Note to students: Several students have nut allergies, so please do not eat nuts in the classroom or bring nuts into the room in unsealed packages. This applies to all types of nuts, in all grades and blocks. It's important that we're all careful to keep the classroom nut-free. Thank you!
It is ok to eat other types of snacks at appropriate times, but no nuts (no food during the main instructional part of lesson, or on days when chemistry or biology labs are taking place in the room, but it is ok to have a snack during work-time).
It is ok to eat other types of snacks at appropriate times, but no nuts (no food during the main instructional part of lesson, or on days when chemistry or biology labs are taking place in the room, but it is ok to have a snack during work-time).
Assessment and reporting throughout the school year:
Students and parents/guardians can monitor student progress by checking their Physics 11 course marks on their MyEd account (https://myeducation.gov.bc.ca/aspen/logon.do). Specific learning activities (assignments, tests, projects, activities, etc) will be added to MyEd after the teacher has assessed items submitted by students.
NOTE: For some of the assignments and lab reports in the early (beginner/learning) part of the course, letter grades or proficiency scales, rather than numerical marks, will be used for assessment. Throughout the course students will (ideally) develop their skills, and in future assignments they will demonstrate their improvements in understanding and skill in communication. Their marks will be converted to numerical percentages later in the term, based on their cumulative work.
Proficiency Scale: 3 letter code in MyEd
Students and parents/guardians can monitor student progress by checking their Physics 11 course marks on their MyEd account (https://myeducation.gov.bc.ca/aspen/logon.do). Specific learning activities (assignments, tests, projects, activities, etc) will be added to MyEd after the teacher has assessed items submitted by students.
NOTE: For some of the assignments and lab reports in the early (beginner/learning) part of the course, letter grades or proficiency scales, rather than numerical marks, will be used for assessment. Throughout the course students will (ideally) develop their skills, and in future assignments they will demonstrate their improvements in understanding and skill in communication. Their marks will be converted to numerical percentages later in the term, based on their cumulative work.
Proficiency Scale: 3 letter code in MyEd
- Emerging: EMG
- Developing: DEV
- Proficient: PRF
- Extending: EXT
Schedule: Assignments, Tests, Projects, etc
This video is a fabulous summary of all Physics :) Animation vs Physics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ErMSHiQRnc8 Mon June 3
- intro to electric circuits Thurs May 30
- TEST - impulse and momentum with work-energy-power Tues May 28
- review/prep for impulse and momentum with work-energy-power test Fri May 24
- TEST - Simple Machines ( this is a small topic, but it's related to work-energy-power so you have to review work-energy-power too) Wed May 22
- review/refresh everything over the past few weeks (simple machines and impulse-momentum) Thurs May 16 (AP exam in PM x 1)
- a bit more with thermal energy Tues May 14
- intro to thermal energy Fri May 10 (several people writing AP exam in PM)
- impulse and momentum with work-energy-power Wed May 8 (a few people writing AP exam in PM)
- impulse and momentum with work-energy-power Mon May 6 (a few people writing AP exam in PM)
- impulse and momentum Thurs May 2
- impulse and momentum - intro
Momentum lesson video: B - Document 1 - Physics 11 - Intro to impulse momentum - May 4 lesson and Assignment _ take 2 - Word 5_3_2020 10_51_39 AM.mp4
Tues April 30
- finish simple machines - pulley lab - intro to impulse and momentum Thurs April 25
- Test - Work-Energy-Power - Chapter 4.1 to 4.4, 4.6 Tues April 23
- Simple machines and mechanical advantage (lever, ramp, wedge, pulley, screw, wheel and axle) (several people will be away in morning) Assignment: - Pulley Lab - simple machines booklet pg 280 #26, 27, 28; pg 281 #30, 31
Fri April 19
- Gravitation reTest - in class - work on practice worksheets Wed April 17
Chapter 4.6 - Power (definition) - The law of conservational of energy - efficiency ASSIGNMENT (do and hand in): Pg 147 #2, 3, 5; pg 159 #30
Mon April 15
Chapter 4.3 and 4.4 - Work-energy-power - Gravitational potential energy - Kinetic energy and the Work-Energy Theorem *** DO: Pg 147 #2 -- Refer to "Unit 6c mini-lesson" document and lesson video for help on this (it's detailed)
Thurs April 11
- dynamics reTest - in class Tues April 9
- return and go over Gravitation test - Intro to Work-energy-power - Chapter 4.1 and 4.2, plus notes handout Assignment: Textbook Ch 4.1 and 4.2 - Do the following and hand in - Page 125 Practice #2 - Page 126 Practice #3 - Page 126 Section 4.1 Questions #1, 2 - Page 128 Practice # 1 to 6 (show work! The answers are given, so you can check your answers - I need to see your method, so show your work) - Page 131 Section 4.2 Questions #1 to 4
