Welcome to my Physics blog. Enjoy blogging around this blog!

 I am experimenting with blogging as a way of getting help from me and other students. I hope that it will help you to sort out problems you are having, and letting me know where these may be problems that the whole class is having.

 Let me know if you think it is worthwhile!

Because I am not able to be in class on Wednesday, I have left you some tasks to complete for next lesson:

TASK 1:

Write a 1 page description of your journey to school in the mornings. If you think your journey is too boring to write about, feel free to make it up (flying to school in a helicopter on on the back of a dragon is always much more fun than walking!).  Our topic for this course is Movement, and we shall be covering concepts such as distance, speed and acceleration. So, when you describe your journey to school, make sure you include all distances, speeds and times. E-mail this document to me tacarter@tps.vic.edu.au

TASK 2:

Find the times taken for the same race (such as the women’s 100 m sprint) in each Olympics since 1896.

1 Plot a graph showing the variation in time for the race through the last century.

2 Convert these times to speed by using the formula speed = distance /time (v = x/t).

3 Plot a line graph of speeds through the century.

Present your work as a table showing the information you collected and the line graph you plotted. E-mail this to me, too.

TASK 3:

Using this website http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/default.aspx describe one of the world records in terms of distance, speed and time that is funny / unusual / stupid / ….

Post this one as a comment on this post.

TASK 4:

See if you can get the fastest reaction time on http://www.happyhub.com/network/reflex/.

Try this one, too http://www.valuworld.com/kidsclub4kids/hitme.htm

Post your reaction times as a comment on this post. Put down your name and reaction time for each.

That should take you most of the lesson…. Enjoy!

If you want to see where I am and what I am doing, go to the school’s webpage and click on the link to the Year 11 Physics Dreamworld trip!

 still think there is a good lesson to learn from the following link:

http://www.astrodigital.org/space/stshorse.html

YEAR 10 PHYSICS PROJECT

This is the information on Learning Point about your project. You may wish to have a look at some examples on http://www.vicphysics.blogspot.com/ 

Another website that might be interesting is www.howstuffworks.com:

Surfing: http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/surfing4.htm

Rollercoasters: http://science.howstuffworks.com/roller-coaster.htm

Skateboarding: http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/skateboarding.htm

and much more….

It is very important that the photo or video you use is your own, and is not a copy of someone else’s work. Stick to simple physics, preferably something we have done in Year 10 physics.

Projects must be submitted before Thursday 14 August 2008.

The best entries may be entered into the AIP photo / video competition being held after the 31^st October, 2008.

OPTION 1

Students are required to submit a photograph that demonstrates physics in action.

Photos may only be submitted individually.

Students must submit their photos by email attachment. 

As well as the submission of the photo, a statement of approximately 250 words describing the physics in the photo must be submitted.  The statement should have a title and must be written by the entrant. This statement should be e-mailed with the photo.

The photos can involve everyday situations that may demonstrate a variety of physics concepts or a set up to show a particular physics concept or related set of concepts.

Marking will be based on the quality of the photo, but primarily on the accuracy of the physics statement. 

OPTION 2

Students are required to submit video clips that demonstrate physics in action.

Videos can only be submitted by individuals or a team of two people.

The video clips can be submitted as an email attachment or on DVD.  Videos must be in MP4 or Quicktime format, or a format suitable for video streaming.  If you do the video in Moviemaker or similar school software, and need help converting it into another format, you must see your teacher. The video may not be longer than three minutes in length.  Professional editing is not required.  Please note: Unsafe practices will not be accepted.  An explanation of the Physics in the video should be either on the audio or in a supporting 250 word statement.

Guidelines for a better video clip

Check the contrast between any text and the background.  Readability is crucial.  Do not let the background music overtake any voice-over messages.  If audience can’t hear the message, they will not understand the lesson.  Relating the physics lesson to a story line is effective.  Humor is good, bad physics doesn’t “make the cut.”  Credits at the end of the video are useful but should not be very long.

Videos will be evaluated on their suitability for instructional use. 

Good luck and enjoy!

Hi Year 10s

Don’t forget to hand your homework in!

Please do the following tasks:

TASK 1 

Using this website http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/default.aspx or another source, describe one of the world records in terms of distance, speed and time that is funny / unusual / ridiculous / ….

Post this as a comment on this post.

TASK 2

• Production car = 349 km/h (Jaguar XJ220 in Italy, 1992)

E-mail this to me at tacarter@tps.vic.edu.au

TASK 3 (if your still have time)

Part 2: Modern athletes can analyse their movement by viewing videos of their races. They can then correct faults in style that may slow them down. The way athletes move (and the equipment they use) has changed over the last century to increase speed. Gather photos to show how the sprint sports of running, swimming and cycling have changed.

Welcome to my Physics blog. Enjoy blogging around this blog!

 I am experimenting with blogging as a way of getting help from me and other students. I hope that it will help you to sort out problems you are having, and letting me know where these may be problems that the whole class is having.

 Let me know if you think it is worthwhile!

Because I am not able to be in class on Wednesday, I have left you some tasks to complete for next lesson:

TASK 1:

Write a 1 page description of your journey to school in the mornings. If you think your journey is too boring to write about, feel free to make it up (flying to school in a helicopter on on the back of a dragon is always much more fun than walking!).  Our topic for this course is Movement, and we shall be covering concepts such as distance, speed and acceleration. So, when you describe your journey to school, make sure you include all distances, speeds and times. E-mail this document to me tacarter@tps.vic.edu.au

TASK 2:

Find the times taken for the same race (such as the women’s 100 m sprint) in each Olympics since 1896.

1 Plot a graph showing the variation in time for the race through the last century.

2 Convert these times to speed by using the formula speed = distance /time (v = x/t).

3 Plot a line graph of speeds through the century.

Present your work as a table showing the information you collected and the line graph you plotted. E-mail this to me, too.

TASK 3:

Using this website http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/default.aspx describe one of the world records in terms of distance, speed and time that is funny / unusual / stupid / ….

Post this one as a comment on this post.

TASK 4:

See if you can get the fastest reaction time on http://www.happyhub.com/network/reflex/.

Try this one, too http://www.valuworld.com/kidsclub4kids/hitme.htm

Post your reaction times as a comment on this post. Put down your name and reaction time for each.

That should take you most of the lesson…. Enjoy!