VCE PHYSICS UNIT 3 & 4 COURSE PLANNING – 2013 (EPI in Motion and Materials DS)
* Study Score Contributions: Exam: 60%, SAC:40% (Motion: 9.1%, Elec & Phot: 6.9%, Elec Power: 9.6%, Light & Matter: 7.2%, Detailed Study: 7.2%)
BeginningTopics to be DonePractical Activities & Other Tasks
TERM 1
Week 0Introduction to the Year and Unit 3
Week 14/2Motion in 1D and 2D:Revise Unit 2
- Vel time graphs
- Equations of motion
- Newton's laws of motion
Friction and normal reaction
Week 211/2Circular motionCentripetal acceleration experiment
Week 318/2Projectile motion
Week 425/2Force and Potential Energy in elastic materialsChanges in potential energy experiment
Week 54/3Momentum and Energy in elastic and inelastic collisionsElastic and sticky collisions experiment
LunaPark excursion
Week 611/3Newton’s Law of Gravitation.
Circular orbitsSatellites spreadsheet activity
Week 718/3Gravitational Field and Energy transfer
Week 825/3Revision
Topic TestAssessment: Test (part of 9.1% for Motion) *
Experimental Investigation on Motion: Introduction
Term 2
Week 115/4Experimental InvestigationPractical Activity
Week 222/4Experimental InvestigationPractical Activity
Experimental InvestigationAssessment: Report of Investigation (rest of 9.1% for Motion) *
BeginningTopics to be DonePractical Activities & Other Tasks
Week 3 29/4Electronics and photonics
Revise Unit 2 Electricity including:
Charge & Current, Voltage & Energy, Power
- Resistance: Ohm’s Law, Series and Parallel
Use of multimeter and CRO
Voltage DividersSequence of experimental activities
Week 46/5Transducers:Sequence of experimental activities continues
- LDR, LED, photodiodes, thermistor
Voltage amplifierAssessment: Prac (6.9%) *
Week 513/5Energy transfer in electro-optical systemsSequence of experimental activities continues
Modulation & demodulation
Topic TestAssessment: Test
Week 620/5Materials and their use in Structures
Stress and strain. Hooke's Law.Materials testing experiment
Force constant & Young’s modulus.
Week 727/5Strain energy
Tensile & compressive strength.
Brittleness & toughness.
Week 83/6Equilibrium conditions for structuresAnalysis of structures experiment
TestAssessment: Test (7.2%) *
Week 910/6Revision
Mid year 90 minute test on topics done so far.
Week 1017/6Electric Power
Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Force on CurrentsDemos of Magnetic Fields and Force
Magnetic Field of a Solenoid Experiment
Week 1124/6Operation of DC MotorPractical Investigation of an Electric Motor
Magnetic Flux
BeginningTopics to be DonePractical Activities & Other Tasks
TERM 3
Week 115/7Electromagnetic inductionElectromagnetic Induction Experiment
Demos of Electromagnetic Induction
Week 222/7Generators and alternators
AC Voltage: RMS, Peak and p-p
Transformer actionDemo of Transmission line
Week 329/7Transmission lines: voltage drop and power losses
Week 4 5/8RevisionAssessment: Summary report (9.6%) *
Topic Test
Week 512/8Ideas about Light and Matter:
Wave-like nature of light
Interference and DiffractionInterference and Diffraction experiment
Week 619/8Particle-like nature of light
Photoelectric effectPhotoelectric Effect experiment
Week 726/8Wave-like nature of electrons and matter
De Broglie wavelength
Photon momentum
Week 82/9Quantised energy levels and standing wave statesAssessment: Data Analysis exercise (7.2%) *
Week 9 9/9Absorption and Emission spectra
Light spectra
Week 10 16/9Revision
TERM 4
Week 1 7/10Revision
Week 214/10Revision
Week 321/10Swot Vac. approx 21st Oct
Week 428/10Exams begin . 30th Oct
VCE PHYSICS UNIT 3 & 4 COURSE PLANNING – 2013 (EPI in Motion and Sound DS)
* Study Score Contributions: Exam: 60%, SAC:40% (Motion: 9.1%, Elec & Phot: 6.9%, Elec Power: 9.6%, Light & Matter: 7.2%, Detailed Study: 7.2%)
BeginningTopics to be DonePractical Activities & Other Tasks
TERM 1
Week 0Introduction to the Year and Unit 3
Week 14/2Motion in 1D and 2D:Revise Unit 2
- Vel time graphs
- Equations of motion
- Newton's laws of motion
Friction and normal reaction
Week 211/2Circular motionCentripetal acceleration experiment
Week 318/2Projectile motion
Week 425/2Force and Potential Energy in elastic materialsChanges in potential energy experiment
Week 54/3Momentum and Energy in elastic and inelastic collisionsElastic and sticky collisions experiment
LunaPark excursion
Week 611/3Newton’s Law of Gravitation.
