Grade 9 (Long) Physics Lessons for Autumn 2022 for group 9B
Assessments: to be arrangedTest date: week 42
Week number | Starting date | Lesson content | Lesson resources and links | Homework | |
33 | 15.8 | Introduction to electricity. Charges,fields,attraction, repulsion. Conduction and resistance. Insulators Static electricity. Earthing. | Information sheet Videos Storm normal speed then slow (3.31) Faraday cage video - includes the van de graaff generator Real time lightning maps Lesson notes 9C | Read the sheet you were given in class and then complete this form | |
34 | 22.8 | Conductors and insulators-types of materials. Semi-conductors.Units of conductance.Resistance. Complete circuits. | If you were absent for this lesson, please email me for a link to a recording of it. Presentation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lesson notes 9C | Watch this video as preparation for next lesson. There is no written task with this homework. | |
35 | 29.8 | Modelling a circuit. Electrical current-measurement and unit Electrical potential difference or voltage - measurement and units. | Lesson notes 9C | Watch this video as preparation for next lesson. There is no written task with this homework. | |
36 | 5.9 | Series and parallel circuits Circuit calculations using logical methods. | Animation for series and parallel circuit Lesson notes 9C | Read through your notes, check your understanding of all the work so far. Then have a good TET week. | |
37 | 12.9 | No lesson - TET | |||
38 | 19.9 | Ohm's Law V = I x R Symbols and units Calculations in series and parallel circuits | Problem sheet Lesson notes | If you want to practice the kahoot we did in class, this is the code 07005057 Homework - twenty minutes on the problem sheet we did. | |
39 | 27.9 | More calculations | Solution for qns 1-12 Video going through the last question on the sheet For theses two Kahoots, there is no timer, so do the working in your notebook, as it will help you when you study later. Lesson notes Series circuits Kahoot: 03678710 Parallel circuits Kahoot: 05063565 Another Practice calculation sheet Solutions to practice calculations sheet and video as I explain the sheet. Sorry about the maths mistake! | Do at least 20 minutes practice on the circuit work - Kahoots or sheets. | |
40 | 3.10 | Electrical energy and power Electricity meters | How much does it cost to run a gaming PC ? Lesson notes Fingrid Recent wholesale electricity costs. European energy costs Know your kilo, mega and giga! Sample electricity bill Sample electricity costs Helen (other providers are available) Demand spikes If you missed the lesson copy up the lesson notes and have a go at the paying for electricity sheet Practice calculation sheet | Study for the test, week 42 | |
41 | 10.10 | Electricity bills and usage Going through what we have covered so far. | Study for the test, week 42 | ||
42 | 17.10 | Test | |||
43 | 24.10 | Autumn break | |||
44 | 31.10 | Batteries Using a datalogger and exporting data to spreadsheets directly Plotting graphs using software | What is a battery ? Electrodes - cathode, anode; electrolyte. Desirable properties of batteries. Using the 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. Random data | Watch this video to refresh your memory. Failure to plot a simple graph using googlesheets will Unleash The Snark from me. | |
45 | 7.11 | Fruit battery | Rubik/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 | Finish the purpose, apparatus, and plan sections of the investigation | |
46 | 14.11 | Fruit battery | Results from last lesson | ||
47 | 21.11 | Fruit battery | Instructions for the homework and processing Written instructions | Work on the investigation | |
48 | 28.11 | Magnetism and electromagnets | History of magnetism video Permanent magnets video Earth's magnetic field video Oersted's experiment video How electromagnets work video Simple dc motor video Lesson notes Bizarre history of the electric chair | Finish the investigation | |
49 | 5.12 | No lesson this week |
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50 | 12.12 | ||||
51 | 19.12 |