WJEC AS A2 Physics 2009 and 2010

This section of the website contains suggestions for material that could be used with the WJEC Physics AS and A2 Specification
(2009 and 2010).

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The website does not necessarily cover all topics or to the correct depth required for this specification although some sections may cover topics in more detail than is needed. It is the responsibility of the individual teacher to select the appropriate material.

References to work from the GCSE section of the site that would be useful at AS/A2 level are shown as (14-16) or (11- 14)

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For the full version of the specification please see: WJEC AS and A2 Physics 2009/2010

1.3 ENERGY CONCEPTS

(a) Work
Work

16- 19/Mechanics/Dynamics/Problems/Force, work, energy and power

(b) Work and Force-distance graphs
Work 2
Rubber band (14-16)

(c) Hooke's law and elastic potential energy
Hooke's Law

16-19/Properties of matter/Elasticity/Problems/Elasticity 1
16- 19/Properties of matter/Elasticity/Experiments/Extension of fishing line

(d) Work – energy relationship (Fs = ½ mv²)
Kinetic energy

(e) Conservation of energy (gravitational to kinetic etc.)
Work 2
Kinetic energy
Energy

(f) Power
Power

16- 19/Mechanics/Dynamics/Problems/Mechanics
16- 19/Mechanics/Dynamics/Problems/Force, work, energy and power

14- 16/Mechanics/Forces in motion/Experiments/Power of a pupil

(g) Dissipative forces such as friction and viscosity
Friction
Kinetic friction
Viscosity

1 6-19/Properties of matter/Viscosity/Experiments/Stokes' Law

(h) Efficiency
Efficiency

1 4-16/Mechanics/Forces in motion/Problems/Machines and efficiency

Further text, problems and experiments will be added in the future. Lesson plans and over 700 Creative Teaching Ideas may be found on the schoolphysics CD