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Year 7

Start your physics journey! Explore forces, energy, light and simple circuits.

🚀 Forces & Motion 3 topics

Forces & Their Effects

Identify types of forces and understand balanced and unbalanced forces.

Speed, Distance & Time

Calculate speed using v = d/t; understand distance-time graphs.

Gravity & Weight

Distinguish mass from weight; understand gravitational field strength.

🌡️ Energy & Thermodynamics 2 topics

Forms of Energy

Identify kinetic, potential, thermal, light, sound and chemical energy.

Energy Transfer

Describe energy stores and pathways; understand conservation of energy.

🌊 Waves & Optics 2 topics

Light & Reflection

Understand how light travels and the laws of reflection.

Describe how sound travels; relate pitch to frequency and loudness to amplitude.

⚡ Electricity & Magnetism 2 topics

Simple Circuits

Build and describe series circuits; understand current, voltage and components.

Magnets & Magnetism

Describe magnetic poles, fields and uses of magnets; compasses.

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