DAY

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Tuesday, 3rd

(no notes)

Final Project Presentations

Levitation and Ice Cream!

Groups of 6-8 bring:

-1 qt half&half

-1 cup sugar

-bowls and spoons

-flavorings & toppings 

Final Project Presentations

Seniors last day! Congrats! 

DAY

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-L&D: Quantum Basics

read this

Guest Lecture: "EPR Paradox and Bell Inequalities"

-Dr. Michel Janssen

-5th and 6th hours

-"Is the moon there when nobody looks"

DAY

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Tuesday, 20th

(no notes)

Valleyfair Physics Day

-go to 1st hour

-dismissal at 9:00 a.m. 

DAY

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Monday, 12th 

(no notes)

-write advice for next year's students

-discuss rest of year 

Tuesday, 13th

(no notes)

-begin final project

• wow my classmates with Physics! 

Wednesday, 14th

(no notes) 

Thursday, 15th

(no notes) 

-return textbooks

-continue final project 

DAY

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Monday, 5th

(no notes)

Tuesday, 6th

(no notes) 

Wednesday, 7th

(no notes)

8:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

@ Shir Tikvah

Paper 1 and Paper 2 

Thursday, 8th

(no notes) 

1:00 p.m - 2:45 p.m.

@ Shir Tikvah

Paper 3 

DAY

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morning

Thursday, 1st 

morning

Friday, 2nd

DAY

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Review of Topics 7 and 13 (Atomic, Quantum, and Nuclear Physics) cont'd 

#3 practice Papers 1 and 2 (due Tuesday)

DUE: #2 practice Papers 1 and 2 

DAY

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TOPIC/TARGET

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• get a 7/7 for IB Physics HL! (or at least a 5/7 :)

Review of Topic 11 (Polarization)

and Topic 12 (EM Induction)

2nd practice Paper 1 and Paper 2 (due Tuesday at end of class)

DUE: 1st practice Paper 1 and Paper 2 

DAY

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TOPIC/TARGET

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So, what are we up against?

-review of IB exam weeks 

-write advice on options

• remember everything 

-the Reading of the Statements (Topics 1 - 5)

-review of Topic 1 (Measurement) 

-the Reading of the Statements (Topics 6 - 8)

-review of Topic 2 (Mechanics)

-the Reading of the Statements (Topics 9 - 14)

-review of Topic 3 (Thermo) and Topic 4 (Waves)

DAY

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mini-Lab: Hubble, Hubble, foil and...

L&D: "The Undiscovered Country"

E.4.8 DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE TERMS OPEN, FLAT, AND CLOSED WHEN USED TO DESCRIBE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIVERSE.

E.4.9 DEFINE THE TERM CRITICAL DENSITY BY REFERENCE TO A FLAT MODEL OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIVERSE.

E.4.10 DISCUSS HOW THE DENSITY OF THE UNIVERSE DETERMINES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIVERSE.

E.4.11 DISCUSS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DETERMINING THE DENSITY OF THE UNIVERSE.

E.4.12 STATE THAT CURRENT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT THE UNIVERSE IS OPEN.

E.4.13 DISCUSS AN EXAMPLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL NATURE OF RECENT ASTROPHYSICS RESEARCH.

E.4.14 EVALUATE ARGUMENTS RELATED TO INVESTING SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES INTO RESEARCHING THE NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE.

-Qs on HW?

-HW Quiz 

"DUE":  Ex 22-25,

           EOC 1-6

Paper 3 (Option #2) 

-IB Data Booklet

-no notecard, no retake

DAY

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-IB paperwork

-Brief L&D: "Newton, again..."

-Zooniverse!

E.4.1 DESCRIBE NEWTON'S MODEL OF THE UNIVERSE.

E.4.2 EXPLAIN OLBER'S PARADOX.

Read 10.8-10.9

Ex 22-25

EOC 1-6

(due Tuesday, 25 March)

Tuesday, 18th 

(no notes)

ACT for all Juniors 

(Seniors "are encouraged to volunteer in the morning and return for regular 5th and 6th hour classes")

PEP FEST

-class time for HW

L&D: "In the beginning"

-class time for HW

E.4.3 SUGGEST THAT THE RED-SHIFT OF LIGHT FROM THE LIGHT OF GALAXIES INDICATES THAT THE UNIVERSE IS EXPANDING.

