DP G11 Physics — Weekly Plan

FREE — course induction, baseline diagnostic, lab-safety and IA overview. No scheme content.

1. SLDistance & displacement; scalars vs vectors
2. SLSpeed & velocity; average vs instantaneous
3. SLAcceleration and the SUVAT quantities
4. HLA.5 Reference frames & Galilean relativity

1. SLMotion graphs I — s–t and v–t
2. SLMotion graphs II — gradients and areas
3. SLSUVAT problem solving I
4. HLA.5 Galilean transformation equations

1. SLSUVAT problem solving II
2. SLPRAC 1 — measuring g by free fall
3. SLProjectile motion I — independence of components
4. HLHL projectiles with fluid resistance

1. SLProjectile motion II — range, angle, trajectory
2. SLFluid resistance & terminal speed
3. SLASSESSMENT A.1 — 45 min, Paper 1 & 2 style
4. HLHL vectors & 2D motion workshop

1. SLFEEDBACK A.1 + reflection log
2. SLForces and free-body diagrams
3. SLNewton’s first law & translational equilibrium
4. HLA.4 Torque and couples

1. SLNewton’s second law
2. SLMass, weight and apparent weight
3. SLFriction — static and dynamic
4. HLA.4 Equilibrium of extended bodies

1. SLPRAC 2 — verifying F = ma (trolley & datalogger)
2. SLNewton’s third law & interaction pairs
3. SLCircular motion I — angular speed, centripetal acceleration
4. HLA.4 Rotational kinematics and graphs

1. SLCircular motion II — centripetal force in context
2. SLMomentum and impulse
3. SLForce–time graphs
4. HLA.4 Moment of inertia

1. SLConservation of linear momentum
2. SLElastic, inelastic collisions and explosions
3. SLASSESSMENT A.2 — Summative 1 (Term I)
4. HLA.4 Newton’s second law for rotation

1. SLFEEDBACK A.2 + reflection log
2. SLWork done by a force
3. SLKinetic and gravitational potential energy
4. HLA.4 Angular momentum

1. SLElastic potential energy & Hooke’s law
2. SLPRAC 3 — conservation of mechanical energy
3. SLPower and efficiency
4. HLA.4 Conservation of angular momentum

1. SLEnergy transfers and Sankey diagrams
2. SLASSESSMENT A.3 — Summative 2 (Term I)
3. SLFEEDBACK A.3 + reflection log
4. HLASSESSMENT A.4 (HL)

1. SLMolecular theory, temperature and internal energy
2. SLSpecific heat capacity
3. SLPRAC 4 — specific heat capacity of a metal
4. HLFEEDBACK A.4 + HL reflection

1. SLPhase change and specific latent heat
2. SLConduction, convection and radiation
3. SL— term ends —
4. HL— no HL lesson —

1. SLStefan–Boltzmann law and Wien’s law
2. SLASSESSMENT B.1
3. SLFEEDBACK B.1 + reflection log
4. HLB.4 First law of thermodynamics

1. SLSolar constant and albedo
2. SLEmissivity and Earth’s energy balance
3. SLGreenhouse gases and the absorption mechanism
4. HLB.4 Work done by an expanding gas (p–V)

1. SLEnergy-balance climate model
2. SLASSESSMENT B.2 — Summative 1 (Term II)
3. SLFEEDBACK B.2 + reflection log
4. HLB.4 Isovolumetric and isobaric processes

1. SLMoles, molar mass and the Avogadro constant
2. SLPressure and the kinetic model of gases
3. SLBoyle’s, Charles’ and Gay-Lussac’s laws
4. HLB.4 Isothermal and adiabatic processes

1. SLPRAC 5 — Boyle’s law
2. SLThe ideal gas equation — problem solving
3. SLASSESSMENT B.3
4. HLB.4 Second law and entropy

1. SLFEEDBACK B.3 + reflection log
2. SLConditions for SHM; the defining equation
3. SLGraphs of displacement, velocity and acceleration
4. HLASSESSMENT B.4 (HL)

1. SLEnergy in simple harmonic motion
2. SLPRAC 6 — period of a pendulum and mass–spring system
3. SLASSESSMENT C.1
4. HLFEEDBACK B.4 + HL reflection

1. SLFEEDBACK C.1 + reflection log
2. SLTransverse and longitudinal waves
3. SLThe wave equation and wavefronts
4. HLC.1 HL — full SHM treatment with phase

1. SLSound waves and the electromagnetic spectrum
2. SLPRAC 7 — measuring the speed of sound
3. SLASSESSMENT C.2
4. HLC.1 HL — energy equations & pendulum derivation

1. SLFEEDBACK C.2 + reflection log
2. SLYear 1 consolidation — cross-topic problems
3. SLYEAR 1 PROGRESS TEST — Summative 2 (Term II)
4. HLHL consolidation test (A.4 + B.4 + C.1 HL)

END OF YEAR EXAM — week 1. Papers 1A/1B and 2 under exam conditions; HL sits the extended paper. All four periods used as exam or supervised revision.

END OF YEAR EXAM — week 2. Remaining papers, practical/data-analysis paper, and marking window.

EXAM FEEDBACK & REFLECTION — scripts returned and worked through paper by paper; individual reflection log completed; one-to-one target-setting conferences.

IA — INTRODUCTION. The Scientific Investigation: criteria and command terms, exemplar analysis, choosing a research question, variables and control, risk assessment, and provisional methodology sign-off.

IA — DATA COLLECTION. Supervised lab time across all four periods; raw-data tables with uncertainties; repeat trials; teacher checkpoint at the end of the week.

IA — WRITE-UP. Processing and propagation of uncertainty, graphing and gradient analysis, conclusion and evaluation, referencing. Draft submitted Thursday.

1. SLReflection and refraction of waves
2. SLSnell’s law and refractive index
3. SLTotal internal reflection and critical angle
4. HLA.5 Postulates of special relativity

1. SLPRAC 8 — refractive index of a glass block
2. SLDiffraction and the single slit
3. SLSuperposition and two-source interference
4. HLA.5 Time dilation and the Lorentz factor

1. SLDouble-slit interference and path difference
2. SLASSESSMENT C.3
3. SLFEEDBACK C.3 + reflection log
4. HLA.5 Length contraction

1. SLFormation of standing waves; nodes and antinodes
2. SLPRAC 9 — resonance in an air column
3. SLHarmonics on strings and in open/closed pipes
4. HLA.5 Lorentz transformations and simultaneity

1. SLResonance, damping and driven oscillations
2. SLASSESSMENT C.4
3. SLFEEDBACK C.4 + reflection log
4. HLA.5 Spacetime diagrams

1. SLThe Doppler effect for sound
2. SLDoppler shift for light and cosmological redshift
3. SLASSESSMENT C.5 + Year 1 closing reflection
4. HLASSESSMENT A.5 (HL) + HL reflection

Post-term week. * Detailed arrangements are subject to future school notices.