Wednesday grp C 12.30
Assessments: there will be an assessed experiment, deadline not yet decided
Test date: 3 March
| Week number | Date | Lesson content | Lesson resources and links | Homework |
| 2 | 11.1 | Introduction to electricity. Charges,fields,attraction, repulsion. Conduction and resistance. Static electricity. Earthing. | Physics guide handout lesson notes If you missed the lesson, this video explains the main content Lesson notes | This video then form You will need the password given in the lesson |
| 3 | 18.1 | Conductors and insulators-types of materials. Semi-conductors. Units of resistance. Superconductor project. | Presentation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Lesson notes | Watch this video as preparation for next lesson. There is no written task with this homework. |
| 4 | 25.1 | Modelling a circuit. Electrical current-measurement and unit Electrical potential difference or voltage - measurement and units. Series and parallel circuits | Lesson notes If you missed the lesson: the video from week 3's homework covers the facts but the notes made in the lesson may help your understanding. | Watch this video as preparation for next lesson. There is no written task with this homework. |
| 5 | 1.2 | Circuit calculations: Ohm's Law V = I x R Symbols and units Calculations in series and parallel circuits | Lesson notes: If you missed the lesson work through the lesson notes yourself, trying to solve each circuit. | Watch this video as preparation for next lesson. There is no written task with this homework. |
| 6 | 8.2 | Calculations in series and parallel circuits continued; electrical energy and power | Calculation sheet More practice question sheet circuit calculations Lesson notes If you missed the lesson complete the calculation and practice question sheets | Practice question sheet Do the question sheet, and here is the video to help you check the answers |
| 7 | 15.2 | Household electricity supply | Lesson notes Household electricity meter Sample electricity costs Helen (other providers are available) How much does it cost to run a gaming PC ? Paying for electricity sheet Pick up spikes State of the electrical distribution system in Finland If you missed the lesson copy up the lesson notes and have a go at the paying for electricity sheet | This form |
| 8 | 22.2 | Going through what we have covered so far. | Presentation template for study notes to complete in the lesson If you have finished your slide, here are some useful sites to help you study Electric charge and potential Simple circuits Static electricity Paying for electricity | Study for the test ! |
| 9 | 1.3 | Test | ||
| 11 | 15.3 | How long can a battery last ? Using a datalogger and exporting data to spreadsheets directly Plotting graphs using software | History of batteries video (a bit odd) How batteries work video Experiment: using the microbits to measure voltage. Using the microbits | watch these two videos Video 1 Using the microbits and exporting data Video 2 Excel and graphs. You will need to know how to export your data to excel or to googlesheets when you do your investigation. |
| 12 | 22.3 | Fruit battery investigation | Rubrik sheet Writing frame for fruit batteries investigation - open with google sheets then download This video explains how to use the Microbits. 1. Download this file: Microbits hex file 2. Go to www.makecode.microbit.org 3. Import the Microbits hex file (it is in the downloads folder on your machine) 4. Plug in the microbit. Close any window that then opens. 5. Pair the microbit by clicking on the three dots by 'download' on the purple bar, bottom right. Follow instructions to pair. 6. Download the code file to the microbit by clicking download. The microbit should show R 7. If you do not have another text under where it says 'Show console, Simulator' then check with Karin. 8. Read this before connecting up the microbit to your circuit. Using microbits info sheet To start the microbit, press button A. It should display 'GO' and then a smiley face. If there is an E, it is an error. NOTE! When the microbit shows 'E' (for error), DISCONNECT it from the computer, reconnect and then restart from R using button A. It will not work properly if you do not do this step. | complete the purpose and apparatus sections for your investigation |
| 13 | 29.3 | Fruit battery investigation | Collecting results | |
| 14 | 5.4 | Fruit battery investigation | Collecting results | |
| 15 | 12.4 | Fruit battery investigation | Concluding and evaluating | complete your investigations ready to hand in a printed copy at the start of your next lesson, April 21 |
| 16 | 19.4 | Magnetism and introduction to electromagnetism - the motor effect | Magnetic fields; difference between magnets and magnetic materials; permanent and electromagnets. Lesson notes | No homework |
| 17 | 26.4 | Motors and generators | Lesson notes Producing movement - the motor effect Generating electricity - induction | No homework (you have the short physics test on Monday, remember) |
| 18 | 3.5 | Electrical generation and distribution | Pick up spikes State of the electrical distribution system in Finland Power generation video - How electricity generation really works. | No homework |
| 19 | 10.5 | |||
| 20 | 17.5 | This form | ||
| 21 | 24.5 |