E.4.4 DESCRIBE THAT BOTH SPACE AND TIME ORIGINATED WITH THE BIG BANG,

E.4.5 DESCRIBE THE DISCOVERY OF COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND (CMB) RADIATION BYPENZIAS AND WILSON.

E.4.6 EXPLAIN HOW COSMIC RADIATION IN THE MICROWAVE REGION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE BIG BANG MODEL.

E.4.7 SUGGEST HOW THE BIG BANG MODEL PROVIDES A RESOLUTION TO OLBERS' PARADOX. 

Thursday, 20th

(no notes)

-class time for HW

L&D: "Happy Birthday Universe!"

-online lesson: Hubble's constant and the age of the Universe

E.6.1 DESCRIBE THE DISTRIBUTION OF GALAXIES IN THE UNIVERSE.

E.6.2 EXPLAIN THE RED-SHIFT OF LIGHT FROM DISTANT GALAXIES.

E.6.3 SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING RED-SHIFT AND THE RECESSION SPEED GALAXIES.

E.6.4 STATE HUBBLE'S LAW.

E.6.5 DISCUSS THE LIMITATIONS OF HUBBLE'S LAW.

E.6.6 EXPLAIN HOW THE HUBBLE CONSTANT MAY BE DETERMINED.

E.6.7 EXPLAIN HOW THE HUBBLE CONSTANT MAY BE USED TO ESTIMATE THE AGE OF THE UNIVERSE.

E.6.8 SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING HUBBLE'S LAW.

E.6.9 EXPLAIN HOW THE EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE MADE POSSIBLE THE FORMATION OF LIGHT NUCLEI AND ATOMS.

DAY

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TOPIC/TARGET

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-Qs on HW?

-HW Quiz 

Guest Lecture by Dr. Skillman

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

(normal 5th hour) 

Read 10.7 

E5 HW packet

L&D: "Mommy, where do stars come from?"

-online lesson: Stellar Processes and Evolution

E.5.1 DESCRIBE THE CONDITIONS THAT INITIATE FUSION IN A STAR

E.5.2 STATE THE EFFECT OF A STAR'S MASS ON THE END PRODUCT OF NUCLEAR FUSION.

E.5.3 OUTLINE THE CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE NUCLEOSYNTHESIS WHEN A STAR LEAVES THE MAIN SEQUENCE AND BECOMES A RED GIANT.

E.5.4 APPLY THE MASS-LUMINOSITY RELATIONSHIP

E.5.5 EXPLAIN HOW THE CHANDRASEKHAR AND OPPENHEIMER-VOLKOFF LIMITS ARE USED TO PREDICT THE FATE OF STARS OF DIFFERENT MASSES.

E.5.6 COMPARE THE FATE OF A RED GIANT AND A RED SUPERGIANT.

E.5.7 DRAW EVOLUTIONARY PATHS OF STARS ON AN HR DIAGRAM.

E.5.8 OUTLINE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PULSARS.

-Qs on HW?

-HW Quiz 

DAY

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-Qs on HW?

-HW Quiz 

-L&D: "Up above the world so high"

-class time for HW

E.3.1 Define the parsec.

E.3.2 Describe the stellar parallax method of determining the distance to a star.

E.3.3 Explain why the method of stellar parallax is limited to measuring stellar distances less than several hundred parsecs.

E.3.4 Solve problems involving stellar parallax. 

Read 10.5-10.6

Ex 12-21 (due Monday)

-L&D: "Then you show your little light" 

-class time for HW

E.3.5 Describe the apparent magnitude scale

E.3.6 Define absolute magnitude. 

E.3.7 Solve problems involving apparent magnitude, absolute magnitude and distance.

E.3.8 Solve problems involving apparent brightness and apparent magnitude. 

-L&D: "By your spectroscopic ken" 

-class time for HW

E.3.9 State that the luminosity of a star may be estimated from its spectrum.

E.3.10 Explain how stellar distance may be determined using apparent brightness and luminosity.

E.3.11 State that the method of spectroscopic parallax is limited to measuring stellar distances less than about 10 Mpc.

E.3.12 Solve problems involving stellar distances, apparent brightness and luminosity.

E.3.13 Outline the nature of a Cepheid variable.

E.3.14 State the relationship between period and absolute magnitude for Cepheid variables.

E.3.15 Explain how Cepheid variables may be used as “standard candles”. 

E.3.16 Determine the distance to a Cepheid variable using the luminosity–period relationship. 

