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Physics
Lower Secondary

Grades 6–8

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Physical Quantities and Units0 of 2 ready
  1. 01Physical quantities — measuring the worldcoming soon
  2. 02Measuring length, mass, time — the basicscoming soon
Measurement Techniques0 of 2 ready
  1. 01Errors in measurement — random and systematiccoming soon
  2. 02Recording and processing data — tables and graphscoming soon
Speed, Velocity, Acceleration0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Speed and velocity — how fast and in what directioncoming soon
  2. 02Acceleration — changing velocitycoming soon
  3. 03Distance-time and speed-time graphscoming soon
Forces0 of 3 ready
  1. 01What is a force — pushes, pulls, and their effectscoming soon
  2. 02Measuring forces — the Newton metercoming soon
  3. 03Balanced and unbalanced forcescoming soon
Newton's Laws (Intro)0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Newton's first law — objects and motioncoming soon
  2. 02Newton's second law — F = macoming soon
  3. 03Weight and mass — not the same thingcoming soon
Pressure0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Pressure — force spread over areacoming soon
  2. 02Pressure in liquids — depth and densitycoming soon
  3. 03Atmospheric pressure and simple barometercoming soon
Energy0 of 2 ready
  1. 01Forms of energy — the big listcoming soon
  2. 02Energy transfers and conservationcoming soon
Work and Power0 of 2 ready
  1. 01Work done — energy transferred by a forcecoming soon
  2. 02Power — energy per secondcoming soon
Simple Machines0 of 2 ready
  1. 01Levers — the moment principlecoming soon
  2. 02Pulleys and inclined planescoming soon
Temperature and Heat0 of 2 ready
  1. 01Temperature vs heat — the distinctioncoming soon
  2. 02Thermal expansion — solids, liquids, gasescoming soon
Thermal Transfer0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Conduction — heat through solidscoming soon
  2. 02Convection — heat through fluidscoming soon
  3. 03Radiation — heat without a mediumcoming soon
Wave Properties0 of 2 ready
  1. 01What is a wave — transferring energy without mattercoming soon
  2. 02Wave speed — v = fλcoming soon
Sound0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Sound waves — compression and rarefactioncoming soon
  2. 02Echoes and the speed of soundcoming soon
  3. 03Hearing and the human ear — frequency rangecoming soon
Light0 of 3 ready
  1. 01Reflection of light — the laws of reflectioncoming soon
  2. 02Refraction of light — bending at a boundarycoming soon
  3. 03Dispersion — white light into colourscoming soon
Static Electricity0 of 2 ready
  1. 01Charging objects — electrons transfercoming soon
  2. 02Electric fields — forces without touchingcoming soon
Electric Circuits0 of 4 ready
  1. 01Electric current — charge flowingcoming soon
  2. 02Voltage, current, and resistance — Ohm's lawcoming soon
  3. 03Series and parallel circuitscoming soon
  4. 04Energy and power in circuitscoming soon
Magnetism0 of 2 ready
  1. 01Magnets — poles and magnetic fieldscoming soon
  2. 02The Earth's magnetic fieldcoming soon
Electromagnetism0 of 2 ready
  1. 01Electromagnets — current creates a magnetic fieldcoming soon
  2. 02The motor effect — force on a current in a fieldcoming soon
Space and the Solar System0 of 3 ready
  1. 01The solar system — planets, moons, and the Suncoming soon
  2. 02Gravity and orbits — why planets orbit the Suncoming soon
  3. 03The night sky — stars and constellationscoming soon