Physics (2007) (Authority subject)
Syllabuses and their supporting resources are provided by the QSA to help schools develop Authority subjects. Syllabuses can also be purchased from us in print format.
- The 2007 syllabus will be phased in over two years.
- Schools offering Physics for the first time must implement the 2007 syllabus.
- Schools participating in the Physics (2004 extended trial-pilot) must implement the 2007 syllabus with Year 11 students in 2008.
- Schools currently offering Physics (1995) must implement the 2007 syllabus with Year 11 students in 2008 or 2009.
Syllabus
The syllabus describes the aims, objectives, course organisation, learning experiences, assessment requirements and work program requirements for the subject.
Subject guide
The guide gives brief information about the syllabus, covering areas such as what students learn, how they are assessed and how parents can help.
Work programs
Work programs detail how individual schools intend to implement the syllabus. They are submitted by schools as part of the quality-assurance process for senior subjects.
The following resources are provided to help schools develop work programs.
- Physics (2007) - Work program requirements (PDF, 47 kB)
- Physics (2007) - Work program review checklist (DOC, 153 kB)
- Physics (2007) - Sample work program 1 (PDF, 149 kB)
- Physics (2007) - Sample work program 2 (PDF, 167 kB)
- Physics (2007) - Sample work program 3 (PDF, 259 kB)
To amend a work program, complete the following form and insert it at the front of the work program before uploading to the QSA website.
Assessment tasks
These sample tasks demonstrate particular qualities of assessment, which are outlined in the annotations. They are intended to help teachers generate their own site-specific assessment tasks. They are not intended to be "exemplars" or "templates" and should not be copied.
- Physics (2007) - Sample assessment task 1 (PDF, 66 kB)
Supervised assessment items, annotated to general objectives. - Physics (2007) - Sample assessment task 2 (PDF, 46 kB)
Supervised assessment task: Analysis of an experiment, annotated to general objectives. - Physics (2007) - Sample assessment task 3 (PDF, 273 kB)
Supervised assessment items, annotated to standards. - Physics (2007) - Sample assessment task 4 (PDF, 44 kB)
Supervised assessment task: Analysis of an experiment, annotated to standards. - Physics (2007) - Sample assessment task 5 (PDF, 137 kB)
Sample extended response task: Traffic - Physics (2007) - Sample assessment task 6 (PDF, 160 kB)
Sample extended experimental investigation: Bungee jumping
More information
Email sao@qsa.qld.edu.au or phone (07) 3864 0375.
Last updated: 16 October 2008
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