FINAL GCSE options booklet 2025

Physics Core subject

Studying Physics Physics will enable you to understand the hidden nature of the physical world. You will uncover the universal principles that govern the dynamics of the entire universe, from the smallest particles to the largest galaxies. Practical work will develop your investigative skills and problem solving abilities that will be of value to you for the rest of your life. Physics won’t give you all the answers, but it will teach you how to ask the right questions.

What will you study?

Atoms and radioactivity Static electricity Electric circuits Astrophysics

Light and sound Magnetism

Electromagnetism Molecular theory Heat transfer Pressure and density

Energy resources Forces and motion

“The existing scientific concepts cover always only a very limited part of reality, and the other part that has not yet been understood is infinite.” Werner Heisenberg

13

Made with FlippingBook flipbook maker