Course information

This course provides consolidation of the key content and skills from Module 5: Advanced Mechanics. There is a focus on those cognitive skills needed to access and apply chemical knowledge in an HSC assessment context and the higher order thinking needed to push student achievement into Band 6. The workshops are activity based whereby students explore and apply physics knowledge and skills using a combination of lectures, tutorials and problem-solving sessions with immediate feedback from teachers. In short, this course is designed to review key concepts and skills with a view to maximising results in a variety of physics assessment tasks.

This course is part of a four-part series covering key areas from within this subject’s syllabus. Other courses include HSC Physics Preparation (Part 2) (April), HSC Physics Preparation (Part 3) (July) and HSC Physics Preparation (Part 4) (September). Students do not need to attend all four parts in order to benefit. The series is supplemented by the HSC Physics Exam Preparation Course to prepare for end of year exams.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• answer a range of questions covering the content, concepts and skills in the module
• critically evaluate your own and others’ answers to improve the quality of responses to assessment tasks
• identify the relationships between key concepts in the module
• apply strategies for problem solving to improve the quality and accuracy of responses to assessment tasks
• critically analyse experimental methods and comment meaningfully on validity, reliability and accuracy
• analyse, process and apply quantitative chemical data to solve problems.

All three subtopics within Module 5: Advanced Mechanics will be covered:

• Projectile Motion
• Circular Motion
• Motion in Gravitational Fields

Relevant Skills will also be covered.

Suitable for Year 12 students wishing to undertake additional study for Module 5 of the HSC Physics Syllabus (2017), and accelerated Year 11 students who have already completed Modules 1-4.

Delivered as a two-day activity-based workshop where you will explore and apply physics knowledge and skills in a combination of lectures, tutorials and problem-solving sessions while receiving immediate feedback.

Course notes covering all syllabus dot points for each module, including examples, practical methods and results, are shared electronically.

Bring your own device

You are required to bring your own device. Please ensure it is fully charged as access to power is limited.