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Year One Worksheets

Unit 1: Measurement and Uncertainty

Measurement and Uncertainty Assessment Criteria

Buggy Lab Planning, Buggy Lab Graphing

Significant Figures

Fundamental and Derived Units 

Errors and Uncertainty

Data Practice

Unit 2: Mechanics

2.A: Vectors and Motion Terminology

Vectors and Motion Terminology Assessment Criteria

Classroom Vectors

Using Vectors

Vector Practice

2.B: Kinematics

Kinematics Assessment Criteria

Graph Walking Lab

Derivation of SUVAT Equations

1D Motion Problems

Falling Objects Lab

2D Motion Problems

2.C: Forces

Forces Assessment Criteria

Force Inquiry Lab

Forces 1

Forces 2

Elevator Motion

Friction Lab

Static and Kinetic Friction

Fluid Resistance Lab

Friction Problems

Drag Force Problems

2.D: Energy

Energy Assessment Criteria

Pulleys and Ramps Lab

Work

More Work- Gravitation

Even More Work- Elastic Energy

So Much Work

Power and Efficiency

2.E: Momentum

Momentum Assessment Criteria

Exploding Carts Lab

Building Momentum

More Momentum

IB Momentum (pick up in class)

Unit 3: Circular Motion and Gravitation

Circular Motion and Gravitation Assessment Criteria

Playing A-Round with Circles Lab

Circular Reasoning

Power Relationships

Gravitational Force and Field

IB Gravitation (pick up in class)

Useful Astronomical Data

Unit 4: Charges

4.A: Electrostatics

Electrostatic Assessment Criteria

Coulomb Force Lab

Charge!

Electrostatics Trig Practice

Electric Potential

IB Electrostatics (pick up in class)

4.B: Circuits

Circuits Assessment Criteria

Ohm's Law Lab

Moving Charge

Resistors in Series

Resistors in Parallel

Series and Parallel

IB Electric Circuits (pick up in class)

Circuits Lab

Circuits Review

Fight the Power

Non-Ideal Circuit Elements

Capacitor Structure Background

Capacitor Charging and Discharging Derivations

Capacitor Structure Practice, Solutions

IB Capacitor Practice (Only on Classroom)

Capacitor Structure Capstone Questions

4.C: Electricity and Magnetism

Electricity and Magnetism Assessment Criteria

Electromagnetism Diagrams

Electromagnetism Calculations

Magnetic Flux

Simulated Circuit Elements

AC Circuit Elements

Unit 5: Thermal Physics

Thermal Physics Assessment Criteria

Heat and Temperature Introduction Models

Phase Change Graph Notes

Heat and Temperature

Mixing It Up

Modeling a Gas

Group 4 Project

Year Two Worksheets

Unit 6: Waves

6.A: Oscillations and Wave Structure

Oscillations and Wave Structure Assessment Criteria

Simple Harmonic Motion Labs

Simple Harmonic Motion Practice

IB Simple Harmonic Motion (pick up in class)

Slinky Investigation

Describing a Pulse

IB Wave Properties (pick up in class)

IB Standing Waves (pick up in class)

6.B: Sound Nature and Applications

Sound Nature and Applications Assessment Criteria

Sound Ideas

Speed of Sound Lab

6.C: Light Nature and Interactions

Light Assessment Criteria

Reflection Lab

Reflection Practice

Refraction Lab

Refraction Practice

IB Refraction and Polarization (pick up in class)

IB Diffraction (pick up in class)

6.D: Imaging

Imaging Assessment Criteria

Lenses Investigation

Lens Problems

Mirror Problems

IB Lenses (pick up in class)

Lenses Graphing Lab

IB Microscopes and Telescopes (pick up in class)

Microscope and Telescope Examples

Fibre Optics Problems

IB Fibre Optics (pick up in class)

IB Medical Imaging (pick up in class)

Unit 7: Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics

7.A: Atomic Structure

Atomic Structure Assessment Criteria

Atomic Structure Evidence

Atomic Structure

Photoelectric Effect Simulation

Photoelectric Effect

IB Atomic Structure (pick up in class)

