Subject knowledge enhancement: Physics KS4 RX014 / KB02
Summary
Develop the background subject knowledge required to help planning and teaching physics for key stage 4. It will build on your knowledge from undertaking the key stage 3 physics course. Start your key stage 4 teaching with the tools and confidence to plan and teach effective learning for your physics classes. You will explore ways of building student understanding, taking into account misconceptions and common issues in teaching these concepts.
Outcomes
You will be able to:
- make links between forces and motion using Newton’s Laws.
- develop an understanding for electricity and magnetism using a stepped series of student-led activities.
- cultivate a secure understanding of atomic structure to help teach radioactive decay.
- evaluate a range of Key Stage 4 practicals including the resistance of wire, Ohm’s Law, Hooke’s Law and density.
Book now and you will be automatically registered for the scheduled sessions for the course. Remote CPD courses have live, facilitator-led sessions and are not available for instant access. Please refer to the schedule of dates published for each course instance.
Sessions
| Date | Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Forces and motion | 10 February 2021 | 16:30-17:30 | Virtual |
| 2. Electricity – ohm’s law | 22 February 2021 | 16:30-17:30 | Virtual |
| 3. Nuclear radiation | 24 February 2021 | 16:30-17:30 | Virtual |
| 4. Hooke’s Law and participant-led task recap | 01 March 2021 | 16:30-17:30 | Virtual |
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Cost
| State-funded school or college | Activity fee£140.00 +VAT |
|---|---|
| Fee-paying school or college (independent) | Activity fee£280.00 +VAT |
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