Physics 9 syllabus

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Sort measurable and non-measurable ideas
See why physics relies on measurement
Compare base and derived quantities
Use the seven SI base units
Write numbers in scientific notation
Use prefixes for powers of ten
Compare scalar and vector quantities
Recognize scalar quantities
Recognize vector quantities
Find a perpendicular vector resultant
Make sensible physics estimates
Measure length with lab instruments
Measure volume with a cylinder
Measure time intervals
Average repeated readings
Round estimates appropriately
Find and discuss experimental error
Tell precision from accuracy
Read an analogue instrument’s least count
Classify different kinds of motion
Separate distance, displacement, speed, and velocity
Calculate speed
Calculate average speed
Compare average and instantaneous speed
Compare uniform and changing velocity
Calculate acceleration
Compare uniform and changing acceleration
Read distance–time and speed–time graphs
Use g for near-Earth free fall
Read speed from a distance–time gradient
Find distance from a speed–time graph
Use graph area to find distance
Calculate acceleration from a graph
Explain acceleration as graph gradient
Recognize the universe’s speed limit
Understand mass as amount of matter
Explain inertia
Calculate weight
Calculate gravitational field strength
Measure mass with an electronic balance
Measure weight with a force meter
Compare contact and non-contact forces
Classify different forces
Meet the three fundamental forces
Draw free-body diagrams
Apply Newton’s first law
Explain how force changes velocity
Add forces along one line
Apply Newton’s second law
Apply Newton’s third law
Explain third-law force pairs
Know when Newton’s laws are limited
Calculate momentum
Calculate impulse
Use conservation of momentum
Define resultant force through momentum
Identify equilibrium
Analyse friction’s energy loss
Understand terminal velocity
Compare rolling and sliding friction
Choose ways to reduce friction
Compare parallel force directions
Analyse forces that turn objects
Balance objects with moments
Test the principle of moments
Find the centres of mass and gravity
Locate a lamina’s centre of gravity
See how forces deform objects
Calculate a spring constant
Read and carry out a load–extension test
Find the limit of proportionality
Apply Hooke’s law
Calculate pressure
Relate pressure to force and area
Explain pressure’s normal force
Explain atmospheric pressure
Explain pressure changes with height
Use pressure to read weather changes
Understand a liquid barometer
Calculate pressure at liquid depth
Understand a manometer
Apply Pascal’s law
Define work done
Calculate work with W = F × d
Understand energy as ability to work
Recognize stored energy
Derive kinetic energy
Derive gravitational potential energy
Solve simple energy-conversion problems
Track energy transfers and storage
Apply conservation of energy
Explain why perpetual machines fail
Compare renewable and non-renewable sources
Get useful energy from nature
Weigh energy-generation choices
Calculate power
Calculate efficiency
Solve efficiency problems
Explain why efficiency stays below 100%
Explain magnetic forces
Describe induced magnetism
Distinguish magnetic and non-magnetic materials
Distinguish temporary and permanent magnets
Describe magnetic fields
Plot magnetic field lines
Draw a bar magnet’s field pattern
Relate field direction to force on a north pole
Relate field strength to line spacing
Describe magnet uses
Explain magnetization with domain theory
Classify magnetic materials
Describe Earth’s magnetic field
Analyze magnets in recording technology
Explain magnetic shielding with soft materials
Describe what physics studies
Explain physics sub-fields and interdisciplinary work
Place physics within the sciences
Define physicists
Explain science as collaborative
Distinguish hypothesis, theory, and law
Explain falsifiability in physics
Distinguish science, technology, and engineering