Physical Quantities
You can easily measure fundamental physical quantities, and their units, in your science laboratory.
mass - (kilograms or kg)
length - (metres or m)
time - (seconds or s)
temperature - (degrees Celcius) [the unit for temperature that chemist and physicists use is the Kelvin; but that is another story]
electrical charge - (amperes or A)
You can calculate other quantities from these fundamental quantities. For example;
velocity - (ms-1)
acceleration - (ms-2)
Force - (newtons or N)
Work - (joules or J)
Electrical resistance - (ohm or Ω)
mass - (kilograms or kg)
length - (metres or m)
time - (seconds or s)
temperature - (degrees Celcius) [the unit for temperature that chemist and physicists use is the Kelvin; but that is another story]
electrical charge - (amperes or A)
You can calculate other quantities from these fundamental quantities. For example;
velocity - (ms-1)
acceleration - (ms-2)
Force - (newtons or N)
Work - (joules or J)
Electrical resistance - (ohm or Ω)
Mathematical Skills required by General Integrated Science Students
The General Integrated Science course requires students to use the mathematical skills they have developed through the Year 7–10 Mathematics curriculum, in addition to the numeracy skills they have developed through the Science Inquiry Skills strand of the Year 7–10 Science curriculum.
Within the Science Inquiry Skills strand, students are required to gather, represent and analyse numerical data to identify the evidence that forms the basis of scientific arguments, claims or conclusions. In gathering and recording numerical data, students are required to make measurements using appropriate units to an appropriate degree of accuracy.
Within the Science Inquiry Skills strand, students are required to gather, represent and analyse numerical data to identify the evidence that forms the basis of scientific arguments, claims or conclusions. In gathering and recording numerical data, students are required to make measurements using appropriate units to an appropriate degree of accuracy.
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