By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify thinking and braking distances.
Describe how to calculate stopping distance.
Explain why the braking and thinking distances can change.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the effect of force.
Describe how to calculate force.
Explain why mass and acceleration affects force.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the effect of force.
Describe how to calculate force.
Explain why mass and acceleration affects force.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify what’s meant by a radioactive atom.
Describe how a GM tube measures radiation.
Explain why radioactive sources become less dangerous as time passes.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the 3 types of radiations.
Describe properties of each type of radiation.
Explain why the atomic and mass numbers change after some radioactive emissions.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
State what is meant by kinetic and gravitational energy.
Describe how to calculate kinetic and gravitational energy.
Explain why pendulums within a closed system will remain swinging at a fixed height.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
State the law of conservation of energy.
Describe what’s meant by energy efficiency.
Create Sankey diagrams.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify the 3 transfers of heat.
Describe each process of heat transfer.
Explain why double glazed windows reduce the amount of heat loss in a home.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
State what’s produced when an unstable atom breaks down.
Describe what is meant by half-life.
Explain why atoms with a high radioactivity will have a short half-life.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify standing and progressive waves.
Describe how to produce a standing wave.
Explain why resonance can be dangerous.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify waves from a top view.
Describe what occurs during diffraction.
Explain why a diffraction grating produces light and dark zones.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify harmonics on a string.
Describe how the harmonics affect the wavelength.
Explain why a greater wavelength leads to a sound containing more bass.
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify the waves of the EM spectrum.
Describe how frequency and wavelength change throughout the EM spectrum.
Explain why radio waves can be used safely.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
State what happens when sound reaches an object.
Describe how echoes describe the object it has reflected from.
Explain why echoes are used by pregnant women and dolphins.
By the end of the lesson learners will be able to:
Identify low, mid and high energy waves.
Describe how to protect yourself from exposure to energy waves.
Explain why there is strict government guidelines for the use of gamma and X-rays
By the end of the lesson learners should be able to:
Identify short, medium and long wavelength waves in the EM spectrum.
Describe how these waves are used.
Explain why the use of short wavelengths are controlled.