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Senior Physics – Victoria<\/h2>\n
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The current syllabus in Victoria is different in content and sequence to the Australian Curriculum however there is overlap with the national curriculum.<\/h3>\n

These are example schedules to demonstrate the content of the meriSTEM online course as it might map to the Victorian curriculum.<\/p>\n

Unit 1<\/h2>\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
\n VIC Area of study <\/th>\n \n VIC sub-topic <\/th>\n \n Use meriSTEM Module <\/th>\n \n Use meriSTEM sub-topics <\/th>\n \n Australian Curriculum Physics Science Understandings <\/th>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 1.1 Thermodynamics principles <\/td>\n \n (all) <\/td>\n \n Thermal Physics<\/a> <\/td>\n \n 1. Temperature \n2. Heat \n3. Heat transport 4. Kinetic Theory\t\n5. Using Energy <\/td>\n \n 22, 23, 24, 25, 39, 60, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 1.2 Electricity <\/td>\n \n (all) <\/td>\n \n Electrical Physics<\/a> <\/td>\n \n All [1. What are circuits? 2. Charge and current 3. Energy in a circuit 4. Voltage and current 5. Power 6. Resistance and Ohm's Law 7. Circuit analysis] <\/td>\n \n 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n 1.3 Matter <\/td>\n \n Origins of atoms <\/td>\n \n Cosmology<\/a> <\/td>\n \n 1. Introduction to electromagnetism,\n2. Electric fields,\n3. Coulomb's law <\/td>\n \n NA <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n <\/td>\n \n <\/td>\n \n Science Skills<\/a> <\/td>\n \n Units, Measurement, Significant Figures, Scaling and Estimates <\/td>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n <\/td>\n \n Particles in the nucleus <\/td>\n \n Nuclear Physics<\/a> <\/td>\n \n 1. Nuclear composition , 2. Nuclear stability, 3. Unstable nuclei and decay processes, 4. Nuclear half lives <\/td>\n \n 26, 27, 29 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n <\/td>\n \n <\/td>\n \n The Standard Model<\/a> <\/td>\n \n 1.Introduction to sub-atomic particles, 2. Leptons, Hadrons and Quarks, 3. Reactions <\/td>\n \n 141- 147 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n <\/td>\n \n Energy from the atom <\/td>\n \n Nuclear Physics<\/a> <\/td>\n \n 5. Nuclear energies and masses, 6. Nuclear reactions, 7. Nuclear power, 8. Binding energy, 9. Ionising radiation <\/td>\n \n 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n <\/td>\n \n <\/td>\n \n The Standard Model<\/a> <\/td>\n \n 4. Sub-atomic interactions and fields, 5. Cosmology and the standard model, 6. Modern particle physics <\/td>\n \n 141-147 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/div>