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NSW Curriculum

This page provides the links to my videos on this site and are arranged according to the NSW curriculum in terms of modules and inquiry questions.

Those with an EG have an associated worked out sample.
Those with an WS
 have sample  problems.
Foundations         Year 11             Year 12 

    

 

Foundations/Skills

  • Dimensions and Units
    • Special units - atomic mass unit, eV, eV/c2
  • Prefixes and Scientific Notation
  • Significant Figures
  • Graphing - choosing the right graph, linearising data
  • Errors
  • Orders of Magnitude and Estimation
  • Validity, Reliability and Accuracy in First Hand Investigations
  • Validity, Reliability and Accuracy in Second Hand Investigations (Research)
 

Year 11

This videos gives you an overview of the course.
Download the overview chart here

Module 1


IQ: How is the motion of an object moving in a straight line described and predicted?
  • What is Mechanics?
  • Kinematics foundations
  • What is acceleration?
  •  Motion Graphs Explained EG WS
  •  Equations of motion  EG WS
  • RUDE - a way of solving mathematical problems
IQ: How is the motion of an object that changes its direction of movement on a plane described? 
  • Understanding Vectors  WS
  •  Relative motion EG WS

Module 2

Inquiry question: How are forces produced between objects and what effects do forces produce? 
  • What are Newton's Laws? WS
  • 3rd Law reviewed
  •  Forces in equilibrium EG WS
  • Understanding the Normal Force 
IQ: How can the motion of objects be explained and analysed?
  • Friction explained   WS
  •  Inclines analysis with 2nd Law  EG WS
  • What is work and Work-Energy Theorem? WS
  • Conservation of Energy Explained
  • Conservation of Energy and Collisions WS
  • Work and Power EG
IQ: How is the motion of objects in a simple system dependent on the interaction between the objects?
  • * What is Impulse? EG, WS
  •  Conservation of Momentum EG x 3 , WS
  • How Well do you know Momentum?

Module 3

IQ:  What are the properties of all waves and wave motion?
  • Transverse Waves explained WS
  • Longitudinal Waves explained
IQ: How do waves behave?
  • Superposition explained (one dimensional) 
  • Superposition using Desmos
  • Interference (no maths)​
  • Resonance explained - with demonstration
  •  Understanding Standing Waves  EG 
  •  Standing waves in Closed Pipes EG
IQ: What evidence suggests that sound is a mechanical wave?
  • Simple doppler animation explained (no maths)
  • Doppler explained with maths EG WS
  • ​Doppler effect formula derivation
  • Doppler demonstration in the classroom
  • Beats explained
IQ: What properties can be demonstrated when using the ray model of light? 
  • Refraction explained  EG WS
  • Total Internal Reflection explained 
  • Inverse square law EG WS
IQ: How are temperature, thermal energy and particle motion related? 
  • Temperature vs Heat 
  • Specific Heat Capacity EG 
  • Latent Heat Explained
  • Energy transfer - conduction, convection, radiation 
  • ​Climate science (applications of thermodynamics)
    • ​Do icebergs melting cause sea level rise?
    • What causes sea levels to rise?
    • ​What is the Blue Ocean Event?

Module 4

in IQ: How do charged objects interact with other charged objects and with neutral objects?
  • Intro to electric charge 
  • How an electroscope works
  • Electric Fields Explained 
  • Coulomb’s Law Explained 
  • Understanding voltage
IQ: How do the processes of the transfer and the transformation of energy occur in electric circuits? 
  • Ohm’s Law and its limitations
  • Series and parallel circuits explained using an analogy
  • Series and parallel circuits explained using mathematics EG WS
  • Watt is Power in electrical circuits?
  • What is a kilowatt hour?
IQ: How do magnetised and magnetic objects interact?
  • Magnetic Field around a wire demonstrated 
  • Solenoids Explained 
 

Year 12

This videos gives you an overview of the HSC course.
Download the overview chart here

Module 5 

Download overview
IQ: How can models that are used to explain projectile motion be used to analyse and make predictions?

  •  Projectile Motion Explained EGx2, WS
  • Why 45° has maximum range (See "Going Deeper") 
  • ​Real life projectiles are not parabolas. real life is more complex (See "Going Deeper") 
  • How well do you know projectile motionWS
IQ: Why do objects move in circles?
  • Circular Motion Explained EGx3, WS
  • *The Conical Pendulum and banking explained EGx2, WS
  • The physics of rollercoasters
  • ​Graphical analysis of  looped track 
  • Intro to angular motion
  • Torque Explained EG
IQ:: How does the force of gravity determine the motion of planets and satellites?
  • Law of Gravitation EG, WS
  • Orbital Velocity EG WS
  • Potential Energy (includes gravity variation) WS
  • Kepler’s Laws Explained EG WS
  • Understanding Energy of Satellites EG
  • How well do you know gravitation?

