GCSE: Physics Coursework

Why Study GCSE Physics?

Physics is the study of matter and energy, from atoms to stars, from light to gravity. If you wonder about mobile phone safety, global warming or space travel GCSE Physics is the starting point for finding the facts.

GCSE Physics: What Will I Study?

Common topics studied in GCSE Physics include electricity, sound waves, radioactivity, forces and motion. Many students also look at the Earth and the other planets.

At GCSE level this often means coursework research on topics like climate change or the possible alternatives to fossil fuels.

GCSE Physics, like GCSE Biology and GCSE Chemistry, involves doing experiments and evaluating the results. You'll learn to analyse and present information in tables and graphs as well as essays.

GCSE Physics What Can I Study Next?

GCSE Physics is obviously useful if you plan to be the next Professor Stephen Hawking; you can do Physics at A level and then a degree at university.

Even if you're more of a Homer Simpson GCSE Physics should help you get a job in a nuclear power plant!

GCSE Physics useful links

http://www.newscientist.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/science.shtml

http://www.physics4kids.com/

http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzphysics.html

http://www.physics.org/