Group 4 Physics (HL/SL)

Entry Guidance

For students interested in taking HL Physics, it is recommended that they have successfully completed International GCSE Physics, International GCSE Coordinated Science, or a course of similar rigour.

Course Aims

The IBDP Physics course aims to enable students to develop an understanding of the nature of science, by studying the fundamental principles of physics illustrated with a practical approach. Through a variety of topics, the course promotes an understanding of how scientists justify knowledge claims and an understanding of the scientific world view, with a focus on the models that are developed to try to understand observations. Through experience, knowledge and reflection, the student will become trained to approach uncertainty scientifically and will develop aspects of the learner profile.

Course Content

• For both SL and HL: space, time and motion, the particulate nature of matter, wave behaviour, fields, nuclear and quantum physics

• Experimental programme: practical work, collaborative sciences project, scientific investigation

Assessment Outline

HL Assessment Component Weighting

External Assessment (4 hours 30 minutes) 80%

• Paper 1: Multiple choice questions, data-based questions, questions on experimental work (2 hours)

• Paper 2: Short answer and extended-response questions (2 hours 30 minutes)

Internal Assessment 20%

• Scientific investigation

SL Assessment Component Weighting

External Assessment (3 hours) 80%

• Paper 1: Multiple choice questions, data-based questions, questions on experimental work (1 hour 30 minutes)

• Paper 2: Short answer and extended-response questions (1 hour 30 minutes)

Internal Assessment 20%

• Scientific investigation

For Further Advice

Contact Sancho Cheung, Head of Science: Sancho.Cheung@dulwich-seoul.kr