DAY

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L&D: Intro to the Universe, nbd

(Universe Scale)

E.1.1 Outline the general structure of the solar system

E.1.2 Distinguish between a stellar cluster and a constellation.

E.1.3 Define the light year.

E.1.4 Compare the relative distances between stars within a galaxy and between galaxies,in terms of order of magnitude.

Read 10.1-10.4 (pp. 332-346)

Ex. 1-11 (due  Monday, 3 March)

brief L&D: Retro is the New Black

-LAB: The Rotating Sky

E.2.1 State that fusion is the main energy source of stars

E.2.2 Explain that, in a stable star (for example, our Sun), there is an equilibrium between radiation pressure and gravitational pressure.

E.2.3 Define the luminosity of a star.

E.2.4 Define apparent brightness and state how it is measured

E.2.5 Apply the Stefan–Boltzmann law to compare the luminosities of different stars.

E.2.6 State Wien’s (displacement) law and apply it to explain the connection between the colour and temperature of stars.

E.2.9 Describe the different types of star (single and binary stars, Cepheids, red giants, red supergiants and white dwarfs).

E.2.10 Discuss the characteristics of spectroscopic and eclipsing binary stars.

E.2.7 Explain how atomic spectra may be used to deduce chemical and physical data for stars.

E.2.8 Describe the overall classification system of spectral classes (OBAFGKM).

DAY

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-continue working on IA

L&D: Concluding and Evaluating, or how to be objective about yourself and your work

-continue working on IA 

NO SCHOOL

-continue working on IA 

DUE: IA #2 by 10:00 p.m.

Monday, 24 February

via managebac

NO EXTENSIONS

NO EXCEPTIONS

DAY

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-brief L&D: Error revisited

-begin getting preliminary data

-finish getting preliminary data

-begin writing D

-begin DCP

Parent-Teacher conferences

4:00 - 8:00 p.m. 

DAY

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TOPIC/TARGET

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-Qs on HW? 

-HW Quiz

"DUE": GR HW

Guest Lecture by Dr. Janssen

1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (5th & 6th)

-brief review

1st Option Test ("Paper 3")

-IB Data booklet provided

-30 marks/40 minutes

DAY

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TOPIC/TARGET

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L&D: The owls are not what they seem

Youtube lessons:

Equivalence Principle

Evidence for GR

H.7.1 Explain the difference between the terms gravitational mass and inertial mass.

H.7.2 Define and discuss Einstein's principle of equivalence.

H.7.3 Deduce that the principle of equivalence predicts bending of light rays in a gravitational field

H.7.4 Deduce that the principle of equivalence predicts that time slows down near a massive body

H.7.12 Describe the concept of gravitational redshift

H.7.13 Solve problems involving frequency shifts

H.8.1 Outline an experiment for the bending of EM waves by a massive object

H.8.2 Describe gravitational lensing

H.8.3 Outline an experiment that  provides evidence for gravitational redshift.

Read 13.5-13.6 (pp. 475-480)

Ex 18-20

(no EOC) 

add'l Qs

add'l Qs Markscheme

HW Quiz Tuesday, 4 Feb

L&D: Black Holes revisited

Youtube lessons:

Spacetime & Black Holes

H.7.5 Describe the concept of spacetime.

H.7.6 State that moving objects follow the shortest path between two points in spacetime.

H.7.7 Explain gravitational attraction in terms of the warping of spacetime by matter.

H.7.8 Describe black holes.

H.7.9 Define the term Schwarzschild radius.

H.7.10 Calculate the Schwarzschild radius.

H.7.11 Solve problems involving time dilation close to a black hole.

H.7.14 Solve problems using the gravitational time dilation formula

DAY

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H.4.4 State the formula representing the equivalence of mass and energy.

H.4.5 Define rest mass.

H.4.6 Distinguish between the energy of a body at rest and its total energy when moving.

H.4.7 Explain why no object can ever attain the speed of light in a vacuum.

H.4.8 Determine the total energy of an unaccelerated particle

Read 13.4 (pp. 470-474)

Ex. 10-17

EOC 2,4

(Read 29-5 to 29-6

MP 29-4 to 29-6)

L&D: Relativistic Momentum

H.6.1 Apply the relation p = gm_ou   for the relativistic momentum of particles 

H.6.2 Apply the formula  for the kinetic energy of a particle

H.6.3 Solve problems involving relativistic momentum and energy.

-Qs on HW?

