I’m getting into working to increase the profile of Climate Change/ Catastrophe to students as it will be the biggest concern to students in the next 20 years.
The graphics below are fantastic.
Climate change graphics
Author: bge
Climate change
In these posts I’ll try to add content about the most important topic facing our world. I will only use evidence based Science to make my points.
Having Mr Physics on the case helps as he’s been involved in measuring this stuff from the late 1980s to the beginning of the twenty first century.
Here is the definitive link for all things Climate Change, ask an adult if it is too hard.
Light & Beyond
The S3 Physics Block covers Beyond the Visible after covering light. Attached is the outcomes that you should cover in your course.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
The electromagnetic (em) spectrum is a collection of transverse waves that all travel at the same speed in air, the speed of light, 300 000 000 m/s. (equivalent to 7.5 times round the Earth every second)
One of the waves is VISIBLE LIGHT
Others are RADIO & TV, MICROWAVE.
The others are INFRA-RED, ULTRA VIOLET, X-RAYS, GAMMA WAVES.
The only difference between each of these waves is their wavelength or frequency. They all fit the formula
Speed= frequency × wavelength
v=f λ
The order is important and to remember it use the following rhyme!
Randy Radio & TV
Monkeys Microwaves
Invade Infrared
Venezuela Visible
Using Ultraviolet
Xylophone X-rays
Gunships Gamma
Period, T, is the time for one wave to pass a point and is measured in seconds.
Frequency, f is the number of waves being produced or passing a point per second. Frequency is measured in Hertz (Hz)
S3 Physics Review
Homework Exercise
S3 Review (Complete at the end of the course)
We have covered three topics this year.
- BEYOND THE VISIBLE (covering the EM Spectrum v=fλ, uses of EM radiation, research projects, make your own practical, reflection, refraction, diffraction)
- ROAD SAFETY 2, (covering acceleration, forces, vectors, Road Crash Investigators, Tart Ma Kart, Newton’s Three Laws of Motion)
- SPACE. (definitions of space, the big bang, The Martian, Rockets, Newton’s Three Laws of Motion review, stars, light years, challenges of space travel, Moon Myths)
Mark each topic out of 10, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best- GIVE A PROPER REASON for your score a short paragraph at least saying
which parts of each course were the best and what were the worst . State what SKILLS you’ve learned such as calculator work, arithmetic, road safety skills, Road Crash Investigator, Experimental Design (Beyond the Visible) Space.
Lastly state what you wished we had changed. Only sensible answers.
S2 Road Safety
Here is the link to the current Road Safety Topic that the S2 students are completing now.
You will also find the rest of the materials in the TRANSPORT SECTION.
Protected: Healthy Planet Feb 2019
S3 Space
We aim to check out lots of information about Space and the Universe. As it is rather a large topic and contains all we know and lots that we don’t we wont be able to cover it all. This is the content statements that we hope to cover.
As part of your course we expect you to research one unmanned SPACE mission. You can choose any space agency, NASA, ESA, Roscosmos, etc
You need to consider
- When was the mission?
- What was the purpose of the mission?
- How long did the mission last?
- What did the mission conclude?
- Did the mission exceed expectations?
- What information can you share about the mission?
S2 Unit 2 Test HEAT
Here are a few items that you can try for revision.
Click on the link below to try the Kahoot! Quiz if you never got on to that in class. Challenge your friends at a certain time.
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/379ec6f8-02d8-4517-a0f3-032ccceeabd8
The document below contains a set of revision questions on Heat for you to try.
S2 Transport -from 2018
S2 Lockerbie Academy Road Safety & Transport Notes from 2018
Here is the updated materials
speed-distance-time word speed-distance-time pdf
The Post Office van word The Post Office van pdf
Stopping Distance word Stopping Distance pdf
REVISION OF TRANSPORT word REVISION OF TRANSPORT pdf
Velocity sheet 2018 word Velocity sheet 2018 pdf
I really must update the route cards for the playmats as they really are dangerous! Must start in the car park!
Dominoes
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| At rest | not moving, the object is stationary. It is not the same word as pens and pencils which are stationery! |
| Average Speed | the distance of the whole journey divided by the time for the whole journey. |
| Braking Distance | distance the vehicle will travel as the brakes are applied. |
| Displacement | how far you have travelled in a straight line. We would say “as the crow flies” You must quote a direction when writing down a displacement. |
| Distance | is how far you have travelled. It is another name for length. |
| Dynamics | the part of mechanics dealing with Forces. |
| Instantaneous Speed | the speed at which you are travelling over a very short distance. |
| Kinematics | Kinematics means the part of mechanics dealing with motion, speed, acceleration etc |
| Mechanics | Mechanics is the branch of Physics dealing with motion (how things move) |
| Reaction Time | the time it takes a person to react to a situation and understand the dangers. |
| Scalar | A quantity that is fully described by a value and unit |
| Speed | is the distance travelled in unit time. |
| Stopping Distance | stopping distance= thinking distance + braking distance . |
| Thinking distance | is the distance a vehicle will travel in the time it takes you to react to the situation. |
| Time | Time- is how long your journey took. It is measured in seconds or during our road safety topic hours. We never write sec or secs in Physics to mean seconds |
| Uniform Speed | when your speed isn’t changing, it remains constant. |
| Vector | A quantity that is fully described by a value, unit and direction |
| Velocity | displacement covered during the journey divided by the time taken. You must quote a direction when writing down a velocity |
Are you really stuck on drawing that graph in your homework? Here is a hint!
National Assessments
Over the coming months and years students will be given standardised assessments in P1, P4, P7 and S3. Currently the Literacy and Numeracy tests will be the first ones rolled out, with Science coming later. You can keep up to date by clicking on the link below.