Grade 9 Physics LONG Lessons for Spring 2023
Assessments: to be arranged
Test date: week 9
| Week number | Starting date | Lesson content | Lesson resources and links | Homework |
| 2 | 9.1 | Introduction to electricity. Charges,fields,attraction, repulsion. Conduction and resistance. Insulators Static electricity. Earthing. | Information sheet Lesson notes Thursday group Friday group Videos Storm normal speed then slow (3.31) Faraday cage video - includes the van de graaff generator Real time lightning maps | ..Read the sheet you were given in class and then complete this form |
| 3 | 16.1 | Conduction and resistance. Insulators Static electricity. Earthing. | Presentations to complete: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Lesson notes Thursday group Friday group | Watch this video as preparation for next lesson. There is no written task with this homework. |
| 4 | 23.1 | Modelling a circuit. Electrical current-measurement and unit Electrical potential difference or voltage - measurement and units. | Lesson notes Thursday Friday Thursday lesson 9C there is a video for the lesson on this page If you need the password, it is on the 'Terms and Conditions' sheet. | Watch this video as preparation for next lesson. There is no written task with this homework. |
| 5 | 30.1 | Ohm's Law V = I x R Symbols and units Calculations in series and parallel circuits | Problem sheet Thursday notes. There is a video for the lesson linked from this page. The password is on your terms and conditions sheet. Friday - I had technical problems and was not able to video the lesson. If you missed the lesson, watch the video on the Thursday lesson. I will do a recap of parallel circuits for you next week. | If you want to practice the kahoot we did in class, this is the code 07005057 (email me if this does not work and I will check it) Homework Thursday group - twenty minutes on the problem sheet we did. No homework for the Friday group |
| 6 | 6.2 | Going through the calculations. The cost of electricity | Solution for qns 1-12 Video going through the last question on the sheet Lesson notes Thursday Lesson notes Friday Another Practice calculation sheet 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 | Study for the test |
| 7 | 13.2 | Studying for the test | Another Practice calculation sheet Solutions to practice calculations sheet and video as I explain the sheet. Sorry about the maths mistake! Lesson notes Friday class (there were no notes on Thursday) | Study for the test. Links for the Kahoots to help you are here: Circuit basics 02553051 Circuit calculations, logical ones 02241210 Series circuit practice 05721839 Parallel circuit calculations 07614622 |
| 8 | 20.2 | Test | ||
| 9 | 27.2 | Electricity demand | TV pick up 2020 Electricity demand Electricity prices in Europe data Friday group - no lesson | |
| 11 | 14.3 | 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. Evolution of the battery video Using the microbits help page Lesson notes - Thursday Friday 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. |
| 13 | 27.3 | Lemon battery investigation | Rubric sheet Tips on the investigation 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 There is a video from the Thursday lesson which explains the task and how to plot graphs - seeing as nobody did the homework.......... Please email me if you need the link. | Complete the purpose and apparatus sections of the investigation |
| 14 | 3.4. | Writing up the investigation | Thursday group complete the investigation - the deadline is the start of next week's lesson | |
| 15 | 10.4 | Thursday group: Magnetism Friday group: Writing up the investigation | History of magnetism video Permanent magnets video Earth's magnetic field video Lesson notes Thursday | Friday group: complete the investigation - the deadline is the start of next week's lesson |
| 16 | 17.4 | Oersted's experiment video How electromagnets work video Simple dc motor video Spark and wonder - great documentary covering the history of human interaction with electricity Lesson notes - Friday group | No homework | |
| 17 | 24.4 | Generators AC or DC ? | 'Types' of electricity: direct current from cells Alternating current from generators. Energy grids and old technology Energy storage video - some hope for the future Lesson notes Thursday Friday Video - the future of energy storage beyond lithium Bizarre history of the electric chair - warning, this documentary contains disturbing reconstructions. For an entertaining film on Edison and Tesla, watch 'The Current War' | |
| 18 | 1.5 | Transformers (not robots in disguise) | The Smart Grid explained Microgrids | |
| 19 | 8.5 | |||
| 20 | 15.5 | |||
| 21 | 22.5 | No lesson |
