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Revision Materials for the CfE Higher Physics Course

Get organised! The most important advice I can give you for this year.

Monthly Calendar Here is a  monthly calendar to help you plan your study and life during this year. Most people find their Higher year the hardest they’ll ever do. It will pass quicker than you imagine, so don’t leave things until the last minute.

Weekly Planner Here is a weekly planner if you prefer this layout to your homework planner.

and if you are just starting out and want to know about how and why to learn check out Mr Burke’s site https://sciencewithmrb.wordpress.com/science-of-learning/

Here is a 10 week revision plan from Mr Kennedy- thanks

Adjust to your own order.

10-Week-Study-PlanDownload

New for 2022 KNOWLEDGE ORGANISERS

Teamwork by Mr Stewart (Berwickshire HS) and I. He designed and made them and I tweaked them. Thanks Mr Stewart they’re ace!

Uncertainties

H Uncertainties Knowledge Organiser 2022Download
H Uncertainties Knowledge Organiser 2022Download
Contains UPSN, OEQ, Uncertainties and is 4 pages

Our Dynamic Universe

H-ODU-Part-1-KO 2022 wordDownload
H-ODU-Part-1-KO 2022 pdfDownload

Thanks Mr R Stewart!
H-ODU-Part2 KO 2022 wordDownload
H-ODU-Part2 KO 2022 pdfDownload

Particles and Waves

Link working!

Particles from the Particles and Waves section- 4 pages+ references (don’t print that one!)
H P&W (Particles) Knowledge Organiser 2022 pdfDownload
H P&W (Particles) Knowledge Organiser 2022 wordDownload
These currently are 5 draft pages
H P&W (Waves) Knowledge Organiser wordDownload
H P&W (Waves) Knowledge Organiser pdfDownload

Parrot sheets

Whilst you are waiting for the Knowledge organisers (I’m on the case, but writing a prelim for you!) here is a fab parrot sheet. Thank C Forster, and I hope you don’t mind that I’ve made a few of changes- obviously you do as my changes haven’t saved! No time tonight but I’ll try to do this tomorrow.

URGH!

C-Forster-Higher-Definitions-Parrot-Sheet-V1.2Download

Everyone loves a Mindmap!

Mr Risbridger comes to the rescue again. After the excellent N5 Mind maps he’s started on some Higher ones. Thanks Sir!

ODU Mindmaps

Motion, Equations and Graphs
H-Physics-Dynamics-Mind-MapsDownload
Force, Energy and Power
H-Physics-Forces, energy and power-Mind-MapsDownload
Collisions, Explosions and Impulse
H-Physics-Collisions, explosions and impulse-Mind-MapsDownload
Gravitation and Special Relativity
H-Physics-Gravitation-Special-Relativity-Mind-MapDownload
The Expanding Universe
H-Physics-expanding-Universe-Mind-MapDownload

Particles and Waves Mindmaps

The Standard Model
H-Physics-the-Standard-Model-Mind-Map wordDownload
H-Physics-the-Standard-Model-Mind-Map pdfDownload
Forces on Charged Particles
H-Physics-Forces-on-charged-particles-Mind-MapDownload
H-Physics-Forces-on-charged-particles-Mind-MapDownload
Wave Particle Duality
H-Physics-Wave-particle-duality-Mind-Map wordDownload
H-Physics-Wave-particle-duality-Mind-Map pdfDownload
Nuclear Reactions
H-Physics-Nuclear-reactions-Mind-Map wordDownload
H-Physics-Nuclear-reactions-Mind-Map pdfDownload
Inverse Square Law
H-Physics-Inverse-square-law-Mind-Map wordDownload
H-Physics-Inverse-square-law-Mind-Map pdfDownload
Spectra
H-Physics-Spectra-Mind-Map wordDownload
H-Physics-Spectra-Mind-Map pdfDownload

