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Senior Physics – International Baccalaureate<\/h2>\n
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The International Baccalaureate syllabus 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 and how it maps to your syllabus.<\/p>\n

Unit 1: Introductory Physics<\/h2>\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n
\n IB Science Understandings <\/th>\n \n Use meriSTEM Module <\/th>\n \n Use meriSTEM Sub-topic <\/th>\n \n Australian Curriculum Physics Science Understandings <\/th>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Vectors & scalars <\/td>\n \n Science Skills<\/a> <\/td>\n \n Welcome to meriSTEM, Vectors & scalars, Units, Measurement, Graphs, Interpreting data <\/td>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Mechanics <\/td>\n \n Mechanics<\/a> <\/td>\n \n 1. Motion, 2. Forces, 3. Momentum, 4. Energy and work <\/td>\n \n 53, 54, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 ,66 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Waves <\/td>\n \n Waves and Optics<\/a> <\/td>\n \n 1. Introduction to waves, 2. Characteristics of waves, 3. Transport in waves, 4. Sound waves, 5. Applying our understandings of waves, 6. Experimenting with pipes 7. Resonance, 8. Refraction. 9. Light, 10. Mirrors and lenses, 11. Optics <\/td>\n \n 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77 <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
\n Measurement, uncertainties and errors <\/td>\n \n Science Skills<\/a> <\/td>\n \n Measurement, Scaling and Estimates <\/td>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/div>