Fri April 5
- Test - Gravitation - Ch 3.2 Wed April 3
- study/prep for the test on Friday! - Work-energy-power - preview/pre-read the documents posted on March 15 Fri March 15
- go over the Dynamics test - More with gravitation - Intro to Work-Energy (ch 4) - Note: back in the time of Covid, I created a bunch of lesson videos for Physics 12 students to review physics 11 level work-energy-power ... I've posted the documents with links to the videos (below), because it'll be useful for you too. Not all at once though! If you want to preview this over Spring Break, it's actually worth doing that (especially if you tend to need a bit of review and processing time)
Wed March 13
- more with Universal Gravitation: - inverse square laws in general (related to the surface area of the sphere at the radial distance r from the point mass, or point charge) - g vs distance from the centre of a planet: https://xmphysics.com/2023/01/02/7-2-2-gravitational-field-of-a-point-mass/ - acceleration of Earth toward a falling object (or generally, acceleration of each mass when 2 masses exert gravitation force on each other and are unobstructed .. eg. free fall) - what happens to g when the dimensions of a planet change? (e.g. mass and radius) Videos: Gravity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTY1Kje0yLg Gravity videos and news items: Space debris timeline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPXCk85wMSQ "What Happens When it Rains Space Debris" https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0hdkrc2/what-happens-when-it-rains-space-debris Critical amount of space junk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVov8o9x0yI Space Junk Harpoon: https://www.space.com/space-junk-harpoon-removedebris-satellite-video.html What if you fall into a Black Hole? https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p03shhgv/the-strange-fate-of-a-person-falling-into-a-black-hole Picture of a Black Hole: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47873592 The unreasonable efficiency of a black hole (Minute Physics): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-O-Qdh7VvQ
Mon March 11
TEST - Dynamics - (except Universal Gravitation -- that section will be assessed in a separate test) Reference -- review all worksheets and labs in the unit; refer to chapters 2 and 3 of you textbook Summary/review of Dynamics in 1-D (this lesson video was made for Physics 12 level students to review what they did the previous year): https://www.loom.com/share/4336df8ce7c446fdab7819dd854b0138?sid=a851ce25-ff6d-4fc6-b9bc-a160073fc3d5
Thurs March 7
- Universal Gravitation:
Tues March 5
Elevator problems (systems with vertical acceleration)
NOTE: Teachers much submit Term 2 Marks on March 1. Submit all assignments by Feb 23 in order to give me (MsB) time to mark your work.
Fri March 1
Friction - static and kinetic
Wed Feb 28
- - ReTest - Kinematics Graph interpretation - In Class - Work on Dynamics worksheets Mon Feb 26 - In Class -
- ReTest - Kinematics problem solving - In Class - Work on Dynamics worksheets Fri Feb 23 - DURING FLEX - start at 8:00am: (optional)
- Wave properties retest (reflection, refraction, diffraction) Fill out the form to sign up for the reTest: https://forms.office.com/r/XvH3U3PrXT Thurs Feb 22
Lesson: Summary and examples of applications of all of Chapters 2 and 3 except Universal Gravitation (we'll do Universal Gravitation another day) - Force of tension - Normal force and frictional force (static and kinetic) - problem solving using Newton's laws - Gravitational force - Mass - inertial vs gravitational
Tues Feb 20
- return and go over graphing test - Newton's Laws (continued) - - Crash course on Newton's Laws: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKKM8Y-u7ds
Wed Feb 14
- finish Mech Force Lab - Dynamics - Newton's laws and FBDs - Feathers and a bowling ball falling in the world's largest vacuum chamber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E43-CfukEgs
Mon Feb 12
- TEST - Kinematics graph interpretation - Topics include: - all the topics from the lesson on Feb 2 (refer to the worksheets and answer keys posted on Feb 2) - graphing skills the you used on the Kinematics labs (activities 1 and 2). e.g. - calculating and interpreting slope of d vs t and v vs t graphs - determining equation of straight line graphs in the form y=mx+b - determining instantaneous velocity from a curved graph(slope of tangent to a d vt t graph) - determining displacement from a v vs t graph (area under v vs t graph = displacement) Thurs Feb 8
- Exploring Mechanical Force Lab - corrections/clarifications
Tues Feb 6
- return and go over kinematics test - more practice with Kinematics graph interpretation - intro to Dynamics Fri Feb 2
- Kinematics graph interpretation *** NOTE: In this class we'll revisit the kinematics labs. If you struggled with the labs, hopefully this lesson will help (?)