-HW Quiz 

DAY

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L&D: "Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'..."

H.3.1 Describe the concept of a light clock

H.3.2 Define proper time interval.

H.3.3 Derive the time dilation formula.

H.3.4 Sketch and annotate a graph showing the variation with velocity of the Lorentz factor.

H.3.5 Solve problems involving time dilation.

H.4.1 Describe how the concept of time dilation leads to the twin paradox.

H.4.2 Discuss the Hafele-Keating experiment.

-Read 13.2-13.3 (29-2 to 29-3)

-Ex 2-9

-EOC 1,3,5,6

(MP 29-1 to 29-3)

L&D: "Short people got no reason..."

H.5.1 Discuss muon decay as experimental evidence to support special relativity.

H.5.2 Solve problems involving the muon decay experiment.

H.3.6 Define proper length.

H.3.7 Describe the phenomenon of length contraction.

H.3.8 Solve problems involving length contraction.

H.4.3 Solve one-dimensional problems involving the relativistic addition of velocities.

-class time for HW

-HW Quiz

NO SCHOOL

DAY

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NO SCHOOL

NO SCHOOL

-L&D: "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies"

H.1.1 Describe what is meant by a frame of reference.

H.1.2 Describe what is meant by a Galilean transformation.

H.1.3 Solve problems involving relative velocities using the Galilean transformation equations.

H.2.1 Describe what is meant by an inertial reference frame.

Read 13.1 and 29-1

Ex 1

MP 29-1 to 29-3 

H.5.3 Outline the Michelson-Morley experiment.

H.5.4 Discuss the result of the Mathewson-Morley experiment and its implication.

H.5.5 Outline an experiment that indicates that the speed of light in vacuum is independent of its source.

H.2.2 State the two postulates of the special theory of relativity.

H.2.3 Discuss the concept of simultaneity. 

-Qs on HW?

-HW Quiz 

DAY

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14.1.1 Solve problems involving the conversion between binary numbers and decimal numbers.

14.1.2 Describe different means of storage of information in both digital and analogue forms.

14.1.3 Explain how interference of light is used to recover information stored on a CD.

14.1.4 Calculate an appropriate depth for a pit from the wavelength of the laser light.

14.1.5 Solve problems on CDs and DVDs related to data storage capacity.

14.1.6 Discuss the advantage of storage of information in digital rather than analogue form.

14.1.7 Discuss the implications for society of ever-increasing capability of data storage.

Read Chapter 9 (pp. 311-329)

Ex. 1-19

EOC 1-7

(due Thursday)

14.2.1 Define capacitance.

14.2.2 Describe the structure of a charge-coupled device (CCD).

14.2.3 Explain how incident light causes charge to build up within a pixel.

14.2.4 Outline how the image on a CCD is digitized.

14.2.5 Define quantum efficiency of a pixel

14.2.6 Define magnification 

14.2.7 State that two points on an object may be just resolved on a CCD if the images of the points are at least two pixels apart.

14.2.8 Discuss the effects of quantum efficiency, magnification, and resolution on the quality of the processed image.

14.2.9 Describe a range of practical uses of a CCD, and list some advantages compared with the use of film.

14.2.10 Outline how the image stored on a CCD is retrieved.

14.2.11 Solve problems involving the use of CCDs.

Qs on HW?

Review for Quest

Quest on Topic 14

-3" x 5" card

-IB Data Booklet

-your own calculator 

DAY

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-Student Survey

Class time for IA #1 cont'd  

DUE: IA #1 (by 2:00 p.m. no exceptions,

no extensions) 

DAY

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-brief L&D: Review of IAs

Class time for IA #1 

IA #1 (due Friday, 13 December by 2:00 p.m. no exceptions,

no extensions) 

-log in to managebac & upload a document

Class time for IA #1 cont'd

DAY

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TOPIC/TARGET

(I can...) 