Electricity Mindmaps

Monitoring and measuring A.C.
H-Physics-Electricity-MM AC-Mindmap pdfDownload
H-Physics-Electricity-MM AC-Mindmap wordDownload
Current, pd, power and resistance
H-Physics-Electricity-IVPR-Mindmap pdfDownload
H-Physics-Electricity-IVPR-Mindmap wordDownload
EMF and internal resistance
H-Physics-Electricity-Sources & internal resistance-Mindmap pdfDownload
H-Physics-Electricity-Sources & internal resistance-Mindmap wordDownload
Capacitors

H-Physics-Electricity-Capacitors-Mindmap wordDownload
H-Physics-Electricity-Capacitors-Mindmap pdfDownload
Semiconductors
H-Physics-Electricity-Semiconductors-Mind-Map wordDownload
H-Physics-Electricity-Semiconductors-Mindmap pdfDownload
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higher revision cards

Revision Techniques[1]  Ideas about revision techniques

What type of Learner are you? I would expect by this stage you have a fair idea, but just in case it has passed you by go through some of the documents below. You might need a friend to work through this with you.

Instructions_for_VAK_test

Inventory of Learning styles

learning style Learning_style_questionnaire

learningstylehandout

VAK_assessment_sheet_for_students VAK_Powerpoint

Below are a few pointers on how to answer exam questions.

Sketch Graphs

Here is a document for you to mark to see what you would consider the marking scheme for each diagram. NB This is the marking scheme for the unrevised Higher, so although the ideas are the same the mark scheme will be slightly different.

Sketch Graphs pptx

The power point that explains the graph marking scheme above.

Must Justify

Work on how to answer questions that include justify statement.

HIGHER WORKSHOP CfE 2018 Final

Updated for the 2018 exam on 8th May 2018

CfE Higher Physics – Unit by Unit – Past Paper Questions

Some hints to CfE type questions

Hope the revision goes well, don’t forget to take some regular breaks and get some exercise, including fresh air and a walk or a run. You better remind me too. I only make about 5k steps a day! All the best, it was lovely sharing this journey with you.
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Mrs Physics January 2022

More Revision Resources

Came across these lovely, although large font, flashcards. They have the prefix name Woodmill, so I assume they were made by someone from Woodmill High School. If you reveal yourself I’ll thank you personally. Print double sided on A4 to get ready made flashcards. If that is not possible just copy them out!

Editable ppp Uncertainties-Prefixes-Flashcards-2019Download
Editable ppp ODU-Flashcards-2019Download
Editable ppp P-W-Flashcards-2019Download
Editable ppp Electricity-Flashcards-2019Download
Woodmill_H_Uncertainties-Prefixes-Flashcards-2019Download
Woodmill_H_ODU-Flashcards-2019Download
Woodmill_H_P-W-Flashcards-2019Download
Woodmill_H_Electricity-Flashcards-2019Download

Thanks to Mr Dawson from Wallace Hall Academy in D&G for these great resources. Use them well!

DYNAMICS

All questions and topics Higher Past PapersDownload
Higher PPQ by Topic Dynamics Book 1 pdfDownload
Higher PPQ by Topic Dynamics Book 1 wordDownload
Higher PPQ by Topic Dynamics Book 2.pdfDownload
Higher PPQ by Topic Dynamics Book 2 wordDownload
Higher PPQ by Topic Dynamics Answers.pdfDownload
Higher PPQ by Topic Dynamics Answers wordDownload

Particles

All questions and topics Higher Past PapersDownload
Higher PPQ by Topic Particles Book 1 wordDownload
Higher PPQ by Topic Particles Book 2 wordDownload
Higher PPQ by Topic Particles AnswersDownload
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October 2021

Notes for exams

Here are some documents for setting exam papers which should be of use for teachers and also give students practise at answering questions from the command words.

My thanks to Mr S Farmer and Mr A Bailey for these.

Guidance-for-Setting-SQA-Style-Physics-Questions-2017Download
Literacy-in-Higher-PhysicsDownload
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Revision Past Papers

Mr Dawson has sorted the SQA papers by topic to save time when revising. Don’t rush to the answers until after you’ve completed a whole section.

