Physics

Most of these are online lessons, usually with some interactivity, intended as part of an online “textbook”.  Many are suitable for a flipped learning situation.  Others are interactives suitable for demonstrating or exploring concepts.  The grade/class for which these were created is given as a guide to the approximate level.

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Tools

• Timer.  A very basic stopwatch.  For timing stuff!
• Mean & Sample Standard Deviation Calculator.  Physics.

Math & Measurement

• Scientific Notation.  Grade 9
• Mathematical Relationships.  Linear, square, inverse & root relationships.  Physics.
• Uncertainty in Measurement 1: Reading Scales & Significant Digits.  Grade 10, Physics, Chemistry.
• Uncertainty in Measurement 2: Tracking Uncertainty in Calculations.  Grade 10, Physics, Chemistry.
• Precision & Accuracy.  Physics, Chemistry.
• Error in Measurement.  Physics, Chemistry.
• Significant Digits Practice.  Physics, Chemistry.
• Vectors.  Graphical addition, boat-on-a-river problems, direction conventions, & vactor notation.  Physics.
• Vector Notation.  Magnitude-direction notation & unit vector notation explained and demonstrated.  Physics.

Properties of Matter

• Density.  Grade 7/8.

Light & Colour

• Basic Light Concepts.  An introduction to light.  Grade 8.
• Light Sources.  Notes on incandescent and luminescent sources.  Grade 8.
• Concave Reflectors.  Grade 8.
• Convex Reflectors.  Grade 8.
• Drawing Ray Diagrams for Concave Reflectors.  Grade 8.
• Drawing Ray Diagrams for Convex Reflectors.  Grade 8.
• Refraction.  Grade 8.
• The Visible Spectrum.  Newton’s prism experiments and the spectrum.  Grade 8.
• The Visible Spectrum & Line Emission Spectra.  Visualize the relationship between colour, frequency and wavelength, and line emisison spectra of the elements.  Physics, Chemistry.
• Light Waves & Colour.  A lesson about the relationship between colour and frequency/wavelength.  Grade 8.
• Additive Colour Mixing.  A lesson about mixing light.  Grade 8.
• Subtractive Colour Mixing.  A lesson about mixing pigments.  Grade 8.
• Colour Mixing.  Demonstrate additive (RGB) and subtractive (CMY) colour mixing.
  • Older versions:
    • Mixing Lights.  Experiment with mixing virtual RGB lights.  Grade 8.
    • Mixing Pigments.  Experiment with mixing virtual CYM paints.  Grade 8.
• Test Your Colour Theory Knowledge.  Make and test predictions with coloured lights, filters, and papers.  Grade 8.

Mechanics

• Describing Motion 1: An Introduction to Kinematics.  Grade 10.
• Describing Motion 2: Vectors & Scalars.  Grade 10.
• Describing Motion 3: Position & Displacement.  Grade 10.
• Describing Motion 4: Time.  Grade 10.
• Basic Kinematics.  Demonstrate concepts of position, displacement, & velocity.  Grade 10, Physics.
• A Car Animation.  Use this to investigate basic kinematics concepts.  Grade 10.
• Motion Graphs.  Explore position-vs-time and velocity-vs-time graphs.  Grade 10, Physics.
• Position-time Graphs.  Match an object’s motion with the graph.  Grade 10.
• Kinematics Practice. In-class interactive questions exploring the relationship between velocity and acceleration.  (Doesn’t display well on small screens.)  Physics
• Projectile Motion.  Experiment with a projectile.  Physics.
• Projectile Motion (older version).  Similar to the previous link, but with questions to explore.  Physics.
• What is a Force?  Grade 10.
• Atwood’s Machine.  Set initial values, predict the resulting net force and accelration, run to check.
• Friction.  Basic Concepts.  Physics.
• Factors Affecting Friction.  Physics.
• Objects on Slopes.  Illustrate the relationships between weight components and friction for an object on a slope.
• Momentum.  Grade 10.
• Impulse.  Grade 10.
• Pressure.  Grade 8.
• Work.  Grade 8.

Orbital Mechanics & Astronomy

• Our Developing Understanding of the Universe.  A review of key figures in the history of our understanding.  Physics.
• Understanding Orbits.  Basic orbital mechanics.  Physics.
• Newton’s Cannon.  A simulation of the thought experiment.  Physics.
• Driving a Spaceship.  A lesson explaining how a spaceship’s orbit is controlled.  Physics.
• Drive a Spaceship.  Experiment with controlling a virtual orbiting craft’s path.  Physics.
• Transfer Orbits.  Move a virtual spaceship into new orbits.  Physics.
• Satellite Capture.  Adjust a virtual spaceship’s orbit to dock with a satellite.
• Orbital Mechanics.  An amalgamation and reworking of several of the above lessons specifically with interactive boards in mind.  Physics.

Sound

• Sound Waves.  Demonstrate and explore sound wave relationships and superposition.  Physics.

Fields

• Millikan’s Oil Drop Experiment.  A simplified simulation for a virtual lab exercise.  Physics.

Electric Circuits

• Circuit Basics.  What is an electric circuit.  Grade 9, Physics.
• Circuit Values.  Voltage, current, resistance, power.  Grade 9, Physics.
• Reading Resistor Values.  4 and 5 band resistors.  Grade 9, Physics.