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Lesson objectives
Students shouldbe able to: develop a sense of wonder at the simplicity and universality of physical laws understand the variety and immensity of the fields of physics in the universe show an understanding that all physical quantities consist of a numericalmagnitude and a unit recall the SI base quantities of Mass, Time, and Length and their units use the prefixes and their symbolsproperly with units Students shouldbe able to: develop a sense of wonder at the simplicity and universality of physical laws recall and revise some basics about density, mass, weight, force, work, speed, moment, heat, sound and light learnedlast year Students should be able to: show an understanding that all physical quantities consist of a numericalmagnitude and a unit recall the SI base quantities and their units express derived units as products or quotients of the SI base units anduse the named units listed in the syllabus use SI base units to check the homogeneity of physical equations use the prefixes and their symbols to indicate decimal submultiplesor multiples of both base and derived units distinguish between scalar and vector quantities and give examples add and subtract coplanar vectors

Teaching Points
Introduction to IGCSE Physics Why do we learn physics? Fields of physics The grand scale of the universe Base quantities and units Unit Prefixes Scientific notation

Activities: (Including Differentiation)

Discussion: How many aspects of physics do you see in this photo? (Linguistic, Visual) Measuring the width of the classroom by leg strides, is it a standard measurement? (Kinesthetic) Exercises with unit conversion, prefixes, scientific notation (Logical) Discussion: How many aspects of physics do you see in this photo? (Linguistic, Visual)

Resources
Interactive whiteboard First Hour Flipchart Scale of Universe Video

Assessmen t/Evaluatio n
Homework Pg.11 and Pg.13

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Why do we learn physics? Preliminary level assessment test Solutions to the Pretest Introduction to AS Physics Base quantities and units Derived Units Unit Prefixes Homogeneity of equations Past paper questions about units Significant figures Representing vectors Adding Vectors

Interactive whiteboard IGCSE Pretest Flipchart with timer

Pre-test

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Exercises with derived units, prefixes, scientific notation, checking equations (Logical) Adding Vectors on computer simulation (Visual)

Interactive whiteboard Vector Addition Simulation

Homework Pg.15, 1-8 Pg.104, 15

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