities
2. acquire a body of knowledge, methods and techniques that characterize science and technology
3. apply and use a body of knowledge, methods and techniques that characterize science and technology
4. develop an ability to analyse, evaluate and synthesize scientific information
5. develop a critical awareness of the need for, and the value of, effective collaboration and
communication during scientific activities
6. develop experimental and investigative scientific skills including the use of current technologies
7. develop and apply 21st-century communication skills in the study of science
8. become critically aware, as global citizens, of the ethical implications of using science and technology
9. develop an appreciation of the possibilities and limitations of science and technology
10. evelop an understanding of the relationships between scientific disciplines and their influence on
d
other areas of knowledge.
2
, Introduction
Assessment objectives
The assessment objectives for biology, chemistry and physics reflect those parts of the aims that will be
formally assessed either internally or externally. These assessments will centre upon the nature of science. It
is the intention of these courses that students are able to fullfill the following assessment objectives:
1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
a. facts, concepts and terminology
b. methodologies and techniques
c. communicating scientific information.
2. Apply:
a. facts, concepts and terminology
b. methodologies and techniques
c. methods of communicating scientific information.
3. Formulate, analyse and evaluate:
a. hypotheses, research questions and predictions
b. methodologies and techniques
c. primary and secondary data
d. scientific explanations.
4. Demonstrate the appropriate research, experimental, and personal skills necessary to carry out
insightful and ethical investigations.
3