Circular orbitsSatellites spreadsheet activity
Week 718/3Gravitational Field and Energy transfer
Week 825/3Revision
Topic TestAssessment: Test (part of 9.1% for Motion) *
Experimental Investigation on Motion: Introduction
Term 2
Week 115/4Experimental InvestigationPractical Activity
Week 222/4Experimental InvestigationPractical Activity
Experimental InvestigationAssessment: Report of Investigation (rest of 9.1% for Motion) *
BeginningTopics to be DonePractical Activities & Other Tasks
Week 3 29/4Electronics and photonics
Revise Unit 2 Electricity including:
Charge & Current, Voltage & Energy, Power
- Resistance: Ohm’s Law, Series and Parallel
Use of multimeter and CRO
Voltage DividersSequence of experimental activities
Week 46/5Transducers:Sequence of experimental activities continues
- LDR, LED, photodiodes, thermistor
Voltage amplifierAssessment: Prac (6.9%) *
Week 513/5Energy transfer in electro-optical systemsSequence of experimental activities continues
Modulation & demodulation
Topic TestAssessment: Test
Week 620/5Electric Power
Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Force on CurrentsDemos of Magnetic Fields and Force
Magnetic Field of a Solenoid Experiment
Week 727/5Operation of DC MotorPractical Investigation of an Electric Motor
Magnetic Flux
Week 83/6Electromagnetic inductionElectromagnetic Induction Experiment
Demos of Electromagnetic Induction
Week 910/6Generators and alternators
AC Voltage: RMS, Peak and p-p
Transformer actionDemo of Transmission line
Week 1017/6Transmission lines: voltage drop and power losses
Week 1124/6RevisionAssessment: Summary report (9.6%) *
Topic Test
Term 3
Week 115/7Revision
Mid year 90 minute test on topics done so far.
BeginningTopics to be DonePractical Activities & Other Tasks
Week 222/7Ideas about Light and Matter:
Wave-like nature of light
Interference and DiffractionInterference and Diffraction experiment
Week 329/7Particle-like nature of light
Photoelectric effectPhotoelectric Effect experiment
Week 45/8Wave-like nature of electrons and matter
De Broglie wavelength
Photon momentum
Week 512/8Quantised energy levels and standing wave statesAssessment: Data Analysis exercise (7.2%) *
Week 6 19/8Absorption and Emission spectra
Light spectra
Week 726/8Sound:
Longitudinal wave nature, frequency, wavelength and Demos with springs, speaker
wavespeed
Intensity and sound intensity levelMeasurement of sound levels experiment
Inverse Square LawSound levels and distance experiment
Week 82/9Diffraction
Superposition of wavesDemos with springs
ResonanceResonance tube experiment
Week 99/9Standing waves in strings and tubesDemos with air columns, stretched strings
Loudspeakers, Microphones
Topic TestAssessment: Test (7.2%) *
Week 10 6/9Revision
TERM 4
Week 1 7/10Revision
Week 214/10Revision
Week 321/10Swot Vac. approx 21st Oct
Week 428/10Exams begin . 30th Oct
Physics Exam
VCE PHYSICS UNIT 3 & 4 COURSE PLANNING – 2013 (EPI in Motion and Synchrotron DS linked to Elec Power)
* Study Score Contributions: Exam: 60%, SAC:40% (Motion: 9.1%, Elec & Phot: 6.9%, Elec Power: 9.6%, Light & Matter: 7.2%, Detailed Study: 7.2%)
BeginningTopics to be DonePractical Activities & Other Tasks
TERM 1
Week 0Introduction to the Year and Unit 3
Week 14/2Motion in 1D and 2D:Revise Unit 2
- Vel time graphs
- Equations of motion
- Newton's laws of motion
Friction and normal reaction
Week 211/2Circular motionCentripetal acceleration experiment
Week 318/2Projectile motion
Week 425/2Force and Potential Energy in elastic materialsChanges in potential energy experiment
Week 54/3Momentum and Energy in elastic and inelastic collisionsElastic and sticky collisions experiment
LunaPark excursion
Week 611/3Newton’s Law of Gravitation.
