Class 9 ICSE Physics – Learning Objectives

1. Measurements and Experimentation

• Understand the need for measurement and standard units (SI units).

• Learn how to measure length, time, mass, volume, and area accurately.

• Use common laboratory instruments (vernier calipers, screw gauge, stop clock).

• Develop skills in experimentation: observing, recording, analysing data.

• Identify and minimise sources of error in measurements.

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2. Motion

• Differentiate between distance and displacement, speed and velocity.

• Understand uniform and non-uniform motion.

• Interpret simple distance–time and velocity–time graphs.

• Solve numerical problems on speed, average speed, and graph-based questions.

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3. Force and Laws of Motion

• Understand the concept of force and its effects.

• Learn Newton’s three laws of motion and their applications.

• Explore inertia, momentum, and impulse qualitatively.

• Solve simple numerical problems based on force and mass (F = ma conceptually).

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4. Pressure in Fluids and Atmospheric Pressure

• Understand pressure and its dependence on area.

• Learn how pressure varies in liquids.

• Understand buoyancy, Archimedes’ principle, and laws of flotation.

• Study barometers and atmospheric pressure.

• Explain applications of pressure in daily life (syringes, hydraulic machines).

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5. Upthrust in Fluids

• Understand the concept of upthrust (buoyant force).

• Learn conditions for floating and sinking.

• Calculate density and relative density.

• Perform simple experiments to find density of solids and liquids.

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6. Heat

• Understand temperature and thermal expansion.

• Compare conduction, convection, and radiation.

• Learn effects of heat on matter and real-life applications.

• Understand greenhouse effect qualitatively.

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7. Light

• Understand rectilinear propagation of light.

• Learn laws of reflection and apply ray diagrams.

• Understand formation of images in a plane mirror.

• Learn lateral inversion and field of view.

• Introduction to spherical mirrors (concave/convex) and their uses.

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8. Sound

• Understand how sound is produced and transmitted.

• Know the characteristics of sound: pitch, quality, loudness.

• Differentiate between noise and musical sound.

• Understand reflection of sound (echo, reverberation).

• Learn applications of sound (SONAR, stethoscope, etc.).

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9. Electricity (Elementary Concepts)

• Understand charges, conductors, and insulators.

• Learn the concept of current, voltage, and resistance (qualitatively).

• Study simple electric circuits and the use of symbols.

• Understand heating effects of current and its applications (bulb, fuse, heater).

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10. Magnetism

• Understand natural and artificial magnets.

• Learn properties of magnets and their uses.

• Understand Earth’s magnetism (magnetic axis, geographic axis).

• Study magnetic field lines and their representation.

• Learn methods of magnetisation and demagnetisation.

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11. Practical Skills

• Develop safe handling and proper use of laboratory equipment.

• Draw neat labelled diagrams (rays, circuits, instruments).

• Record observations systematically in practical notebooks.

• Interpret simple experimental results and draw logical conclusions.