-review for Test tomorrow 

-MC Qs and As

-TEST (Topic 8)

-3" x 5" card and IB Data booklet

-your own calculator 

DAY

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L&D: Greenhouse Effect cont'd 

LAB: Climate model spreadsheet

8.5.11 Apply the concept of emissivity to compare the emission rates from the different surfaces.

8.5.12 Define surface heat capacity C_s

8.5.13 Solve problems on the greenhouse effect and the heating of planets using a simple energy balance climate model.

Read pp. 297-307

EX 23: Climate Model spreadsheet, simple (individual) and complex (pairs)

Simple Climate Model Instructions

8.6.1 Describe some possible models of global warming.

8.6.2 State what is meant by the enhanced greenhouse effect.

8.6.3 Identify the increased combustion of fossil fuels as the likely major cause of the enhanced greenhouse effect.

8.6.4 Describe the evidence that links global warming to increased levels of greenhouse gases.

8.6.5 Outline some of the mechanisms that may increase the rate of global warming.

8.6.6 Define coefficient of volume expansion.

8.6.7 State that one possible effect of the enhanced greenhouse effect is a rise in mean sea-level.

8.6.8 Outline possible reasons for a predicted rise in mean sea-level.

8.6.9 Identify climate change as an outcome of the enhanced greenhouse effect.

8.6.10 Solve problems related to the enhanced greenhouse effect.

8.6.11 Identify some possible solutions to reduce the enhanced greenhouse effect.

8.6.12 Discuss international efforts to reduce the enhanced greenhouse effect.

-Qs on HW?

-HW Quiz

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8.4.12 Distinguish between a photovoltaic cell and a solar heating panel.

8.4.13 Outline reasons for seasonal and regional variations in the solar power incident per unit area of the Earth’s surface.

8.4.14 Solve problems involving specific applications of photovoltaic cells and solar heating panels. 

8.4.15 Distinguish between different hydroelectric schemes.

8.4.16 Describe the main energy transformations that take place in hydroelectric schemes.

8.4.17 Solve problems involving hydroelectric 

schemes. 

Read 285 -  297

Exercises 10-21

End-of-Chapter 2,4,7

L&D: Wind and Wave Power

OWC simulation 

8.4.18 Outline the basic features of a wind generator.

8.4.19 Determine the power that may be delivered by a wind generator, assuming that the wind kinetic energy is completely converted into mechanical kinetic energy, and explain why this is impossible.

8.4.20 Solve problems involving wind power.

8.4.21 Describe the principle of operation of an oscillating water column (OWC) ocean-wave energy converter.

8.4.22 Determine the power per unit length of a wavefront, assuming a rectangular profile for the wave.

8.4.23 Solve problems involving wave power.

L&D: Solar Radiation 

LAB: Greenhouse Effect (PhET)

8.5.1 Calculate the intensity of the Sun’s radiation incident on a planet.

8.5.2 Define albedo.

8.5.3 State factors that determine a planet’s albedo

8.5.4 Describe the greenhouse effect.

8.5.5 Identify the main greenhouse gases and their sources.

8.5.6 Explain the molecular mechanisms by which greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation.

8.5.7 Analyse absorption graphs to compare the relative effects of different greenhouse gases.

L&D: Blackbody Radiation

LAB: Blackbody Spectrum (PhET)

8.5.8 Outline the nature of black-body radiation.

8.5.9 Draw and annotate a graph of the emission spectra of black bodies at different temperatures.

8.5.10 State the Stefan–Boltzmann law and apply it to compare emission rates from different surfaces. 

-Qs on HW?

-HW Quiz 

DAY

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HW check from last week

CW: IA clean up day 

8.3.1 Outline the historical and geographical reasons for the widespread use of fossil fuels.

8.3.2 Discuss the energy density of fossil fuels with respect to the demands of power stations.

8.3.3 Discuss the relative advantages and

disadvantages associated with the transportation and storage of fossil fuels.

8.3.4 State the overall efficiency of power stations fuelled by different fossil fuels.

8.3.5 Describe the environmental problems associated with the recovery of fossil fuels and their use in power stations.  

Read pp. 273-285

-exercises 3-9

-end-of-chapter questions 1,3,5,6a

8.4.1 Describe how neutrons produced in a fission reaction may be used to initiate further fission reactions (chain reaction).

8.4.2 Distinguish between controlled nuclear fission (power production) and uncontrolled nuclear fission (nuclear weapons).

8.4.3 Describe what is meant by fuel enrichment.

8.4.4 Describe the main energy transformations that take place in a nuclear power station.

8.4.5 Discuss the role of the moderator and the control rods in the production of controlled fission in a thermal fission reactor.

8.4.6 Discuss the role of the heat exchanger in a fission reactor. 

LAB: Nuclear Fission

(PhET simulation) 

8.4.7 Describe how neutron capture by a nucleus of uranium-238 (238U) results in the production of a nucleus of plutonium-239 (239Pu).