Circular orbitsSatellites spreadsheet activity
Week 718/3Gravitational Field and Energy transfer
Week 825/3Revision
Topic TestAssessment: Test (part of 9.1% for Motion) *
Experimental Investigation: Introduction
Term 2
Week 115/4Experimental InvestigationPractical Activity
Week 222/4Experimental InvestigationPractical Activity
Experimental InvestigationAssessment: Report of Investigation (rest of 9.1% for Motion) *
BeginningTopics to be DonePractical Activities & Other Tasks
Week 3 29/4Electronics and photonics
Revise Unit 2 Electricity including:
Charge & Current, Voltage & Energy, Power
- Resistance: Ohm’s Law, Series and Parallel
Use of multimeter and CRO
Voltage DividersSequence of experimental activities
Week 46/5Transducers:Sequence of experimental activities continues
- LDR, LED, photodiodes, thermistor
Voltage amplifierAssessment: Prac (part of 6.9% for Electronics & Photonics) *
Week 513/5Energy transfer in electro-optical systemsSequence of experimental activities continues
Modulation & demodulation
Topic TestAssessment: Test (rest of 6.9% for Electronics & Photonics) *
Week 620/5Electric Power with Synchrotron and its applications
Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Force on CurrentsDemos of Magnetic Fields and Force
Magnetic Field of a Solenoid Experiment
Charges in Electic Fields (F = Eq, F = qV/d, E = qV)
Charges in Magnetic Fields (F = Bqv, r = mv/Bq)Demo: Deflection of electrons in magnetic field
Week 727/5Charges in Magnetic Fields (F = Bqv, r = mv/Bq)Demo: Deflection of electrons in magnetic field
Operation of DC MotorPractical Investigation of an Electric Motor
Week 83/6Magnetic Flux
Electromagnetic inductionElectromagnetic Induction Experiment
Demos of Electromagnetic Induction
Week 910/6Generators and alternators
AC Voltage: RMS, Peak and p-p
Transformer actionDemo of Transmission line
Week 1017/6Transmission lines: voltage drop and power losses
Week 1124/6Revision, Topic TestAssessment: Summary report (9.6%) *
BeginningTopics to be DonePractical Activities & Other Tasks
TERM 3
Week 115/7Revision
Mid year 90 minute test on topics done so far.