Thanks to Mr Dawson from Wallace Hall Academy (D&G) for this excellent resource. All your SQA Higher past papers sorted by unit and topic.

Higher PPQ by Topic Waves Book 1Download
Higher PPQ by Topic Waves Book 2Download
Higher PPQ by Topic Waves AnswersDownload
Higher PPQ by Topic Electricity Book 1Download
Higher PPQ by Topic Electricity Book 2Download
Higher PPQ by Topic Electricity AnswersDownload

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February 2020

Motivation

  • Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
  • Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
  • You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
  • It always seems impossible until it’s done.
  • You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.
  • You don’t always get what you wish for; you get what you work for.
  • It’s not about how bad you want it. It’s about how hard you’re willing to work for it.
  • Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
  • The pain you feel today is the strength you will feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered there is opportunity for growth.

Revision Review 1

Revision Reviews 1 word

Revision Reviews 1 pdf

Covering Units Prefixes and Scientific Notation and Uncertainties. Also scalars and vectors.

Review Answers, don’t cheat, it wont do anyone any good, especially you!

Review answers1_2 word

Review answers1_2 pdf

The above answers are only corrected to the first two review!

Quantity, Symbol, Unit, Unit Symbol

Comments from the Workshop

Revision

Clicking on the link above will take you to the You Must Justify Questions that we didn’t have time for! Please look over this.

Flashcards

CfE Higher Revision Cards A4

Quantity, Symbol, Unit, Unit Symbol

I’ve put together, with Mrs Mac’s help, a document with quantity, symbol, unit and unit symbol so that you know the meaning of the terms in the Relationships Sheet. It is in EXCEL so that you can sort it by course, quantity or symbol.

Quantity, Symbol, Units the excel sheet

Quantity, Symbol, Units a pdf sheet sorted by course and then alphabetical by quantity.

This is the same information in readily available Tablepress form. If you click on the Higher tab at the top it should sort by terms that you need in alphabetical order, or search for a term. Let me know if I’ve missed any.

