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Class Updates:
GCSE Physics
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Friday, September 8, 2023
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Friday, September 15, 2023
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Monday October 2, Tuesday October 3, 2023
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Friday, October 6, 2023
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Friday, October 13, 2023
Friday, November 3, 2023
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Monday, November 20, 2023
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
***Christmas exam***
Monday, January 8 - Friday, January 12, 2024
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Monday, February 5, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Friday, March 8, 2024
Monday, March 11, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Making measurements: how to measure distance, time, mass, and volume.
- The density equation.
- In class lab activity: calculating density of an irregularly shaped object.
- Homework: sign up for the class Quizlet if you didn't get a chance in class [see resources tab for the link to the class Quizlets].
Friday, September 8, 2023
- Revision: What is mass? What is volume? How to calculate density.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
- Motion - What is speed? What is velocity? How are they different.
- Finding speed practice questions.
- The speed-distance-time equation.
- Distance time graphs and calculating the gradient of a straight line on a graph [math cross-over].
Friday, September 15, 2023
- Completed practice multiple choice and theory questions on motion.
- We went over the questions together and students made corrections. We also did a brief introduction to acceleration [which came up in one of the questions] which is what we're covering next week.
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
- Recap of speed vs. velocity.
- Acceleration: What is it? How can an object accelerate?
- Determining acceleration practice problems.
- Speed-time graphs, calculating gradient of a speed time graph, finding area under a speed time graph.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
- Calculating the area under a speed time graph to find distance travelled.
- Mass vs. Weight
- Scalar vs vector quantities.
- Physics quiz next Wednesday, October 4 on density, motion [speed, velocity, acceleration], mass vs. weight [everything we've done in physics up until today].
Monday October 2, Tuesday October 3, 2023
- Revised for our quiz on Wednesday. Students are encouraged to read through their notes, practice their physics triangles in Boom cards, practice quizlet, watch some of the Youtube videos or BBC bitesize links found in the resources tab.
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
- Physics quiz - we will go over this on Friday
Friday, October 6, 2023
- Went over Wednesday's physics quiz together.
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
- There will be a re-quiz on Friday for students who want to improve their quiz grade. Students can select one of the three quizzes [biology, chemistry, physics] they would most like to improve on. There was class time today to go through the syllabus points, ask questions for clarification and start revising.
Friday, October 13, 2023
- Re-quizzes in biology, chemistry, physics.
- Link to BBC BItesize section on forces: CLICK HERE!
- Reviewing physics: comparing motion of a distance-time graph and a speed-time graph.
- Time to complete corrections for re-quizzes
Friday, November 3, 2023
- Introduction to forces: what are they? What are the 3 possible changes that can occur to an object when acted on by a force?
- Force = mass x acceleration: notes and practice questions.
- Resultant force: how to add or subtract 2 or more forces acting on an object in a straight line. Notes and practice questions.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
- Review of forces: what have we learned so far.
- Hooke's law: how do springs stretch? Notes and equation.
- A look at extension load graphs.
- Practiced our physics equations (Boom cards) and Quizlet.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
- Moments - what are moments? How to calculate a moment.
- The two conditions for equilibrium
- Moment practice questions [we will continue these Friday, NOT for homework :)].
Monday, November 20, 2023
- We had time to go over what we did in class last Wednesday.
- Students had time to complete their practice questions from last week.
- If you have not completed your work by the end of class today please complete for tomorrow for homework.
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
- Practice with moments [see virtual moments lab in resources tab].
- Center of gravity: notes and practice
***Christmas exam***
- Your Christmas exam will cover syllabus topics P1.1-P1.5 [everything up until energy, energy is NOT on your Christmas exam].
- You can find a copy of your syllabus, which includes every point, definition and example you could be tested on in the resources tab!!
Monday, January 8 - Friday, January 12, 2024
- We worked on content for the alternative to practical exam. We did some practice questions, looked at different experimental techniques, reviewed the types of variables, and went over how to plan an experiment.
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
- Introduction to energy
- Types of energy stores and energy transfers.
- Registered the online version of our textbooks.
- Complete practice questions on page 556 and 557 of textbook.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Students researched a method of generating energy and created a poster on their energy resource.
- Absent today? Read textbook pages 562-570 to learn about the different methods of generating energy.
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
- How energy is generated: the use of turbines.
- Going over the methods for generating electricity, renewable vs. non-renewable, pros/cons, etc.
Monday, February 5, 2024
- Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy
- What are they?
- What are the equations for each?
- How to solve problems for GPE, KE, or combinations of the two.
- Practice questions 13-17 from page 562.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Changes in energy - calculating work done.
- What is power? Calculating power.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- Completed revision for energy.
- There will be a quiz on Friday [multiple choice and short answer] that covers transport in plants and animals for biology and energy for physics.
Friday, March 8, 2024
- Revised for test on Monday: transport in plants/animals, stoichiometry, energy.
Monday, March 11, 2024
- Retest.
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- States of matter recap
- Kinetic particle theory of matter
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Changing states
- Evaporation vs. boiling
- Thermal expansion.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Thermal energy transfers
- Conduction
- Convection
- Radiation.
- Practice questions.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- General wave diagrams
- The electromagnetic spectrum
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Reflecting light.
- Reflection on a plane mirror.