Week 222/7Ideas about Light and Matter:
Wave-like nature of light
Interference and DiffractionInterference and Diffraction experiment
Week 329/7Particle-like nature of light
Photoelectric effectPhotoelectric Effect experiment
Week 45/8Wave-like nature of electrons and matter
De Broglie wavelength
Photon momentum
Week 512/8Quantised energy levels and standing wave statesAssessment: Data Analysis exercise (7.2%) *
Week 6 19/8Absorption and Emission spectra
Light spectra
Week 726/8Synchrotron and its applications ctd:
Design of the Australian Synchrotron: Linac, booster ringSynchrotron excursion
storage ring, beam line
Generation of em radiation from accelerating electron
Properties of synchrotron radiation
Wrigglers and undulators
Week 82/9Bragg’s LawPrac: Diffraction of microwaves
Demos: Various Diffraction demos
Elastic and inelastic scattering
Week 89/9Topic TestAssessment: Test (7.2%) *
Week 9 16/9Revision
TERM 4
Week 1 7/10Revision
Week 214/10Revision
Week 321/10Swot Vac. approx 21st Oct
Week 428/10Exams begin . 30th Oct
Physics Exam
VCE PHYSICS UNIT 3 & 4 COURSE PLANNING – 2013 (EPI in Materials DS)
* Study Score Contributions: Exam: 60%, SAC:40% (Motion: 9.1%, Elec & Phot: 6.9%, Elec Power: 9.6%, Light & Matter: 7.2%, Detailed Study: 7.2%)
BeginningTopics to be DonePractical Activities & Other Tasks
TERM 1
Week 0Introduction to the Year and Unit 3
Week 14/2Motion in 1D and 2D:Revise Unit 2
- Vel time graphs
- Equations of motion
- Newton's laws of motion
Friction and normal reaction
Week 211/2Circular motionCentripetal acceleration experiment
Week 318/2Projectile motion
Week 425/2Force and Potential Energy in elastic materialsChanges in potential energy experiment
Week 54/3Momentum and Energy in elastic and inelastic collisionsElastic and sticky collisions experiment
LunaPark excursion
Week 611/3Newton’s Law of Gravitation.
Circular orbitsSatellites spreadsheet activity
Week 718/3Gravitational Field and Energy transfer
Week 825/3Revision
Topic TestAssessment: Test (9.1% for Motion) *
Term 2
Week 115/4Materials and their use in Structures
Stress and strain. Hooke's Law.Materials testing experiment
Force constant & Young’s modulus.
Week 222/4Strain energy
Tensile & compressive strength, Brittleness & toughness.
Experimental Investigation on Motion: Introduction
BeginningTopics to be DonePractical Activities & Other Tasks
Week 329/4Experimental InvestigationPractical Activity
Week 46/5Experimental InvestigationPractical Activity
Experimental InvestigationAssessment: Report of Investigation (7.2% for Materials) *
Week 513/5Equilibrium conditions for structuresAnalysis of structures experiment
TestAssessment: Test
Week 6 20/5Electronics and photonics
Revise Unit 2 Electricity including:
Charge & Current, Voltage & Energy, Power
- Resistance: Ohm’s Law, Series and Parallel
Use of multimeter and CRO
Voltage DividersSequence of experimental activities
Week 727/5Transducers:Sequence of experimental activities continues
- LDR, LED, photodiodes, thermistor
Voltage amplifierAssessment: Prac (6.9%) *
Week 83/6Energy transfer in electro-optical systemsSequence of experimental activities continues
Modulation & demodulation
Topic TestAssessment: Test
Week 910/6Revision
Mid year 90 minute test on topics done so far.
Week 1017/6Electric Power
Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Force on CurrentsDemos of Magnetic Fields and Force
Magnetic Field of a Solenoid Experiment
Week 1124/6Operation of DC MotorPractical Investigation of an Electric Motor
Magnetic Flux
BeginningTopics to be DonePractical Activities & Other Tasks
TERM 3
Week 115/7Electromagnetic inductionElectromagnetic Induction Experiment
Demos of Electromagnetic Induction
Week 222/7Generators and alternators
AC Voltage: RMS, Peak and p-p
Transformer actionDemo of Transmission line
Week 329/7Transmission lines: voltage drop and power losses
Week 4 5/8RevisionAssessment: Summary report (9.6%) *
Topic Test
Week 512/8Ideas about Light and Matter:
Wave-like nature of light
Interference and DiffractionInterference and Diffraction experiment
Week 619/8Particle-like nature of light
Photoelectric effectPhotoelectric Effect experiment
Week 726/8Wave-like nature of electrons and matter
De Broglie wavelength
Photon momentum
Week 82/9Quantised energy levels and standing wave statesAssessment: Data Analysis exercise (7.2%) *
Week 9 9/9Absorption and Emission spectra
Light spectra
Week 10 16/9Revision
TERM 4
Week 1 7/10Revision
Week 214/10Revision
Week 321/10Swot Vac. approx 21st Oct
Week 428/10Exams begin . 30th Oct