Grade 9 Physics ( Long) Lessons for Autumn 2023
Assessments: to be arranged
Test date: WEEK 48
| Week number | To cover: | Lesson content | Lesson resources and links | Homework |
| 32 | Introduction to electricity. | Static electricity. | Introduction Kahoot. Terms and conditions Notes from Tuesday lesson Wednesday lesson Videos Tuesday group: van de graaff videos Crazy hair Big sparks Real time lightning maps | Link here (googleform) |
| 33 | Statics | Charges, attraction, repulsion. Conduction and resistance. Insulators Earthing. | Lesson notes Tuesday group Wednesday group | Watch this video as preparation for next lesson. There is no written task with this homework. |
| 34 | Simple circuits | Moving electrical energy Modelling a circuit. Electrical current-measurement and unit Electrical potential difference or voltage - measurement and units. | Tuesday group notes Wednesday group notes | Watch this video as preparation for next lesson. There is no written task with this homework. |
| 35 | Series circuit calculations | Ohm's law Series circuit calculations | Lesson begins with Kahoot (Circuits Introduction) Megasheet of series questions Megasheet of series circuits answers Solutions video for Series Megasheet Lesson notes Tuesday group Wednesday group | Complete the sheet from the lesson - spend up to 20 minutes on it only. If you get stuck, check the video Solutions video for Series Megasheet |
| 36 | Parallel circuit calculations | Parallel sheet circuit calculations | Lesson notes - Tuesday Parallel circuit megasheet Solutions sheet for the Megasheet Solutions video for Parallel Megasheet | Tuesday group has NO homework (Wednesday group will have none some other time) Wednesday group - 20 minutes on the parallel circuit sheet |
| 37 | Circuit practice | Megasheet of circuits 3 Solutions sheet for Megasheet circuits 3 Solutions video for Megasheet circuits 3 | 20 minutes on the circuit sheet - it's voluntary | |
| 38 | TET | |||
| 39 | Circuit practice | | Lesson notes Tuesday Circuit simulation - Megasheet of circuits 3 Solutions sheet for Megasheet circuits 3 Solutions video for Megasheet circuits Simulator Some practice sheets from previous years Practice sheet 1 Solution for Practice sheet 1 Second problem sheet: Practice calculation sheet 2 Solutions to practice calculations sheet 2 | read through all your notes and check you understand them. We will not spend long going through circuits before the test in November! |
| 40 | Domestic electricity Cost of electricity and monitoring demand | | Notes from the Tuesday lesson Cost of electricity: Fingrid Recent wholesale electricity costs. European energy costs Sample electricity bill Sample electricity costs Helen (other providers are available) Paying for electricity sheet TV pick up 2020 Electricity demand Electricity prices in Europe data | Both groups: complete the table of currents, kWh and costs from the lesson |
| 42 | Batteries | What is a battery ? Electrodes - cathode, anode; electrolyte. Desirable properties of batteries. | Microbits and a standard battery in a circuit Battery type basics video Using microbits help page This video talks you through the main parts: How to use the Microbits. This was filmed a year or so ago, and there may have been updates to the webpage and app interface since then. | |
| 44 | Investigation | Rubric sheet for the orange as a battery investigation. Orange Investigation help sheet - extra information sheet (the left hand QR code from the paper copy of the instruction sheet) Using microbits help page Assessment criteria including student friendly version Writing frame pdf Writing frame to download as doc - save a copy and edit your version Writing frame help sheet - this has explanations of each part of the writing frame sheet | complete the purpose, apparatus and plan sections of the report before the next lesson | |
| 45 | Investigation | Use your data on this googlesheet (9C Tuesday and 9A Wednesday) to plot the scattergraphs for your results so far | ||
| 46 | Investigation | First watch this Work on your investigation - it is due in at the END of next week's lesson. If you finish it early, then study for the test. | ||
| 47 | Complete investigation | Kahoots to help you study Circuits introduction 03157888 Series circuits practice 04739898 Parallel circuits calculations 08588397 | ||
| 48 | TEST | |||
| 50 | Electromagnetism 101 | |||
