GCSE physics

"Twenty First Century Science": is a suite of complementary specifications, offering flexible and exciting options for science at GCSE; is unique in having been extensively trialled over three years with more than 6,000 students in each year; is motivating, stimulating and relevant.

The specifications and resources are the products of close collaboration between the University of York Science Education Group, the Nuffield Curriculum Centre, OCR, and Oxford University Press.

The GCSE Physics course contains seven modules: P1 - The Earth in the Universe; P2 - Radiation and life; P3 - Radioactive materials; P4 - Explaining motion; P5 - Electric circuits; P6 - The wave model of radiation; and P7 - Further physics, including Observing the sky with the naked eye, Telescopes, Stars and Galaxies, the Birth and Death of Stars, and the Astronomical Community.

P1 to 3 are as modules P1 to 3 in "GCSE Science", and P4 to 6 are as modules P4 to 6 in "GCSE Additional Science".A comprehensive set of resources is available: a Textbook; a Workbook, which can be used for homework and provides the student with a set of summary notes to help with revision; a Teacher and Technician Guide with lesson plans for P7, including assessments, homeworks, and activity sheets.

For P1 to 3 and P4 to 6, please see the "Teacher and Technician Guides for GCSE Science and GCSE Additional Science".