DP Year 2 Physics

The DP Year 2 (Grade 12) Physics curriculum is the culmination of the two-year course, following the new syllabus (first teaching 2023, first assessment 2025) that is organized into five broad themes: Space, time and motion; The particulate nature of matter; Wave behavior; Fields; and Nuclear and quantum physics . Students can study at Standard Level (SL) with 150 teaching hours or Higher Level (HL) with 240 hours, with HL students exploring additional depth in topics such as rigid body mechanics, thermodynamics, and electromagnetic induction . In the final year, students consolidate their understanding across all themes, with external assessment now consisting of only two examination papers (instead of three), featuring Paper 1A (multiple choice), Paper 1B (data-based questions), and Paper 2 (short-answer and extended-response questions) . Students finalize their Internal Assessment (IA)—the "scientific investigation"—which accounts for 20% of the final grade, with new opportunities for collaborative data collection while submitting individual reports (maximum 3,000 words) assessed across four criteria: Research Design, Data Analysis, Conclusion, and Evaluation.

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