7.B: Nuclear and Quantum Physics

Nuclear Structure Assessment Criteria

Nuclear Structure

Half-Life

Decay Spreadsheet Simulation

Rules of the Game

Feynman Diagrams

Hadrons

IB Nuclear Structure (pick up in class)

Unit 8: Energy Production

Energy Production Intro Activity

Energy Production Group Member Evaluation Form

Course Review

Questions Of The Day

Monday, April 6

Instead of moving on to the next topic, today we have another simulation game. Match that graph: https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Concept-Builders/Kinematics/Match-That-Graph/Concept-Builder 

Friday, March 27

I’m going to leave you with a series of questions that are less physics and more language and representation. As you know, I am a big proponent of drawing pictures and diagrams that represent what is happening. The participants of a podcast I was listening to were discussing the fact that different cultures have different conventions for how they map time onto spatial representation (often paper).

Take this scenario: “Elijah throws a ball to Kamie and she catches it.” Draw a three panel representation of the action.

  1. Where was Elijah in your picture?
  2. Where was Kamie in your picture?
  3. Did you draw the sequence of time to be right-to-left, left-to-right, top-to-bottom, bottom-to-top? Why?
  4. Which of the orientations would be the least comfortable for you to read? Why?
  5. Can you identify other conventions in your representations that you have never questioned?

Thursday, March 26


Sean Carroll is a Caltech Physics professor who is putting out a series of videos that he is calling “The Biggest Ideas in the Universe.” He has published the first one on his youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRhV1rWIpm_pU19bBm_2RXw . I’d like to know what you think of this and whether you think it would be useful for the class. Please let me know what you think of the first one on Conservation.

Wednesday, March 25


DP Physics 1 

Capacitors can be placed in series or parallel just like resistors. The behavior is similar, but not the same. Explore how capacitors behave in series and parallel. Look up the equations for series and parallel and see if the behaviors match the equations.  

https://ophysics.com/em5.html  

DP Physics 2 Electric fields challenge. See if you can clear all of the levels: https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Physics-Interactives/Static-Electricity/Put-the-Charge-in-the-Goal/Put-the-Charge-in-the-Goal-Interactive

Tuesday, March 24

DP Physics 1

The Farad is the unit of capacitance. It is equivalent to a Coulomb for every Volt. This means that the capacitance of an object tells you the ratio of charge on a plate to potential difference between the plates. When you run the simulation, you will see the charge is building on the plates and the voltage across the plates is increasing. What do you think the shapes of the V vs t, I vs t, and Q vs t graphs would be?

 https://ophysics.com/em5.html


DP Physics 2

Going back to MYP, design the best roller coaster (no cheating) on the coaster creator site.

https://assets.jason.org/resource_assets/4851/8673/coaster.html

Monday, March 23

DP Physics 1

I have heard from a number of students that it is hard to get a picture of what a capacitor does. This simulation does a nice job of allowing you to make various changes and see the results. Play with this circuit (https://ophysics.com/em5.html) and make observations.( Hint: Time is an important factor here. )


DP Physics 2

Review Question.

Play with this circuit (https://ophysics.com/em5.html). Sketch the graphs of V vst t for the capacitor with a 5 ohm resistor and a 10 ohm resistor. Explain the difference.

Friday, March 20

DP Physics 1

The gap between the plates of a capacitor and the area of a plate (assuming both plates have the same area) determine the capacitance of an air-gap capacitor. What is it about each of those factors that impacts the ability to store charge in an electric field?

DP Physics 2

The average intensity of solar radiation on a planet is 200 W m-2 and the average albedo of the planet is 0.6. Determine the intensity absorbed by the planet and the intensity radiated by the planet.

Thursday, March 19

DP Physics 1

What are the units for capacitance? What do these units tell you about the role of a capacitor?

DP Physics 2

Many urban areas are considered “heat islands.” How could changing the color of parking lots and rooftops have an impact on the local air temperature? Use the concept of albedo in your answer.

Wednesday, March 18

DP Physics 1

What is happening inside the filament of a lightbulb that makes the resistance change with temperature?

DP Physics 2

Snow and open water have significantly different albedos. How does this impact the rate of energy absorption throughout the year in a lake around Ann Arbor? What other factors can you identify that would have impacts on the rate of energy absorption?