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National 5
This course provides opportunities for pupils to become scientifically literate citizens, while developing their
literacy and numeracy skills. It will also develop pupils’ investigative and experimental skills in a physics
context. In addition, pupils will be able to develop a lifelong interest in physics and will recognise the impact
physics makes on their lives, the lives of others, the environment, and on society.
We would recommend this course to students who have passed a National 4 course in Physics.

Course Structure and Conditions of Award
National 4
Course Structure
This course has four compulsory units.
Space
In this unit, pupils will explore concepts, appropriate to this level, relevant to study of the solar system and
its exploration, while developing skills in investigation, experiment and analysis. It will focus mainly on
relationshi