Science Year 7 · Stage 4-5

Physical World

Forces and their effects, the forms energy can take, and how simple machines trade force for distance.

Dot points
8
Module
3 of 4
Course
Science Year 7
01What this module asks of you

The 8 syllabus dot points in Physical World

These are the statements the Science Year 7 syllabus makes about Physical World. Dux records each one against the questions you answer, so you can see which of them you have actually been tested on and which have never been asked.

  1. 01

    Contact and non-contact forces

    Contact and non-contact forces - Physical World, Year 7.

  2. 02

    Balanced and unbalanced forces

    Balanced and unbalanced forces - Physical World, Year 7.

  3. 03

    Gravity and weight

    Gravity and weight - Physical World, Year 7.

  4. 04

    Friction and its uses

    Friction and its uses - Physical World, Year 7.

  5. 05

    Forms of energy and transfer

    Forms of energy and transfer - Physical World, Year 7.

  6. 06

    Energy transformations in devices

    Energy transformations in devices - Physical World, Year 7.

  7. 07

    Simple machines and mechanical advantage

    Simple machines and mechanical advantage - Physical World, Year 7.

  8. 08

    Electric circuits and conductors

    Electric circuits and conductors - Physical World, Year 7.

02How it is examined

What a Physical World question asks you to do

Year 7 Assessment Task Shape is 50 marks in 75 minutes. Questions on Physical World are not one shape repeated: the command word decides what the marker is looking for, and the mark value decides how much of it. These are the ones Science Year 7 uses.

calculate2–4describe2–3evaluate4–6explain3–4identify1predict1

Dux writes practice for this module in exactly these shapes, so the drill is the same task the paper sets — not a general knowledge quiz with the module name on it.

03Where this module sits

Physical World in the Science Year 7 course

Physical World is module 3 of 4 in Science Year 7. Students routinely lose marks because a question spans two modules, so the neighbouring modules are worth reading next to this one.

Find the Physical World dot points you have never been asked

Dux diagnoses Science Year 7 dot point by dot point, then writes questions in the shape this course marks. Written answers come back marked against the bands.