Physical Sciences
    
This page displays all the available documents for the course Physical Sciences.
The qualification available in which an award can be received is:
- Physical Sciences TQA 3 (PSC315109) [contributes to the calculation of Tertiary Entrance Ranks]
Physical Sciences has a complexity level of TQA 3 and a size value of 15 (150 hourse design time).
Physical Sciences includes the following content areas:
FORCES AND MOTION
- introduction
- graphical treatment of accelerated motion
- uniformly accelerated motion
- Newton's laws of motion
STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
- atomic structure
- introduction to the periodic table
- the structure and properties of metallic, ionic and covalent substances
carbon chemistry
SOURCES AND PROPERTIES OF ENERGY
- introduction
- conservation of mass and energy
- work, energy and power
- electrical energy
- nuclear energy
CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND CHANGE
- introduction to chemical reactions
- reacting quantities.
| Course Documents and Support Material |
| PSC315109 |
(137 Kb PDF) | Physical Sciences Course Document (Expires Dec 31, 2013) |
The following processes will be facilitated by the TQA to ensure there is:
- a match between the standards for achievement specified in the course and the standards demonstrated by students
- community confidence in the integrity and meaning of the qualification.
Processes - the Authority gives course providers feedback about any systematic differences in the relationship of their internal and external assessments and, where appropriate, seeks further evidence through audit and requires corrective action in the future.
| Assessment Guidelines and Information |
| Expression of Interest - Written Paper Marking |
(117 Kb PDF) | Written Paper Marking - Expression of Interest Form (2008) (Expired Dec 31, 2008) |
| PSC5C_Cr9 |
(2791 Kb PDF) | Criterion 9 sample assessment tasks (Updated Sep 6, 2006) |
| PSC5C_Cr6 |
(1302 Kb Word) | Criterion 6 sample assessment tasks (Updated Sep 5, 2005) |
| PSC5C_Cr4 |
(253 Kb Word) | Criterion 4 sample assessment tasks (Updated May 10, 2005) |
| Physical Sciences |
(519 Kb PDF) | Exam Report (2004) (Updated Mar 10, 2005) |
| Physical Sciences |
(280 Kb PDF) | Exam Report (2003) (Updated Feb 2, 2004) |
| Physical Sciences |
(292 Kb PDF) | Exam Report (2002) (Updated Sep 25, 2003) |
| Physical Sciences |
(19 Kb PDF) | Exam Report (2001) (Updated Feb 12, 2002) |
| Physical Sciences |
(36 Kb PDF) | Exam Report (2000) (Updated Apr 27, 2001) |
| Physical Sciences |
(692 Kb PDF) | Exam Report (1999) (Updated May 9, 2000) |
| Physical Sciences |
(67 Kb PDF) | Exam Report (1998) (Updated May 26, 2000) |
| Physical Sciences |
(12 Kb PDF) | Exam Report (1997) (Updated May 25, 2000) |
| Physical Sciences |
(16 Kb PDF) | Exam Report (1996) (Updated May 24, 2000) |
| Physical Sciences |
(31 Kb PDF) | Exam Report (1995) (Updated May 25, 2000) |
| Physical Sciences |
(14 Kb PDF) | Exam Report (1994) (Updated May 26, 2000) |
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