Thanks everyone (well, the 11 people who responded) for your responses to my survey for the last Physics classes of the year (or forever for students not taking Physics next year). I had 11 responses, 6 of which were related to astronomy (everything from simple astronomy to the 5th dimension and black holes) and one [...]
Archives for May, 2012
Grade 8 Chemistry Tutorials
Thanks to the grand total of three people who responded to the Google Form about times for the Chemistry Catch-up tutorial. The consensus (based on three people) was Tuesday. The tutorial will mostly be on how to write formula for ionic compounds (eg magnesium chloride, aluminium sulphate). However, with so few people signed up so [...]
category: Grade 8 Science
8 Science Chemistry Test Study Guide
Hi everyone, as promised here is two week’s warning about the Chemistry test. The date will be Friday, June 8th (two weeks from tomorrow). Update: The test for 8C will now be on Tuesday (12th) for periods 3 and 4, since the assembly will take up most of Period 1 on Friday. You should be [...]
category: Grade 8 Science
8A and 8C Homework: Acids and Metal Carbonates
Due Friday 25th May but recommended for tonight. Please choose easier OR harder easier depending on how much you understand what we are doing in class today. Easier (if today’s work was difficult): 1. Use your table of ions to write the formula for: A. aluminium carbonate B. Aluminium Chloride 2. Write the formula for [...]
category: Grade 8 Science
7B Homework: Circuits Simulation
Go to this website and click on “Run now” button and run the program (you may need to tell your computer to ‘trust’, ‘keep’ the file or whatever. 1. Make a circuit consisting of two or three batteries, two lightbulbs and two ammeters like we did in class today. The ammeters should be in different [...]
category: Grade 7 Science
7B Work for Tuesday 8th May
Watch BrainPop “Electricity and Electric Circuits”. Take the printed quiz on Electric Circuits (on my desk in M301). Students should then work from textbooks Physics 11-14, which can be found behind the whiteboard close to the door to M301. Read pages 126-128 Answer questions page 129 Read pages 130-133 Answer questions page 134 If students [...]
category: Grade 7 Science
7 Science Homework: Electricity Models
Homework to finish by Wednesday (9th May):
category: Grade 7 Science
IGCSE Coordinated Science Curriculum
Here is the curriculum as some students requested. IGCSE Science curriculum
category: Grade 10 Physics
School Exam for Students not Sitting IGCSE
The exam willcover everything we have covered this year, which can be found in the following sections of the book: 3.04 – 3.10 All of Chapter 4 4.01-4.14 AND converging / convex lenses (not in the textbook; please see worksheets from class or my blog) All of Chapters 6 and 7. Please email me if [...]
category: Grade 10 Physics
Answers to IGCSE Physics Questions
These answers are presented in the order they are in the sheet. Page and question numbers are as presented in the booklet (from the old exams themselves). Paper 1 (Multiple Choice Questions) 34 C (It should bend towards the normal, but not down the normal because it will only pass through the normal if it [...]
category: Grade 10 Physics
