Electricity!

Using the Earth’s Resources!

TOPICS INCLUDE: The Earth’s Resources • Life Cycle Assessment • The Use of Water • Waste Water Treatment • Extraction of Copper • Alloys • Corrosion of Metals • Polymers • Glass, Clay Ceramics and Composites • The Haber Process • NPK Fertilisers

Space Physics!

TOPICS INCLUDE: Our Solar System • Life Cycle of a Star • Orbital Motion, Natural and Artificial Satellites • Red-Shift

Electricity!

TOPICS INCLUDE: Circuit Symbols • Current, Charge, Voltage, Resistance • Resistors • Series and Parallel Circuits • Domestic Use and Safety • Energy Transfers • The National Grid • Static Electricity

Magnetism and Electromagnetism!

TOPICS INCLUDE: Poles, Permanent and Induced Magnetism • Magnetic Fields • Electromagnetism • Fleming’s Left-Hand Rule • Electric Motors • Induced Potential, Transformers and the National Grid • Uses of the Generator Effect • Transformers

Waves!

TOPICS INCLUDE: Waves in Air, Fluids and Solids • Measuring Wave Speeds • Waves Travelling From One Medium to Another • Reflection, Transmission, Absorption • Sound Waves • Using Waves For Detection and Exploration • Electromagnetic Waves • Uses and Applications of Electromagnetic Waves • Refraction in Lenses • Visible Light • Black Body Radiation