Physics

Assessment

Paper 1 (SL/HL) – multiple choice (20%) Paper 2 (SL/HL) – long answer questions (SL 40% / HL 36%) SL and HL topics Measurements and Uncertainties Mechanics Thermal Physics Oscillations and Waves Electric Fields and Circuits Circular Motion and Gravitation Particle and Nuclear Physics Energy Production HL Topics only Wave Phenomena Fields Electromagnetism Nuclear and Quantum Physics Paper 3 (SL/HL) – Data analysis and ‘option’ (SL 20% / HL 24%) SL and HL Part A – Data analysis Part B – Long answer questions on the ‘optional’ topic – we do Astrophysics at Scarborough College Internal Assessment (SL/HL) – (20%) Individual scientific investigation Topic of choice Internally assessed and externally moderated