Wed Jan 31
- judging Grade 8/9 Science Fair
Mon Jan 29
TEST - Chapter 1 plus all kinematics worksheets and labs WATCH THIS LESSON VIDEO TO PREPARE FOR THE TEST (it's the lesson I would have given on Jan 18 if we had been in school): Phys 11 review – Kinematics in 1D: https://www.loom.com/share/dcefdd7d3f9748fbb5b79620805edee7?sid=b70d394a-93e5-463c-8306-30eb6c5023bc January 22 to 26: Assessment week: Note: Ms Bernabei is not available on Monday Jan 22, afternoon, due to exam supervision. If you would like Physics help on a different time/date, email Ms Bernabei to arrange a time to meet.
Tues Jan 16 and Thurs Jan 18 [snow day -- watch kinematics lesson video]- kinematics problems solving (chapter 1 plus worksheets)
Wed Jan 10 and Fri Jan 12
- develop kinematics equations from graphs Refer to the lesson videos below for a preview of upcoming lessons -- these videos were created in 2020/21 as review (during the pandemic) - MsB will teach these concepts more fully in class: 1.Phys 11 review - Equation of line and area under curve: https://www.loom.com/share/036c8a9bd81946c58d3da9becf64f699?sid=368e4f39-ef9d-4773-814a-bd730dde2513 2.Phys 11 review – Kinematics in 1D: https://www.loom.com/share/dcefdd7d3f9748fbb5b79620805edee7?sid=b70d394a-93e5-463c-8306-30eb6c5023b
Mon Jan 8: Remote Learning - Due to teachers setting up the new building
- finish lab write write-ups to hand in on Wed Wed Dec 20 (last class before Winter Break)
Revisit and complete the lesson from Monday Dec 18 - instantaneous velocity via slope of tangent to the curve of a position vs time graph - area under the velocity vs time graph (represents displacement) - develop kinematics equations from graphs **** Worksheets
Mon Dec 18
- Lesson on how to do the write-up: Lab Activity #1: d vs t: slope; equation of line; definition of average velocity Lab Activity #2: - slope of tangent to d vs t graph - Data Table #2 - how to create it - velocity vs time graph - strategies for drawing the graph - analysis of the graph: slope; equation; area under the curve Thurs Dec 14
- Lab activities: Kinematics Labs 1 and 2 - Uniform motion - Free fall
Tues Dec 12
- TEST - Waves in 2D - reflection, refraction, diffraction - Ripple tank lab References for test prep: - Ripple tank lab + notes - chapter 6.5 page 214 to 218
Fri Dec 8
- intro to kinematics in 1D - textbook reference: Chapter 1 - pg 2 to 18 - vectors vs scalars - distance vs displacement - speed vs velocity - definition: uniform motion - converting m/s to km/h (and back again) Assignment: TO BE HANDED IN! (this work helps with prep for the lab you'll be doing on Thursday next week) Textbook - pg 2/3 #2, 3, 4, 6 pg 6 #1, 2 pg 8 #6, 7, 10, 11 pg 10 #12, 13 pg 11 #1, 2, 5 Wed Dec 6
- Lesson - Gravity waves, earthquake waves, Tsunamis Wave Properties evident in Tsunamis Look for evidence of Reflection, Diffraction, and Refraction in patterns of motion of Tsunami waves: Animation of several different Tsunamis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUHKMIr5E1E Animation of Dec 26, 2004 Tsunami (Indonesia) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YReIrrrOeqY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yFNOuo_YxI This is a mini-documentary explaining how why Tsunamis happen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBkMLYUyUZg Gravitational Waves explained: http://www.ligo.org/multimedia.php Excellent video explaining the experimental process for detecting Gravitational Waves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iphcyNWFD10&feature=youtu.be Mon Dec 4
Lesson - prep/practice for the next test Mon Dec 4 - During Class time: ReTest for the Standing Waves test (the test that originally took place on Fri Nov 17. It's in two parts: Part 1: Concepts [20 marks]; Part 2: Problems [20 marks]) ***NOTE: Thursday Nov 23 after school - Tutorial to prep for the re-Test (in room 111) Thurs Nov 30