Module 6

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​IQ:What happens to stationary and moving charged particles when they interact with an electric or magnetic field?
  • Charge behaviour  in E field EG, WS
  • Charge behaviour in B field EG, WS
  • particle accelerators explained (added here since they use E and B fields to speed up and direct charged particles)
  • Physics of the plasma Ball (an application of charges in fields)
  • Demos with the plasma ball

IQ:Under what circumstances is a force produced on a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field?? ​
  • Hand rules explained
  • Motor effect explained EG WS
    • ​Motor effect demonstration
  • The current balance - testing the motor effect
  • Motor effect applications - (not in current syllabus. Nonetheless a useful application to be aware of)
    • the galvanometer
    • the speaker
  • Understanding Force between current bearing wires EG
  • How well do you know the Motor Effect
IQ :How are electric and magnetic fields related?
​
  • Flux explained includes Faraday’s Law
  • Faraday’s Law Demonstrated EG
  • lenz law explained - includes both pipe example and electromagnetic braking
    • ​Lenz Law demonstrations
  • Understanding Transformers, EG WS and also a special case. - ​How the induction coil works
  • Quizzes - 
    • How well do you know induction
    • How well do you know Transformers
IQ: How has knowledge about the Motor Effect been applied to technological advances?
​
  • The working of a DC motor
  • Motors vs generators explained
  • ​Explaining Back EMF
  • The AC and induction motor

  • Module 7

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    IQ What is light?
    • James Clerk Maxwell and EMR
    • An intro to Spectroscopy
    • How spectroscopy is used in astronomy
    • Foucault’s experiment in determining light speed
    • Essen's measuring the speed. of light
    • ​Why is the speed of light set?
    IQ: What evidence supports the classical wave model of light and what predictions can be made using this model?

    • Light as seen by Newton and Huijgens
    • Young’s Double slit experiment EG
    • Diffraction Grating Explained
    • What is polarisation? EG
    • The Reason Behind Dispersion
    IQ What evidence supports the particle model of light and what are the implications of this evidence for the development of the quantum model of light?
    • Wien’s Law Explained EG
    • Black Bodies Explained with Planck
    • Photoelectric Effect Explained. EG - includes a couple of other videos that demosncate the photoelectric effect
    • Quiz: How well do you know Photoelectric Effect
    ​IQ: How does the behaviour of light affect concepts of time, space and matter?
    • Understanding Frames of Reference
    • Special relativity - an intro
    • ​Special Relativity - the cause and evidence - time dilation EG
    • Special relativity evidence: momentum dilation
    • Special relativity evidence: simultaneity
    • Quiz: How well do you know special relativity
    • Michelson-Morley Explained (not directly referred to in syllabus but an important experiment in the context of relativity)

    Module 8

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    IQ What evidence is there for the origins of the elements?
    • What is the Big Bang?
    • Olber’s Paradox
    • Stellar parallax
    • Star Magnitude
    • Star Temperature
    • The HR Diagram
    • Star energy - the proton-proton cycle (see Nuclear Fusion)
    • Star energy - the CNO cycle
    IQ: How is it known that atoms are made up of protons, neutrons and electrons?
    • Thomson’s discovery of electron WS
    • Thomson’s experiment demonstrated
    • Millikan’s oil drop experiment
    • Rutherford’s model (Geiger Marsden exp). Includes a video on ​Modeling Rutherford's model
    • Chadwick’s discovery of the neutron
    IQ: How is it known that classical physics cannot explain the properties of the atom?
    • Bohr’s understanding of the atom
    • The De Broglie model
    • Schrodinger’s model
    IQ: How can the energy of the atomic nucleus be harnessed?
    • the atomic mass unit
    • Intro to Radioactivity
    • Half life explained with beerEG
    • Understanding Binding energy
    • Understanding Strong Force
    • Fission explained EG
    • How a reactor works
    • Fusion explained
    IQ: How is it known that human understanding of matter is still incomplete?

    • What is the electron volt EG
    • the eV as a unit of mass EG
    • Standard model explained
    • particle accelerators explained
      • ​​​the synchrotron , the cyclotron (2 videos)
    • ​Evidence for the quark
     
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