Prepare your students for OxfordAQA International GCSE Physics.
This specification is designed to nurture students’ interest in physics and provide an excellent grounding for further study of the full OxfordAQA International GCSE Physics qualification.
- Contains a selection of the International GCSE Physics course content, with particular emphasis on key topics, including forces, energy and waves.
- Complete range of 9-1 grades available, allowing for greater differentiation at the top end and increased accuracy in predicting future outcomes.
- This is a short-course International GCSE, intended for use in a foundation or core year, ahead of studying the full course International GCSE.
International GCSE Core Physics (9223)
OxfordAQA International GCSE Physics covers the following topics:
Forces and their effects
- Forces and their interactions
- Motion
- Resultant forces
- Safety in public transport
- Centre of mass
Energy
- Forces and energy
- Energy transfers, conservation and dissipation of energy
- Energy resources
Waves
- General properties of waves
- The electromagnetic spectrum
- Sound and ultrasound
- Reflection
- Refraction and total internal reflection
Particle model of matter
- Kinetic theory
- Energy transfers and particle motion
Electricity and magnetism
- Electrical circuits
- Magnetism and electromagnetism
Generating and distributing electricity and household use
- Electricity transmission and distribution
- Using electricity in the home
- Transferring electrical energy
Nuclear physics
- Atomic structure
- Ionizing radiation from the nucleus
Space physics
- Life cycle of a star
- Solar system and orbital motion
OxfordAQA provides all the resources and advice you need to teach the International GCSE Core Physics specification effectively.
- Download the specification
- View our training courses to help you deliver OxfordAQA International GCSE Core Physics
- You can use approved textbooks and resources, published by Oxford University Press for the full International GCSE qualification, to help you with teaching Core.
- Visit our resources page for International GCSE Core Physics
Paper 1:
- Any part of the specification may be assessed
- 1 hour 45 minutes
- 100 marks
- 100% of Core GCSE