8.4.8 Describe the importance of plutonium-239 (239Pu) as a nuclear fuel.

8.4.9 Discuss safety issues and risks associated with the production of nuclear power.

8.4.10 Outline the problems associated with producing nuclear power using nuclear fusion.

8.4.11 Solve problems on the production of nuclear power.

-Qs on HW?

-HW Quiz 

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8.1.1 State that thermal energy may be completely converted to work in a single process, but that continuous conversion of this energy into work 

requires a cyclical process and the transfer of some energy from the system.

8.1.2 Explain what is meant by degraded energy.

8.1.3 Construct and analyse energy flow diagrams (Sankey diagrams) and identify where the energy is degraded.

8.1.4 Outline the principal mechanisms involved in the production of electrical power.

8.2.1 Identify different world energy sources.

8.2.2 Outline and distinguish between renewable and non-renewable energy sources.

8.2.3 Define the energy density of a fuel.

8.2.4 Discuss how choice of fuel is influenced by its energy density.

8.2.5 State the relative proportions of world use of the different energy sources that are available.

8.2.6 Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of various energy sources.

Friday, 1st

(no notes)

DAY

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CW: Practice IA

-begin data collection

CW: Practice IA

-finish data collection

-begin data analysis 

Wednesday, 23rd 

CW: Practice IA

-finish data analysis

-begin writing report 

Thursday, 24th 

(sub: no notes)

CW: Practice IA

-continue writing report 

DAY

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TOPIC/TARGET

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-L&D: To err is human...

-CW: choose IA topic

1.2.10 State uncertainties as absolute, fractional and percentage uncertainties.

1.2.11 Determine the uncertainties in results.

1.2.12 Identify uncertainties as error bars in graphs.

1.2.13 State random uncertainty as an uncertainty range (±) and represent it graphically as an “error bar”.

1.2.14 Determine the uncertainties in the gradient and intercepts of a straight line graph

-CW: work on practice IA

Parent-Teacher conferences

4:00 - 8:00 p.m. in small gyms

no appt. neccessary 

NO SCHOOL!

Parent-Teacher conferences

8:00 - 12 Noon in classrooms

no appt. neccessary  

DAY

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TEST: Thermo

-3"x5" notecard, IB Data Booklet and your own calculator

begin practice IA

-groups of 2

• see 2nd page of Lab Report Format 

DAY

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L&D: "It's the end of the world as we know it."

online lesson: Laws of Thermodynamics (section 5)  

10.3.1 State that the second law of thermodynamics implies that thermal energy cannot spontaneously transfer from a region of low temperature to a region of high temperature.

10.3.2 State that entropy is a system property that expresses the degree of disorder in the system.

10.3.3 State the second law of thermodynamics in terms of entropy changes.

10.3.4 Discuss examples of natural processes in terms of entropy changes.

Read 18-5, -8, -9,

MP (due Friday) 

Thursday, 3rd

(no notes) 

Qs on MP?

HW Quiz 

DAY

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L&D: Latent Heat and Phase Changes

(online lesson: Specific and Latent Heat)

3.2.3 Explain the physical differences between the solid, liquid and gaseous phases in terms of molecular structure and particle motion.

3.2.4 Describe and explain the process of phase changes in terms of molecular behaviour.

3.2.5 Explain in terms of molecular behaviour why temperature does not change during a phase change.

3.2.6 Distinguish between evaporation and boiling.

3.2.7 Define specific latent heat.
3.2.8 Solve problems involving specific latent heats.

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3.2.1 Define specific heat capacity and thermal capacity

3.2.2 Solve problems involving specific heat capacities and thermal capacities.

Thursday, 19th

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L&D: Heat and Temperature

(online lesson: Temperature and Heat)

3.1.1 State that temperature determines the direction of thermal energy transfer between two objects.

3.1.2 State the relation between the Kelvin and Celsius scales of temperature. 

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-L&D: Intro to HL Physics, syllabus and safety

-CW: student survey (due today), check out physical textbook (bring your student ID), 

• not be a danger to myself and others
• explain how to succeed academically

-get safety contract signed (due Friday)

-get a scientific calculator w/ your name on it (due Friday)

DUE: student survey

-CW: video "Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?"

• summarize and evaluate scientific arguments

-video sheet (due Thursday)

-CW: video "Mythbusters: Moon Myths"

• effectively communicate and defend scientific conclusions

• maintain a healthy stress level throughout my senior year