- waves in 2D (ripple tank lab) - reflection, refraction, diffraction - focus on refraction Do: Part 5 - Pages 195 to 197 Tues Nov 28
- waves in 2D (ripple tank lab) - reflection, refraction, diffraction - focus on diffraction - demos with lasers Do: Part 4: page 192 to 194 NOTE: TERM 1 Report Cards: Teachers must submit Term 1 assessments/marks on Dec 1, therefore the deadline for students to submit Term 1 work for this class is Nov 23 (MsB needs a week to complete the work of marking, uploading, and compiling, etc, for report cards)
Thurs Nov 23
- return and go over tests - waves in 2D (ripple tank lab) - reflection, refraction, diffraction - focus on reflection: Do: Investigation 9-3 Pages 186 to 187 Omit 9-5 Pg 187 to 188 Do: 9-6: parts 1 to 3 - pg 189 to 192
Tues Nov 21
Personal Self Reflection re: term 1 - waves in 2D (ripple tank lab) - reflection, refraction, diffraction
Fri Nov 17: TEST
- references: Chapter 6.4; 6.6; 6.7; 6.8; all handouts and labs for this section Topics: - boundary behaviour - wave interference (superposition) - resonance (natural resonant frequencies) - standing waves: e.g. musical instruments (with fixed ends)
Wed Nov 15
- review/practice for test - start with ripple tanks Lesson on Technical Writing for Science Lab write-ups: A few comments from reading student labs for wave speed on a spring: Sources of error
Wed Nov 15 - 8:15AM: During Flex (NOT during class time):
- ReTest for Test #1 Problem solving section (frequency, period, and wave equation). Tues Nov 14 - 8:15AM: During Flex (NOT during class time):
- ReTest for Test #1 Concepts - Parts A and B (in first this was multiple choice and the wave diagram: On the retest it will be short answer - not multiple choice) Fri Nov 10 (No Flex; Remembrance Day assembly - shortened classes; early dismissal at 2:03pm)
- air columns and determining the speed of sound in air Wed Nov 8
; resonance [meter stick; Tacoma Narrows Bridge; musical instruments] - Nov 1940: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw (5:56) - explained by the Washington State Historical Society https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHsLlTPpqeg (10:14) Mon Nov 6 [Note: Nov 6 -- some students away with SFU Shadow Day]
** Return and go over Test #1 - standing waves
Thurs Nov 2
- continue with boundary behaviour - superposition (constructive and destructive interference) - Assignment: Read Chapter 6.6 - Do page 235 #19 and 20; and "wave superposition" worksheet
Tues Oct 31: TEST - Chapter 6.1 to 6.3 of your textbook, plus all labs and handouts on the following topics:
- definitions of "wave" - electromagnetic and mechanical waves - characteristics of different types of waves (transverse, longitudinal, torsional) - period and frequency definitions and problems (calculations) - anatomy of waves (parts - label diagrams; identify the direction of motion of the particles of medium vs the direction of motion of wave energy) - phase - label a diagram indicating the direction of motion of particles of the medium - wave equation problems NOTE: This simulation is fun to play with, and it’s useful for your studies for this unit! https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/wave-on-a-string
Fri Oct 27
- boundary behaviour - assignment - Page 3 and 4 of the "interference" worksheet (the pages on "boundary behaviour")
Wed Oct 25
- examples with problem solving format - word problems and format for showing your work - Physics 11 Waves worksheet - - MsB demonstrates problem solving strategies for pg 1 #6; pg2 #1; pg4 #5 - students do the following in groups (answer key is posted below): pg3 #6 and 7; pg 5 #7
Mon Oct 23
- continue with the slinky labs Oct 18 - during class time - Optional re-assessment for the quizzes.
