VCE Physics: Sample teaching plan Sample Course Outline VCE Physics Unit 2: What do experiments reveal about the physical world – Note: This is a sample guide only and indicates one way to present the content from the Study Design over the weeks in each school term. Teachers are advised to consider their own contexts in developing learning activities: Which local fieldwork sites would support learning in the topic area? Which local issues lend themselves to debate and investigation? Which experiments can students complete within the resource limitations of their learning environments? Week Area Topics Practical work Graphing everyday motion; 1 Vectors and scalars; describing motion (position, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration); motion graphs. matching motion graphs 2 Constant acceleration motion (suvat equations; falling vertically under gravity). Measuring g (1) 3 Forces as 2D vectors (magnitude and direction, components, resultant); everyday forces (gravity; friction; reaction). Balancing forces 4 Newton’s Laws of Motion (first law; second law; third law). Measuring g (2) How can motion be 5 Analysis of connected bodies; motion on inclined planes. Newton’s second law described and explained? 6 Torque; rotational equilibrium; simple structures. Bridge building challenge Impulse and momentum; collisions; conservation of momentum; applications of momentum to sports and vehicle Video analysis of 7 safety. momentum in collisions Video analysis of energy 8 Work; Hooke’s Law; energy (gravitational potential, elastic potential, kinetic). transformations 9 Conservation of energy; power; efficiency. Efficiency of a motor Student choice of topic for option from those available. Theory (prepare summary of chosen aspect of theory to 10 present; complete set theory questions). Dependent on student Options 11 Application (investigate chosen application aspect of topic; prepare for presentation). chosen topic and focus area 12 Student presentation (present theory and application to class); self-assessment; peer and teacher feedback; reflection.
VCE Physics: Sample teaching plan Sample Course Outline – VCE Physics Unit 2: What do experiments reveal about the physical world Note: This is a sample guide only and indicates one way to present the content from the Study Design over the weeks in each school term. Teachers are advised to consider their own contexts in developing learning activities: Which local fieldwork sites would support learning in the topic area? Which local issues lend themselves to debate and investigation? Which experiments can students complete within the resource limitations of their learning environments? Week Area Topics Practical work 1 How can motion be described and explained? Vectors and scalars; describing motion (position, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration); motion graphs. Graphing everyday motion; matching motion graphs 2 Constant acceleration motion (suvat equations; falling vertically under gravity). Measuring g (1) 3 Forces as 2D vectors (magnitude and direction, components, resultant); everyday forces (gravity; friction; reaction). Balancing forces 4 Newton’s Laws of Motion (first law; second law; third law). Measuring g (2) 5 Analysis of connected bodies; motion on inclined planes. Newton’s second law 6 Torque; rotational equilibrium; simple structures. Bridge building challenge 7 Impulse and momentum; collisions; conservation of momentum; applications of momentum to sports and vehicle safety. Video analysis of momentum in collisions 8 Work; Hooke’s Law; energy (gravitational potential, elastic potential, kinetic). Video analysis of energy transformations 9 Conservation of energy; power; efficiency. Efficiency of a motor 10 Options Student choice of topic for option from those available. Theory (prepare summary of chosen aspect of theory to present; complete set theory questions). Dependent on student chosen topic and focus area 11 Application (investigate chosen application aspect of topic; prepare for presentation). 12 Student presentation (present theory and application to class); self-assessment; peer and teacher feedback; reflection.
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