QLD Curriculum
This page provides the links to my videos on this site and are arranged according to the QLD curriculum in terms of units and topics.
Those with an EG have an associated worked out sample.
Those with an WS have sample problems.
Foundations/Skills
- Dimensions and Units
- Mathematical Skills - Prefixes , Scientific Notation, Significant Figures, Orders of Magnitude and Estimation
- Graphing - choosing the right graph, linearising data
- Validity, Reliability and Accuracy in First Hand Investigations
- Validity, Reliability and Accuracy in Second Hand Investigations (Research)
Unit 1: Thermal, nuclear and electrical physics
Topic 1: Heating processes
Temperature and specific heat capacity
Temperature and specific heat capacity
- Temperature vs Heat
- Specific Heat Capacity EG
- Latent Heat Explained
- Energy transfer - conduction, convection, radiation
Topic 3: Electrical circuits
- Intro to electric charge
- inc How an electroscope works
- Electric Fields Explained
- Coulomb’s Law Explained
- Understanding voltage
- Ohm’s Law and its limitations
- Series and parallel circuits explained
- inc Series and parallel circuits - mathematics EG WS
- Power in electrical circuits
- inc What is a kilowatt hour?
Unit 2: Linear motion and waves
Topic 1: Linear motion and force
Vectors
Vectors
- Understanding Vectors WS
- Relative motion EG WS
- 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
- What are Newton's Laws? WS
- Forces in equilibrium EG WS
- Understanding the Normal Force
- Friction explained WS
- Inclines analysis with 2nd Law EG WS
- Momentum
includes- What is Impulse? EG, WS
- Conservation of Momentum EG x 3 , WS
- What is work and Work-Energy Theorem? WS
includes- Conservation of Energy Explained
- Conservation of Energy and Collisions WS
- Work and Power EG
Topic 2: Waves
Wave Properties
Wave Properties
- Transverse Waves explained WS
- Superposition explained (one dimensional)
- inc Superposition using Desmos
- Interference (no maths)
- Resonance explained - with demonstration
- Understanding Standing Waves EG
- Standing waves in Closed Pipes EG
- Doppler Effect EG WS
- Beats explained
- Refraction explained EG WS
- inc Total Internal Reflection explained
- Inverse square law EG WS
- What is polarisation? EG
- The Reason Behind Dispersion
Unit 3: Gravity and electromagnetism
Topic 1: Gravity and motion
Projectile Motion Projectile Motion Explained EGx2, WS
Projectile Motion Projectile Motion Explained EGx2, WS
- incudes
- Why 45° has maximum range
- Real life projectiles are not parabolas.
- How well do you know projectile motion Quiz WS
- Circular Motion Explained EGx3, WS
- *The Conical Pendulum and banking explained EGx2, WS
- including
- The physics of rollercoasters
- Graphical analysis of looped track
- Intro to angular motion
- Torque Explained EG
- Law of Gravitation EG, WS
- Orbital Velocity EG WS
- Gravitational Energy
- potential energy
- includes gravity variation
- Understanding Energy of Satellites EG
- Kepler’s Laws Explained EG WS
Topic 2: Electromagnetism
Electrostatics
Electrostatics
- Intro to electric charge
- inc How an electroscope works
- Electric Fields Explained
- Coulomb’s Law Explained
- Understanding voltage
- Charge behaviour in E field EG, WS
- Magnetic Field around a wire demonstrated
includes Solenoids Explained - Charge behaviour in B field EG, WS
- Hand rules explained
- Motor effect explained EG WS
includes- Motor effect demonstration
- The current balance - testing the motor effect
- Force between current bearing wires EG
- Motor effect applications - (not in current syllabus. Nonetheless a useful application to be aware of)
- the galvanometer
- the speaker
- Flux explained
- Faraday’s Law EG
- lenz law explained
includes- pipe example
- electromagnetic braking
- Lenz Law demonstrations
- Understanding Transformers, EG WS -
Unit 4: Revolutions in modern physics
Topic 1: Special relativity
- Understanding Frames of Reference
- Special relativity - an intro
- Special Relativity - the cause and evidence - time dilation EG
- Michelson-Morley Explained (not directly referred to in syllabus but an important experiment in the context of relativity)
Topic 2: Quantum Theory
Quantum Theory
Quantum Theory
- Young’s Double slit experiment EG
includes Diffraction Grating Explained - 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
- Rutherford’s model (Geiger Marsden exp).
- Bohr’s understanding of the atom
- The De Broglie model
- Standard model explained
includes evidence for quark - particle accelerators explained
- the synchrotron , the cyclotron (2 videos)