Photograph taken by Josh Gow at the Macarthur Wind Farm Last week we learnt how the human eye can only detect a narrow band within the electromagnetic spectrum – what we know as visible light. Higher frequency waves are known as ultraviolet waves, X-rays and gamma rays, while lower frequency wavelengths are known as infrared [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Physics'
I spy with my little eye…….
August 18th, 2012 · No Comments · Biology, Physics, Year 7
Image source Learning Intention: Students will understand the structure and function of the human eye and investigate how it works and some of it’s limitations. Success criteria: Students will be able to draw and label a diagram of the eye and describe how it works. They will also be able to give a brief demonstration of [...]
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Landing Time of a Parachute – Air Resistance
July 31st, 2012 · 10 Comments · Physics, Practical Experiments, Year 7
Creative Commons image from Wikimedia Learning Intention: To investigate the effects of forces and to design, carry out and report on a simple practical experiment with controlled variables. Success Criteria: Students will design and carry out an experiment to find out the effect of different factors (mass of object, size of canopy or shape of canopy) on [...]
Year 7 Science: Forces
July 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · Physics, Practical Experiments, Year 7
Click to Run Interactive Learning Object from PheT, Colorado Learning Intention: Students will understand that forces can start motion, stop motion, change the speed or direction of motion, change the shape of an object or have no effect at all. They will be able to distinguish between contact forces (friction, buoyancy, surface tension, [...]
Year 9 Science: Electrical Circuits
July 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Physics, Practical Experiments, Year 9
Image Source Learning Intention: Students will be able to distinguish between current and voltage and know how they are both measured. They will be able to describe the components of an electrical circuit (switches, loads, resistors, capacitors, cells, insulators and conducting wires) and how they work. Students will be able to construct simple series and parallel [...]
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Dark and Stormy Night
July 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Physics, Practical Experiments
Learning Intention: Students are learning to identify the important components of an electric circuit and describe how it works. Success criteria: You will be able to collect the materials and connect them together to create a torch which includes a globe, switch, wires, batteries and reflector. This week you will draw what you think is [...]
Year 7 Transferring and Transforming Energy – Light and Heat
June 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Physics, Year 7
Image Source Learning Intention: Students will understand the transfer and transformation of heat and light, including how energy is wasted. Success Criteria: Students will be able to describe how different types of energy (chemical, electrical etc) can be transformed into heat and light. They will distinguish between conduction, convection, absorption, reflection, transmission and radiation. What does luminous, [...]
60 Second Science Video Competition
May 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Physics, Year 7
What forces are involved when striking a match? Learning Intention: To work in a team to develop the skills required to produce a short video and to describe how an object moves in terms of the forces involved. Success Criteria: A successful video will clearly explain how objects move using scientific terminology and be entered into [...]
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Year 8 Science: Simple Machines
March 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Physics, Year 8
Rachels’ bubbl.us mindmap about Simple machines. This week in year 8 Science you will be starting a unit of work on simple machines, which includes inclined planes, (ramps and wedges and screws), levers, pulleys, wheels and axels. I have saved some links to good sites in Delicious. The first task for students is to create a [...]
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