Quantity, Symbol, Unit, Unit Symbol Table for N5-AH

NHAPhysical Quantity symUnitUnit Abb.
5absorbed dose D gray Gy
5absorbed dose rate H (dot)gray per second gray per hour gray per year Gys-1 Gyh -1 Gyy-1
567acceleration a metre per second per second m s-2
567acceleration due to gravity g metre per second per second m s -2
5activity A becquerel Bq
567amplitude A metre m
567angle θ degree °
567area A square metre m 2
567average speedv (bar)metre per second m s-1
567average velocity v (bar)metre per second m s -1
567change of speed ∆v metre per second m s -1
567change of velocity ∆v metre per second m s-1
5count rate - counts per second (counts per minute) -
567current I ampere A
567displacement s metre m
567distance dmetre, light year m , ly
567distance, depth, height d or h metre m
5effective dose H sievert Sv
567electric charge Q coulomb C
567electric charge Q or q coulomb C
567electric current I ampere A
567energy E joule J
5equivalent dose H sievert Sv
5equivalent dose rate H (dot)sievert per second sievert per hour sievert per year Svs-1 Svh-1 Svy -1
567final velocity v metre per second m s-1
567force F newton N
567force, tension, upthrust, thrustF newton N
567frequency f hertz Hz
567gravitational field strength g newton per kilogram N kg-1
567gravitational potential energy Epjoule J
5half-life t1/2 second (minute, hour, day, year) s
56heat energy Eh joule J
567height, depth h metre m
567initial speed u metre per second m/s
567initial velocity u metre per second m s-1
567kinetic energy Ek joule J
567length l metre m
567mass m kilogram kg
5number of nuclei decayingN - -
567period T second s
567potential difference V volt V
567potential energy Ep joule J
567power P watt W
567pressure P or p pascal Pa
5radiation weighting factor wR- -
567radius r metre m
567resistance R ohm Ω
567specific heat capacity c joule per kilogram per degree Celsius Jkg-1°C -1
56specific latent heat l joule per kilogram Jkg-1
567speed of light in a vacuum c metre per second m s-1
567speed, final speed v metre per second ms -1
567speed, velocity, final velocity v metre per second m s-1
567supply voltage Vsvolt V
567temperature T degree Celsius °C
567temperature T kelvin K
567time t second s
567total resistance Rohm Ω
567voltage V volt V
567voltage, potential difference V volt V
567volume V cubic metre m3
567weight W newton N
567work done W or E Wjoule J
7angle θ radian rad
7angular acceleration aradian per second per second rad s-2
7angular displacement θ radian rad
7angular frequency ω radian per second rad s-1
7angular momentum L kilogram metre squared per second kg m2s -1
7angular velocity,
final angular velocity 		ω radian per second rad s-1
7apparent brightnessbWatts per square metreWm-2
7back emfevolt V
67capacitance C farad F
7capacitive reactance Xcohm W
6critical angle θc degree °
density ρ kilogram per cubic metre kg m-3
7displacement s or x or y metre m
efficiency η - -
67electric field strength E newton per coulomb
volts per metre		N C-1
Vm-1
7electrical potential V volt V
67electromotive force (e.m.f) E or ε volt V
6energy level E1 , E2 , etcjoule J
feedback resistance Rfohm Ω
focal length of a lens f metre m
6frequency of source fs hertz Hz
67fringe separation ∆x metre m
67grating to screen distance D metre m
7gravitational potential U or V joule per kilogram J kg-1
half-value thickness T1/2 metre m
67impulse (∆p) newton second
kilogram metre per second 		Ns
kgms-1
7induced e.m.f. E or ε volt V
7inductor reactanceXLohm W
7initial angular velocity ω oradian per second rad s-1
input energy E ijoule J
input power Piwatt W
input voltage V1 or V2 volt V
input voltage V ivolt V
6internal resistance r ohm Ω
67irradiance I watt per square metre W m-1
7luminoscityLWattW
7magnetic induction B tesla T
7moment of inertia I kilogram metre squared kg m2
67momentum p kilogram metre per second kg m s-1
6number of photons per second per cross sectional area N - -
number of turns on primary coil np- -
number of turns on secondary coil ns- -
6observed wavelengthλobservedmetrem
output energy Eo joule J
output power Powatt W
output voltage Vo volt V
6peak current Ipeak ampere A
6peak voltage V peak volt V
7phase angle Φ radian rad
67Planck’s constant h joule second Js
7polarising angle
(Brewster’s angle)		ipdegree ̊
power (of a lens) P dioptre D
power gain Pgain - -
7Power per unit areaWatts per square metreWm-2
primary current Ip ampere A
primary voltage Vpvolt V
7radial acceleration ar metre per second per second m s-2
6redshiftz--
67refractive index n - -
6relativistic lengthl'metrem
6relativistic timet'seconds
rest mass mo kilogram kg
6rest wavelengthλrestmetrem
6root mean square current I rmsampere A
6root mean square voltage Vrmsvolt V
7rotational kinetic energy Erotjoule J
7schwarzchild radiusrSchwarzchildmetrem
secondary current Is ampere A
secondary voltage Vsvolt V
7self-inductance L henry H
67slit separation d metre m
7tangential acceleration atmetre per second per second m s-2
6threshold frequency fohertz Hz
7time constanttseconds
7torque Τ newton metre Nm
7uncertainty in Energy∆E jouleJ
7uncertainty in momentum∆px kilogram metre per second kgms-1
7uncertainty in position∆x metre m
7uncertainty in time∆t seconds
6velocity of observer vometre per second m s-1
6velocity of source vsmetre per second m s-1
voltage gain - - -
voltage gain Ao or V gain - -
567wavelengthλmetrem
6work functionWjouleJ