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Salters Horners Advanced PhysicsBackground The Salters Horners Advanced Physics course was launched in January 1996, for the first time, another Livery Company, the Horners' Company, is collaborating. Our course is the sole Physics syllabus. Over 1,000 students, from over 60 schools and colleges took part in the trial. They began in September 1998 and took AS level exams in June 1999. They have taken A Level (A2) in June 2000. The course is now fully up and running. Salters Horners Advanced Physics Salters Horners Advanced Physics is a context-led course placing students' learning in the environment and in situations in which physics is met in real life. In total there are eleven context areas through which the physics is developed (six Advanced Subsidiary AS and five Advanced A/A2). The study of them all is compulsory. The examinations, and indeed the course materials, point to other places in which the same physics is used. A brief overview of the scheme is provided below. Assessment Unit Title Level Course Unit |
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| Assessment Unit Title | Level |
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| Physics at work, rest and play | AS
& A2 |
The Sound of Music Technology in Space Higher, Faster, Stronger |
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| Physics for life | AS
& A2 |
Good Enough to
Eat Digging up the Past Spare Part Surgery |
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| Working with physics | AS & A2 |
Experimental Skills
Visit |
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| Moving with physics | A2 |
Transport on Track The Medium is the Message Probing the Heart of the Matter |
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| Coursework | A2 |
Coursework assessment:
Practical Project |
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| Physics to creation from collapse | A2 |
Reach for the Stars Build or Bust? |
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| Exploring physics | A2 |
Synoptic test | |
Material in each assessment unit builds on that of previous units and so units should be taught in order. However, within each assessment unit there is no prescribed teaching order. Each course unit has been designed so that the teaching can be shared between two teachers if desired. Each context-led assessment unit requires, on average, of the order of 65-70 hours of teaching time, including practical work. Individual course units may be of unequal length. Many activities have been produced to accompany the course. These include many innovative laboratory practical activities, the use of Information Technology, interaction with Internet, data analysis, having discussions, making presentations, and writing reports and articles for differing audiences. There is no shortage of variety. Many could contribute to the development and assessment of Key Skills and opportunities for this are identified. How to obtain materials Publications are available from: Customer Services Heinemann Educational Publishers Halley Court, Jordan Hill Oxford, OX2 8EJ Tel: 01865 888080 Fax: 01865 315029 Email: orders@heinemann.co.uk Web: www.heinemann.co.uk/science The examination syllabus and sample papers are available from: Edexcel Publications Adamsway Mansfield Nottinghamshire NG18 4LN Tel: 01623 467467 Fax: 01623 450481 Email: publications@linneydirect.com More information Please contact: Project Administrator The Salters Horners Advanced Physics Project CIRSE The University of York Alcuin D Block, Heslington York, YO10 5DD Tel: 01904 432601 Fax: 01904 432605 E-mail: slw5@york.ac.uk To visit the Salters Horners Advanced Physics website please click here. Each year the Salters' Institute offers a number of grants to schools to purchase course books. Each year the Salters' Institute awards monetary prizes to the candidates who have achieved the highest grades in the A Level examinations. « Back | |||