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4.3 Motion Free
In this unit students learn about the way that position and movement in space are represented. distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, motion graphs. Conceptual inquiry Our scientific...
Learning
4.3BC Motion activities
Look here for criterion B and C activities for the unit inquiry 4.3 Motion InquiryFactual: How do we know our location?Conceptual: How can we represent motion in a graph?In this activity you will map...
Learning
C Runner vs rider Free
In this activity you will analyse data from a race between a runner and a bicycle rider to see who wins Criterion C: Processing and Evaluating Information literacy skills > process data and report...
Assessment
C Runner vs rider ATTL
This is the task-adapted rubric and marking notes for the criterion C: Runner vs Rider activity. Approaches to Learning Information literacy skills > process data and report results There is a lot of...
Learning
Grab-bag: Bridges under load
In this activity, you will use a simulator to explore the forces on different bridge designs as load is increased or redistributed. Related concepts Form, function Guiding questions How can we use force...
Assessment
A Artillery shells and tissue paper ATTL
This is the task-adapted rubric and marking notes for the criterion A 'Artillery shells and tissue paper' activity Critical-thinking skills > Interpret data Students have to interpret observations from...
Learning
5.5xA Atoms and nuclei
In this section you can find all the activities from the Atoms and Nuclei unit referring to criterion A: Knowing and Understanding. How did experimental evidence lead to different models of the atom?...
Learning
A Artillery shells and tissue paper
In this activity, you will explore how the Geiger-Marsden alpha-particle scattering experiment provided surprising evidence of an atomic nucleus... and that the rest of the atom was mostly empty space!...
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Post-glacial Switzerland? Free
Physics in the news… unfortunately. This last week, the Swiss climate science organisation Glacier Watch Switzerland published a report in which it showed that glaciers in Switzerland have lost 5.5% of...
Student e-course MYP 4-5
4.2.7 Strong and stable
On this page you will explore further how forces can be controlled and managed to make strong, stable structures. Inquiry questions Conceptual: How do forces combine? How can we use force and form to...