All the things you should know about NCEA level 1 Physics One of the scientific disciplines, physics, aims to explain how commonplace events like energy transfer and the behaviour of ordinary items like cars. Students study the description, justification, and prediction of physical occurrences in physics. Students gain knowledge of key physics theories, rules, and[…]
8 September 2022∙7 minutes to read
Learning physics in New Zealand A lot of school students consider physics a difficult subject and many of them are indecisive about taking it up at high school. Indeed, physics require a good knowledge of maths, developed analytical abilities, as well as a good memory to remember formulas. However, studying NCEA physics can be very[…]
2 March 2022∙6 minutes to read
A Complete Guide to NCEA Physics A complete guide to NCEA physics throughout your early years at school, different subjects will seem separated, colour-coded, and neatly placed inside their respective boxes. You do one hour of English, one hour of P.E, one of cooking. As you advance through your years at school and the NCEA[…]
25 August 2021∙6 minutes to read
Your Guide to Magnetism, Electromagnetism, and Electromagnetic Induction. In the modern world, we use magnets in an overwhelming number of different ways. From the way that a fridge door closes to the way in which your headphones play music, from the generation and transmission of electricity, to the motor in your car. All of these[…]
25 November 2019∙7 minutes to read
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Everything You Never Asked about the Science of Waves. Without waves there would be nothing. No heat, no light, no sound. Not even any movement. Not a single thing. Because waves aren’t just some abstract scientific concept – or something that you only see on the surface of the ocean. They are literally everywhere at[…]
21 November 2019∙6 minutes to read
An Introduction to Everything about Space. There is a reason why even the most ancient humans were amateur astronomers, mapping the orbit of the moon and the movements of the stars. There’s a reason too that kids are as fascinated by space as they are by dinosaurs, thinking about the Big Bang, distant galaxies, and[…]
21 November 2019∙7 minutes to read
Physics Revision Resources "Be a lifelong student. The more you learn, the more you earn and more self confidence you will have." -Brian Tracy Learning is a constant experience that is observed from infancy to old age. As humans, we will never stop learning, and that is an astonishing fact; the joy of discovering a[…]
28 January 2019∙8 minutes to read
What is Physics? From Archimedes’ Principle, dating back to around 250 BCE to the race to prove quantum gravity, the curiosity of our physical world has stirred the human mind as no other discipline ever has. And yet, for the most part, people are afraid of physics. Students dread learning it and schools report ongoing[…]
28 December 2018∙7 minutes to read
How to Teach Physics For Kids Does your child know what the periodic table is? Do they understand gravity, magnetism or states of matter? Do they know who Isaac Newton is and all about Newton's law of motion? Have you ever talked to your child about Earth and planets in our solar system? If the[…]
21 December 2018∙9 minutes to read
A Physics Degree Can Offer So Much Although the sciences of biology, chemistry, and physics often have a reputation in school for being particularly difficult or challenging subjects, the truth is that they are some of the most rewarding subjects that you can study. Physics, for example, can help teach you more about how things[…]
3 December 2018∙9 minutes to read
GCSE Physics Syllabus: All the Topics at a Glance "Science is beautiful when it makes simple explanations of phenomena or connections between different observations. Examples include the double helix in biology and the fundamental equations of physics." -Stephen Hawking In the United Kingdom, secondary school students have a wide variety of GCSE subjects to choose[…]
3 December 2018∙10 minutes to read