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Section A will assess the topics listed for each paper. Section B can include questions involving data analysis, or set within an experimental context, and will draw on topics from the whole specification.  \n• You can mix and match the concept-led and Salters Horners context-led approaches during teaching because students will all sit the same set of question papers at AS.  \n• Both exam papers will also test students’ knowledge and understanding of experimental methods, based on the core practicals in the specification.  \n• Question types: multiple choice, short and long answer questions, and calculations.  \n• Questions assessing students’ use of mathematical skills will make up 40% of the exam papers.  \nAS Paper 1 – Core Physics I  \n|  80 marks |  50% weighting  1 hour 30 minutes |\n| --- | --- |\n\nConcept-led approach  \n• Working as a Physicist  \n• Mechanics  \n• Electric Circuits  \nSalters Horners context-led approach  \n• Working as a Physicist  \n• Higher, Faster, Stronger (HFS)  \n• Technology in Space (SPC) (except items 92–96)  \n• Digging up the Past (DIG) (except items 84–86)  \nAS Paper 2 – Core Physics II  \n\n|  80 marks |  50% weighting  1 hour 30 minutes |\n| --- | --- |\n\nConcept-led approach  \n• Working as a Physicist  \n• Materials  \n• Waves and the Particle Nature of Light  \nSalters Horners context-led approach  \n• Working as a Physicist  \n• The Sound of Music (MUS)  \n• Good Enough to Eat (EAT)  \n• Technology in Space (SPC) (only items 92–96)  \n• Digging up the Past (DIG) (only items 84–86)  \n• Spare-Part Surgery (SUR)  \nNote: All AS exams must be taken in the same examination series. Results from AS examinations will count  \ntowards the AS grade but do not form part of the A level grade.  \n7  \n8  \nA level Physics assessment at a glance  \nFirst assessment: summer 2017  \n• Exam questions will test students’ knowledge and understanding of the relevant specification topics.  \n• You can mix and match the concept-led and Salters Horners context-led approaches during teaching because students will all sit the same set of question papers at A level.  \n• Paper 3 will also test students’ knowledge and understanding of experimental methods, based on the core practicals in the specification.  \n• Question types: multiple choice, short and long answer questions, and calculations.  \n• Questions assessing students’ use of mathematical skills will make up 40% of the exam papers.  \n|  90 marks |  30% weighting  1 hour 45 minutes |\n| --- | --- |\n\nConcept-led approach  \n• Working as a Physicist  \n• Mechanics  \n• Electric Circuits  \n• Further Mechanics  \n• Electric and Magnetic Fields  \n• Nuclear and Particle Physics  \nSalters Horners context-led approach  \n• Working as a Physicist  \n• Higher, Faster, Stronger (HFS)  \n• Technology in Space (SPC) (except items 70 and 92–95)  \n• Digging up the Past (DIG) (except items 83–87)  \n• Transport on Track (TRA)  \n• The Medium is the Message (MDM)  \n• Probing the Heart of Matter (POR)  \nA level Paper 1 – Advanced Physics I  \nConcept-led approach  \n• Working as a Physicist  \n• Materials  \n• Waves and the Particle Nature of Light  \n• Thermodynamics  \n• Space  \n• Nuclear Radiation  \n• Gravitational Fields  \n• Oscillations  \nSalters Horners context-led approach  \n• Working as a Physicist  \n• The Sound of Music (MUS)  \n• Good Enough to Eat (EAT)  \n• Technology in Space (SPC) (only items 70 and 92–95)  \n• Digging up the Past (DIG) (only items 83–87)  \n• Spare-Part Surgery (SUR)  \n• Build or Bust? (BLD)  \n• Reach for the Stars (STA)  \nA level Paper 2 – Advanced Physics II  \n\n|  90 marks |  30% weighting  1 hour 45 minutes |\n| --- | --- |\n\nA level Paper 3 – General and Practical Principles in Physics  \n\n|  120 marks |  40% weighting  2 hours 30 minutes |\n| --- | --- |\n\n• All topics across the full A level specification.  \n• Half of the paper will also focus on testing students’ knowledge and","cbCaicr3dv1VI65b","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicr3dv1VI65b","pdf",857774,"English","# AS Physics assessment at a glance\n## AS Paper 1 – Core Physics I\n## AS Paper 2 – Core Physics II\n# A level Physics assessment at a glance\n## A level Paper 1 – Advanced Physics I\n## A level Paper 2 – Advanced Physics II\n## A level Paper 3 – General and Practical Principles in Physics\n# Practical Endorsement\n# Sample Assessment Materials","[{\"question\":\"When are the AS and A level Physics assessments first scheduled?\",\"answer\":\"AS Physics assessment first takes place in summer 2016, while A level Physics assessment first takes place in summer 2017.\"},{\"question\":\"How are AS and A level exam papers structured and what question types are included?\",\"answer\":\"AS papers use sections A and B, while both AS and A level papers include multiple choice, short and long answer questions, and calculations. 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