INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SAMUI
Year 9 Curriculum
Physics
Unit 2: Forces
Unit 2: Forces
Learning Objective 2.1
Learning Objective 2.1
To distinguish between mass and weight, and to know what a force is and explain how they combine together.
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Learning Objective 2.2
Learning Objective 2.2
To explore the relationship between mass, acceleration and force.
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Learning Objective 2.3
Learning Objective 2.3
To recall the equation to calculate density and then to investigate the density of everyday objects.
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Learning Objective 2.4
Learning Objective 2.4
To understand the term pressure and to recall the equation for calculating pressure.
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Learning Objective 2.5
Learning Objective 2.5
To understand how pivots work as a turning effect and to use this principle to calculate resultant forces.
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Learning Objective 2.6
Learning Objective 2.6
To investigate the effect forces have on springs and to prove Hooke's Law.
- Cambridge Curriculum Learning Objective - IGCSE Science - Coordinated (Double) - 0654