This document contains information about a GCSE Physics course, including topics that will be covered such as the Earth in the Universe, radiation and life, and the wave model of radiation. It lists questions that will be explored like whether there is life elsewhere in the Universe and what will happen to the Earth and the Sun. The document also provides instructions for students on how to behave in class, complete assignments, and earn their GCSE in Physics.

1. GCSE PhysicsTwenty First Century Science

2. Is there life elsewhere in the Universe? ?Why do mountains come in chains, in particular places? Can we predict earthquakes, especially those that are likely to cause most damage? Could the human race be destroyed by an asteroid colliding with the Earth? What is known about stars and galaxies? What will happen to the Earth and the Sun? Where do the elements of life come from? How do scientists develop explanations of the Earth and space? What do we know about the Earth and space? What do we know about the Universe?

3. To do today:Issue books (all sciences) and record numbersIssue exercise books (just physics)Stick in lab safety rules on inside front coverRead through text book (P1 is the first topic)

4. How to make Mr Rayner happy!What you need to do every lesson:

5. Line up quietly outside the classroom

6. When instructed, enter the classroom quietly and take out all your equipment

7. Write down the date and title and have a go at the mini starterHow to make Mr Rayner happy!How you do it:

8. Always write in pen and draw in pencil (sharpened)

9. Date in the top right and title on the line underneath in the center.

10. Underline the headings with a ruler

11. Ask by raising your hand and waitingHow to make you happyMake lessons interesting and funYou’ll learn by doingYou find out your own answers, I won’t tell you

12. How to earn your GCSEAssessment33.3 % Internal Assessment66.6 % Examination16.7 % P1, P2, P3 (40 mins)16.7 % P4, P5, P6 (40 mins)33 % Ideas in context and P7 (60 mins)

13. TopicsP1 The Earth in the UniverseP2 Radiation and lifeP3 Radioactive materialsP4 Explaining motionP5 Electric circuitsP6 The wave model of radiationP7 Observing the Universe

14. P1 The Earth in the UniverseTime and spaceDeep timeContinental driftThe theory of plate tectonicsThe Solar System – danger!What are we made of?Are we alone?How did the Universe begin?

15. P1 The Earth in the UniverseYear 9

19. How big and how old is the Universe?29 September 2010Work out what these objects are.Put them in order of size

20. TodayThe beginning

21. 1. The big picture: space and time29 September 2010History of the UniverseThe size of the Universe

22. FGravity only happens on Earth.

24. The rock cycle describes changes in rockmaterial, resulting from processes such aserosion, sedimentation, compression, andheating.T

26. FThere are four kinds of rock: igneous,compressive, sedimentary, and metamorphic.

28. FGravity attracts things towards the surface of the Earth.

30. FFar away from Earth objects have no mass.

32. TEarthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamisare natural Earth processes that cannot beprevented.

34. TThe oldest rocks on Earth are almost 4000million years old.

36. FOrbiting the Sun causes day and night.

38. FThere are four inner planets and five outerplanets in the Solar System.

40. TGravity keeps the planets orbiting the Sun.

42. FThe Moon is a lump of matter that was brokenoff the Earth.

44. TThe only remote place in the Solar System thatpeople have visited is the Moon.

46. FLife has been found on Mars.

48. TThe Solar System is part of a galaxy called theMilky Way.

51. TOur Universe came into existence with an eventcalled the big bang.

54. Task: how old is the UniverseThe timeline on pg 10 shows the age of the EarthRedraw it as if it happened over a period of 15 years (your lifetime)On this scale, how long ago did the dinosaurs die out

55. 0.2 yragoNowEarth

56. How do scientists explore earlier times and places?

57. How do scientists explore earlier times and places?

58. 2. James Hutton and deep time29 September 2010

60. 3. Alfred Wegener and continental drift29 September 2010Thoughts?

61. AimsExplain Wegener’s ideas of continental drift, his evidence and reasons why geologists at the time rejected the ideaShow how scientists can agree on data but differ on its interpretation

62. Kontinentalverschiebung

65. Task Read the Wegener case study in the text book

66. Pangea

67. IP 1.3 Wegener’s CluesPresentation

68. TaskConvert the cartoon in the textbook into a two-column, three row table

73. HomeworkDesign and create an obituary for Alfred Wegener. Use additional sources for additional credit (and learning)Include notable datesInclude why he is so celebratedWhat did he do first? Why?What did his work lead on to?

74. Transcripts of interviewListen up…

75. 4. Seafloor spreading29 September 2010

76. 5. Plate tectonics theory29 September 2010

77. 6. Geohazard strikes at home29 September 2010

78. 7. Craters – what makes them?29 September 2010

79. 8. What killed off the dinosaurs?29 September 2010

80. 9. What are we made of?29 September 2010

81. 10. Are we alone?29 September 2010

82. 11. The great debate: Shapley V Curtis29 September 2010

83. 12. How did the Universe begin?29 September 2010