Grade 7 Physics Lessons for Autumn 2021
Assessments: investigation to be completed by week 44 (unless there are unforeseen problems)
Test date: open note written test, week 46
| Week number | Starting date | Lesson content | Lesson resources and links | Homework |
| 33 | 16.8 | Introduction to physics this year. Understanding heat and temperature - what are they ? How are they measured. Temperature scales | Coping with physics info sheet 11.45 group Lesson notes 13.30 group Lesson notes | Click this link, watch the video and follow the instructions. |
| 34 | 23.8 | Heat and expansion. The particle model. How a liquid in glass thermometer works. | The Particle Model diagram Explaining properties of solids, liquids and gases Expansion when heating lesson notes 7C 11.45 lesson notes 7A 13.30 If you missed the lesson: watch these videos Temperature scales How an old thermometer works and in your notebook explain how the thermometer works. Drawing the particle model diagram too may be useful for the test later. | watch this video as it will go over what we did in the lesson. There is no written task with this homework. |
| 35 | 30.8 | Temperature survey. | Lesson notes Kelvin scale. Temperature survey Results table | This form |
| 36 | 6.9 | How does heat move ? Conduction, convection and radiation | Finnish sauna heating - background reading Sauna picture Lesson notes 11.45 Lesson notes 13.30 If you miss the lesson, watch this video and also the video for the lesson (go to the page for this term¨s videos) | This form |
| 37 | 15.9 | Heat loss from objects - planning an experiment | Checking understanding on conduction, convection and radiation by going through the homework. Radiation from objects: black and white surfaces. Thermal image Fluffy bird | No homework |
| 38 | 22.9 | Experiment on heat loss from black and white objects. | Heat loss from a human body in cold weather Lesson notes 7C 11.45 Lesson notes 7A 13.30 Investigation planning sheet Using the scientific method | |
| 39 | 29.9 | No lesson | ||
| 40 | 4.10 | Evaluating experiments Types of variable | Key words game Lesson notes 7C Lesson notes 7A what are variables. powerpoint presentation | This form |
| 41 | 11.10 | Foil experiment. | Sheets for the investigation Instruction sheet Assessment criteria IB version Assessment criteria - student friendly version for grade 7 Writing frame pdf Writing frame to download as doc Writing frame help sheet Lesson notes | Complete the purpose, apparatus and plan parts of the sheet. |
| 42 | 18.10 | Doing the foil experiment | ||
| 43 | 25.10 | Autumn break | ||
| 44 | 1.11 | Writing up the foil experiment. | Lesson notes, 7C | Study for the test. It is open note - tips for this sort of test are here (web page) and here (video) Here are some quizzes to help you: Heat Finnish and English key words match Heat Quartet Cards - this needs four players |
| 45 | 8.11 | No lesson for 7C. Well being day 7A - studying for the test | Useful revision videos - these are old but may be helpful. They are from UK schools about 30 years ago ! | |
| 46 | 15.11 | Test | If you miss a test, you will automatically be put into the next läksyparkki (Wednesday 14.15); however do come to see me to see if another time can be arranged. | |
| 47 | 22.11 | Electromagnetic radiation. | ||
| 49 | 6.12 | Refraction and total internal reflection. | Colour and light video Tutorial video on reflection Refraction Colour in nature Vsauce - colourblindness | No homework |
| 50 | 13.12 | Sound and types of wave. Ultrasound and loudness | Wooden bridge resonance Tacoma Narrows bridge Online frequency generator Human ear diagram Human ear video Blind man using echolocation to ride bike | |
| 51 | 20.12 |