There will be 3 re-quiz options, after I have returned the marked quizzes and given time for people to learn from their first quiz and prepare for the re-quizzes. The 3 re-quizzes are: A) Graphing B) Part 1 and 2 of Measurement and Sig Figs C) Part 3 of Measurement and Sig Figs (mathematical operations) Marks Policy: I will record the higher of the 2 marks (i.e. there's no risk trying the re-quiz ---- If you do better on the re-quiz you'll keep the new mark. If you have an off day and do worse on the re-quiz, you'll keep the original quiz mark) NOTE: The answer key to parts 2 and 3 of the first quiz are posted here ... With Part 2, please come for help if you don't know how to put numbers into "scientific notation" (#4). With #5, the most common error was people changing the number of significant digits in the value (e.g. 5700 has 2 sig figs, in both standard form and scientific notation). A lot of people struggled with Part 3. All three criteria are necessary: (1) correct significant digits, (2) correct units, (3) the answer must be in scientific notation
Mon Oct 16
- FLEX TIME: 8:30AM - Tutorial for people who need significant help with drawing and interpreting graphs (if you got 7/10 or less on the graphing quiz, and/or if you got 7/10 or less on the graphs for the pendulum lab) - Lesson: Phase - what happens to wavelength when speed and/or frequency are changed - Activity - wave lab with slinky Thurs Oct 12
- both quizzes will be returned and discussed this class - Lesson: Definition and Types of waves; anatomy of a wave (parts); wave equation (with worksheet)
Tues Oct 10
- QUIZ: Significant digits (measurement and mathematical operations) ** Study/Prep References: the handout "Math Skill Handbook" page 835 to 838; the lesson and handout on "Physics Skill - Measurement and Significant Digits"; for extra practice with answer keys refer to the "Mathematical Toolkit - Chapter 2" documents in the right hand column of this webpage; and, your textbook Appendix A5 (pg 565 to 566; pg 568/9 linear equations; pg 571 dimensional analysis) Review Topic 1: Significant figures (significant digits) and algebra – Resource: “Math Skills Handbook”
Thurs October 5
- QUIZ: Graphing - draw graph using correct format for physics; data analysis (interpret the graph); determine the equation of the line in the form y = mx + b ** Study/Prep References: the handout "Physics: Graphing Procedures and Formatting"; the lesson on "Determining Relationships from Graphs"; and, teacher feedback graphs you drew for the pendulum lab [note: your textbook doesn't have a section about this topic] You need to bring: pen/pencil; straight edge (ruler, for drawing a line of best fit); calculator (for calculating slope). YOU MAY if you wish, use your own store bought graph paper (rather than the photocpied paper I have in the classroom) Lesson: Introduction to waves (waves is the first main unit) - Reference for the unit: Chapter 6, 7 and 8 of your textbook; handouts, worksheets, and labs
Tues Oct 3
- Hand in the Pendulum lab (parts 2 and 3) (INDIVIDUAL lab write up --- data is shared by the group, but your write-up is individual) - mathematical operations and sig figs (refer to "Math Skill Handbook" page 837 to 838) Thurs Sept 28 (Terry Fox run - altered schedule)
- significant digits in measurement - definitions and practice with significant digits (refer to "Math Skill Handbook" page 835 to 837) - measurement and significant digits ws pg 1 to 3, and page 5 #1 to 3 - more feedback on the graphs?
Tues Sept 26
- more opportunities for feedback (and revisions) on the graphs for the lab - determining relationships from graphs worksheet/lesson Thurs Sept 21
IMPORTANT CORRECTION TO THE LAB INSTRUCTIONS!!!!! - the photogate timer measured the time for HALF a cycle, rather than a full cycle. So, the slope of the Period Squared vs Length graph will not match expected -- Refer to the document posted below for the correction that you should use for your % error calculation: - complete data collection if you didn't finish on Tues - hand in the graphs for pendulum lab part 2 so that Ms B can provide feedback next day (you'll have time to make changes and revisions) - graphing format and analysis; y = mx + b * MsB will distribute textbooks on this day *
Tues Sept 19
[NOTE: several students will be away for grade 8 retreat] - finish data collection for the lab if you didn't finish on Friday - draw the graph for Parts 2 and 3 (3 graphs: T vs mass; T vs length; and, T squared vs length) NOTE: The T vs length graph will be a "smooth curve", not a straight line. Do not use use a ruler to draw the curve on the graph (freehand draw a smooth curve) (INDIVIDUAL lab write up --- data is shared by the group, but your write-up is individual) Fri Sept 15
- discuss pendulum lab part 1 - graphing format rules - pendulum lab part 2 - data collection
Wed Sept 13
** Note: refer to the "calculator skills" document on the last page of the course outline - Periodic events activity - intro to pendulum lab (Part 1) - measurement: sources of error; accuracy vs precision
Mon Sept 11
- Dependent and Independent variables, and experimental design - intro to the1/x key on your calculator
Thurs Sept 7
- welcome back to school!! - course outlines, intro to the course
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