VCE Physics Unit 2 Timeline 2017 Week Areas of study Practical Internal Assessment and tests Vectors distance, displacement, speed and 2.9 – Measuring velocity speed and velocity. Vector addition Forces at an 2.10 Friction and – Mass and Weight Hooke’s law – forces at an angle Hooke’s Law Motion 2.11 Describing Motion x-t, v-t, a-t graphs Constant accn equations 3.1 Acceleration down an incline 3.2 Motion down an incline Forces 3.3 Free fall due to Practical report Newton’s laws gravity Types of forces Push, pull, g, W, Fr, R, Finding Net F 3.4 Yenka Momentum and Impulse Measuring momentum Work, energy and Power 3.5 Potential and Kinetic Energy, Elastic energy Measuring momentum and energy changes 3.6 AT 2.1 Test: during a collision. Motion and Efficiency of energy transfer forces Option and practical investigation: 3.7 – 4.0 Begin Practical What are stars? investigation Is there life beyond Earth’s Solar System? How do forces act on the human body? How can AC electricity charge a DC device? How do heavy things fly? How do fusion and fission compare as viable nuclear energy power sources? How is radiation used to maintain health? How do particle accelerators work? How can human vision be enhanced? How do instruments make music? How can performance in ball sports be improved? How does the human body use electricity? Practical investigation (and completion of 4.1 Practical AT2.2: Report option) investigation on a selected physics Phenomenon Practical investigation 4.2 Series of AT2. 3 – Poster experiments on reporting on
VCE Physics Unit 2 Timeline 2017 Week Areas of study Practical Internal Assessment and tests 2.9 Vectors – distance, displacement, speed and velocity Measuring speed and velocity. 2.10 Vector addition – Forces at an Mass and Weight – Hooke’s law Friction and forces at an angle Hooke’s Law 2.11 Motion Describing Motion x-t, v-t, a-t graphs 3.1 Constant accn equations 3.2 Acceleration down an incline Motion down an incline 3.3 Forces Newton’s laws Types of forces Push, pull, g, W, Fr, R, Free fall due to gravity Practical report 3.4 Finding Net F Momentum and Impulse Yenka Measuring momentum 3.5 Work, energy and Power Potential and Kinetic Energy, Elastic energy 3.6 Measuring momentum and energy changes during a collision. Efficiency of energy transfer AT 2.1 Test: Motion and forces 3.7 – 4.0 Option and practical investigation: What are stars? Is there life beyond Earth’s Solar System? How do forces act on the human body? How can AC electricity charge a DC device? How do heavy things fly? How do fusion and fission compare as viable nuclear energy power sources? How is radiation used to maintain health? How do particle accelerators work? How can human vision be enhanced? How do instruments make music? How can performance in ball sports be improved? How does the human body use electricity? Begin Practical investigation 4.1 Practical investigation (and completion of option) Practical investigation AT2.2: Report on a selected physics Phenomenon 4.2 Practical investigation Series of experiments on AT2. 3 – Poster reporting on