Yr 7 and 8 Extended Learning Tasks
- Make a string telephone out of different materials and test different factors that effect it (e.g. length of string, material of cup, thickness of string etc.)
- Make a Poster about the Solar System and include details of each planet. Explain in your poster why Pluto is no longer a planet.
- Do Aliens Exist? Research and write an essay on this topic. Watch this documentary to help you.
- Make a video about any topic in Physics that you find interesting.
- Make a video ad or a poster about the dangers of speeding.
Yr 9 Extended Learning Tasks
P1 Energy for the Home
· Create a Model Home using various materials like shoe boxes, cereal boxes etc. Highlight how the House is insulated with detailed explainations of Double Glazing, Loft insulation etc.
· Create a time lapse video of ice melting. Explaining Specifc Latent Heat and Specific Heat Capacity.
· Investigate how supercooling works. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph8xusY3GTM&feature=fvsr
Conduct the experiment and make a presentation / Video to explain this.
· Monitor your electricity meter for a typical week. Make graphs of electricity usage per day and per week and include total costs.
· Recreate this experiment using water beads to explain convection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kecHmwlLeBk
· Write a revision blog about P1 Topic
· Measure the speed of light using a microwave and a large chocolate bar and make a video about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O2Keu6o3i0&feature=related
· Make a poster highlighting the dangers and uses of different parts of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
· Make up a song or a rap about the EM spectrum.
· Create a Model Home using various materials like shoe boxes, cereal boxes etc. Highlight how the House is insulated with detailed explainations of Double Glazing, Loft insulation etc.
· Create a time lapse video of ice melting. Explaining Specifc Latent Heat and Specific Heat Capacity.
· Investigate how supercooling works. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph8xusY3GTM&feature=fvsr
Conduct the experiment and make a presentation / Video to explain this.
· Monitor your electricity meter for a typical week. Make graphs of electricity usage per day and per week and include total costs.
· Recreate this experiment using water beads to explain convection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kecHmwlLeBk
· Write a revision blog about P1 Topic
· Measure the speed of light using a microwave and a large chocolate bar and make a video about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O2Keu6o3i0&feature=related
· Make a poster highlighting the dangers and uses of different parts of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
· Make up a song or a rap about the EM spectrum.
Yr 10 Extended Learning Tasks
P1 Energy for the Home
· Create a Model Home using various materials like shoe boxes, cereal boxes etc. Highlight how the House is insulated with detailed explainations of Double Glazing, Loft insulation etc.
· Create a time lapse video of ice melting. Explaining Specifc Latent Heat and Specific Heat Capacity.
· Investigate how supercooling works. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph8xusY3GTM&feature=fvsr
Conduct the experiment and make a presentation / Video to explain this.
· Monitor your electricity meter for a typical week. Make graphs of electricity usage per day and per week and include total costs.
· Recreate this experiment using water beads to explain convection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kecHmwlLeBk
· Write a revision blog about P1 Topic
· Measure the speed of light using a microwave and a large chocolate bar and make a video about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O2Keu6o3i0&feature=related
· Make a poster highlighting the dangers and uses of different parts of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
· Make up a song or a rap about the EM spectrum.
P2 – Living for the Future
· Make a promotional video encouraging everyone to install solar panels on their roofs.
· Research and write an essay entitled, “is global warming real?”
· Make up a song about any aspect of the Universe. Our place in the solar system, comets, NEO’s, Big Bang or life and death of a star.
· Make a short clip explaining the Doppler effect and red shift
· Make a lograthmic scale of the entire Universe using household things to represent different objects. Use this image to help with relative distances. http://xkcd.com/482/
· Is time travel possible? Discuss in the form of an essay, video presentation or a scripted play.
· Create a Model Home using various materials like shoe boxes, cereal boxes etc. Highlight how the House is insulated with detailed explainations of Double Glazing, Loft insulation etc.
· Create a time lapse video of ice melting. Explaining Specifc Latent Heat and Specific Heat Capacity.
· Investigate how supercooling works. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph8xusY3GTM&feature=fvsr
Conduct the experiment and make a presentation / Video to explain this.
· Monitor your electricity meter for a typical week. Make graphs of electricity usage per day and per week and include total costs.
· Recreate this experiment using water beads to explain convection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kecHmwlLeBk
· Write a revision blog about P1 Topic
· Measure the speed of light using a microwave and a large chocolate bar and make a video about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O2Keu6o3i0&feature=related
· Make a poster highlighting the dangers and uses of different parts of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
· Make up a song or a rap about the EM spectrum.
P2 – Living for the Future
· Make a promotional video encouraging everyone to install solar panels on their roofs.
· Research and write an essay entitled, “is global warming real?”
· Make up a song about any aspect of the Universe. Our place in the solar system, comets, NEO’s, Big Bang or life and death of a star.
· Make a short clip explaining the Doppler effect and red shift
· Make a lograthmic scale of the entire Universe using household things to represent different objects. Use this image to help with relative distances. http://xkcd.com/482/
· Is time travel possible? Discuss in the form of an essay, video presentation or a scripted play.
A Level Extended Learning Tasks
Start researching a topic for your Research Task. Some key materials to help here:-
- Mark Scheme
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- List of possible topics for your research task
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- Planning Sheet. This needs to be completed by WEDNESDAY 04/07/12
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- Progress Sheet.
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