𝐶𝑂𝑁𝑇𝐸𝑁𝑇 𝐹𝑅𝐴𝑀𝐸 𝑊𝑂𝑅𝐾

𝐶𝐿𝐴𝑆𝑆: Senior One

𝑆𝑈𝐵𝐽𝐸𝐶𝑇: Physics

𝐺𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡: A graduate who relates matter and energy, applies practical, scientific
and technological skills to benefit the community.

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝑰𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝑳𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑫𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅

𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝑻𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒄 𝐿𝑜𝑤 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝐻𝑖𝑔ℎ 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑠
𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑
understand INTRODUCTIO • Meaning of 𝒂(𝒊)
s the N physics Understands
meaning of (Matter, the meaning
physics and Introduction to energy and of physics
application Physics (Page natural
s of physics 16) occurrence
and safe in physics)
laboratory • Branches of
practice physics
(Electricity, 𝒂 (𝒊𝒊)
Light, Understands
magnetism, branches of
Modern physics.
physics,
earth and
space
physics,
Heat,
Mechanics 𝒂(𝒊𝒊𝒊)
and waves) Understands
• Applications the
of physics in applications
daily life of physics in
• Physics daily life
laboratory:
Apparatus,
Lab rules
and
regulations
 𝒃
Understands
safety
precautions,
laboratory rules
and regulations

Estimates MECHANICS • Measurable Understands

and AND and non- how to
measures PROPERTIES measurable estimate and
length, OF MATTER quantities measure
Area, • Physical physical
Volume, Measurement quantities quantities
mass, s in Physics (length, area,
density and (Page 17) volume,
time and mass, and Uses right
expresses time) measuring
them using • Fundamental instruments
appropriate and derived and units
units quantities
• Estimating
• Measuring
instruments
• Choosing the
right Understands
measuring the accuracy
instruments of
and units measurement
• Use of s is by making
instruments several
to ensure measurement
accuracy s and taking
• Appreciates and average
that accuracy value
of
measuremen
ts may be
improved by
making
various Identifies
measuremen potential
ts and sources of
errors in
 averaging measurement
them s
• Identifying
sources of
errors in
measuremen
ts
• how to
minimize Manipulates
errors in data
measuremen
ts
• Scientific Looks for Understands
method and trends in data and can
the steps apply the
involved scientific
• Tabulating method
data
• Finding the
appropriate
scale Records data
• Data in graphs
presentation and charts
• Data
manipulation
• Scientific Understands
notation and can use
• Mass, scientific
volume and notation and
density significant
figures
• Floating and
sinking
• Ocean
currents
Understands
density and
its
applications

Understands
the global
nature of
ocean
currents.
 Understands
how they are
driven by
changes in
water
density and
temperature

Explores the MECHANICS • Push 𝒂

nature and AND • Pull knows that a
types of PROPERTIES • Unit of force force is a pull
OF MATTER • Types of force or push and
force and
• Balanced that the unit
describe The effects of of force is the
forces
how forces forces, page newton
• Unbalanced
move or 20 forces
change the • Effects of
shape of forces
objects, and • Gravity
understand • Mass
𝒃
some • Acceleration
Knows the
common due to gravity
effects of
• Weight
applications balanced
• Force of
of forces and
gravity
unbalanced
• Size of the forces on
force of objects
gravity
• Factors on
which the
force of
gravity
depends
• Acceleration 𝒄
due to gravity
• Relative Appreciates
motion the
• contact existence of
• Factors on the force of
which friction gravity and
depends distinguish
• Advantages between
of friction mass and
• Disadvantage weight
s of friction
• Ways of
reducing
friction
• Molecules
• Molecular
forces 𝒅
Appreciates
• Cohesion
that weight
• Adhesion
of a body
• Rise
depends on
• fall
𝒆 the size of
• capillary Appreciates the force of
tube the concept of gravity
• Meniscus friction in acting upon
• Applications everyday life it
of capillarity
• Meaning of
surface
tension
• Applications
of surface
tension

𝒇
Appreciates
the meaning
of adhesion
and
cohesion as
forms of
molecular
forces
 𝒈
Appreciates
surface
tension and
capillarity in
terms of
adhesion
and
cohesion
and their
applications

Appreciates HEAT • Definition of 𝒂

that heat and Differentiates
temperatur Temperature temperature between heat
e change is
measurement • Relationship and
s between heat temperature
a result of
and
heat effects Page 22 temperature
in a body • Instrument of
and that measuring
daily temperature
temperatur and units
e changes • Structure of
the
have an
thermometer
effect on • Meaning of
our lives. temperature
scales
• Types of 𝒃
temperature Understands
scales how
• Converting temperature
temperature scales are
measurement established
s from one
scale to
another
• Meaning of
upper and
lower fixed
points
• Determining 𝒄𝟏
the upper Calibrates
and lower the
fixed points thermomete
• Calibration of r
the
thermometer
• Meaning of 𝒄𝟐
thermometric Uses a
liquids thermomete
• Examples of r to measure
thermometric temperature
liquids 𝒅
Compares
• Properties of
the qualities
thermometric
of
liquids
thermometri
• Comparison
c liquids
of
thermometric
liquids
• Meaning of
atmospheric
temperature
• Causes of the
daily
variations in
the
 atmospheric 𝒆𝟏
temperature Describes
• Effects of the the causes
daily daily
variations in variations in
atmospheric the
temperature atmospheric
temperature

𝒆𝟐
Describes
the effects of
the daily
variations in
the
atmospheric
temperature

Explains the HEAT • Meaning of

modes of heat transfer
heat Heat transfer • Modes of
transfer and heat transfer
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their • Factors
applications affecting the
to daily lives rate of heat
transfer
Explains the HEAT 𝒂
• Meaning of
effect of Understands
heating that
heat on the
Expansion of • Meaning of substances
expansion
solids, liquids expansion expand on
of solids, heating and
and gases • Why
liquids and recognize
substances
gases and Page 24 some
expand
explore applications
• Meaning of of expansion
their
contraction
application
• Life situation
of expansions
• Measuring of
volume,
𝒃
density and Understands
mass the effect and
consequences
• Relationship of changes in
between heat on
volume and
volume,
density of
density and water
mass.
• Effect of heat
on the
volume and
density of
water.
• Meaning of
anomalous
 • The behavior 𝒄
of water Knows about
between 00C the
anomalous
and 40C
• Behavior of
water at
other
temperatures
• Ice formation
on the
surface of
water
• Existence of
life in water
when ice is
on top
Investigates LIGHT 𝒂
how some • Meaning of knows
light illuminated
objects emit
Nature of • Sources of and light
light
light; light source
resulting in reflection at • Meaning of objects in
light and plane an everyday life
shade, surfaces • illuminated
while other object
objects such Page 25 • Transmission
as a mirror of light
• Meaning of a
simply
shadow
reflect light
• Formation of
and a shadow 𝒃𝟏 𝒃𝟐
understand • Types of Understands understands
s the shadows how shadows that eclipses
applications • Rectilinear are formed are natural
of propagation forms of
of light shadows
light/shade
• Meaning of
and
eclipses
reflection
• Meaning of
reflection
• Laws of 𝒄𝟏
reflection understands
• Types of how reflection
reflection of light from
• Reflection on plane surfaces
plane occurs and
surfaces how we can
• Uses of plane make use of
mirrors this

𝒄𝟐
understands
how we can
make use of
this