Sunday, 1 March 2026

Term 1 Week 5 Circular Motion & Lab Investigation

   Homework

Vectors
  • Act 9A Vectors p.108-109
  • Ex 4A Vectors p.90-94

Kinematics

  • Act 8B Graphs of motion p.101
  • Act 8C Kinematics p.102
  • Ex 4E Kinematics p.115-117

Projectile Motion
  • Act 12B Projectile Motion p.140-141
  • Ex 4F Projectile Motion p.119-124

Forces
  • Act 10A Forces p.117-118
  • Act 10B Forces p.123-124
  • Ex 4B Forces p.97-104
Circular Motion
  • Act 13A p.148-149 Circular Motion
  • Ex 4H p.132-134 Circular Motion

Lab Investigation
  • Ex 2B, p.16-18, Graphing
  • Ex 2C, p.19-25, Identifying Relationships and Experimental Equations
  • Ex 2B, p.23-40, Level 3 Handout booklet on Graphing Errors

Circular Motion
  • Velocity is always at a tangent to the circle. Even if the speed remains constant, the velocity is changing because it is accelerating.

vc = 2𝝿r/T

  • Centrapetal Acceleration is always toward the centre of the circle.
  • ac = mv2/r
  • Centapetal Force is the Net Force, and is also always towards the centre of the circle.

Fc = mv2/r

Uniform Circular Motion



Circular Motion




Derivation of Centripetal Acceleration

Centrapetal vs Centrafugal


Faking Gravity



What is the Coriolis Effect?



Revision for Lab assessment

Errors & Processing - Link (scroll to bottom of page)

What's the difference between accuracy 

and precision? 

(Systematic Error & Ramdom Error)





Linerising Graphs in Physics

Linerisation of Data


Uncertainties and Errors

World's Heaviest Weight - the importance of error reduction through measurement

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Term 1 Week 3 Forces, Newton's Laws of Motion Free Body Force Diagrams

  Homework

Vectors
  • Act 9A Vectors p.108-109
  • Ex 4A Vectors p.90-94

Kinematics

  • Act 8B Graphs of motion p.101
  • Act 8C Kinematics p.102
  • Ex 4E Kinematics p.115-117

Projectile Motion
  • Act 12B Projectile Motion p.140-141
  • Ex 4F Projectile Motion p.119-124

Forces
  • Act 10A Forces p.117-118
  • Act 10B Forces p.123-124
  • Ex 4B Forces p.97-104

Force


Mass on a Slope

Drawing a Free Body Diagram


Net Force - PhET Application - link here

What is a Force?


What Forces are Acting on You?



Best Film on Newton's Third Law Ever




What is Gravity

The Difference Between Mass & Weight


Misconception About Falling Objects

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

Term 1 Week 2 2026 Kinematics and Projectile Motion

 Homework

Vectors
  • Act 9A Vectors p.108-109
  • Ex 4A Vectors p.90-94

Kinematics

  • Act 8B Graphs of motion p.101
  • Act 8C Kinematics p.102
  • Ex 4E Kinematics p.115-117

Projectile Motion
  • Act 12B Projectile Motion p.140-141
  • Ex 4F Projectile Motion p.119-124


Kinematic Equations
Only used when an object is accelerating
vf = vi + at
missing d
vf2 = vi2 + 2ad
missing t
d = vit + ½at2
missing vf
d = (vi + vf)t/2
missing a

Choose the kinematic equation based on:

  • what quantities you are given
  • what quantity is asked for
  • what quantity is not involved


Acceleration and Kinematic Equations

Introduction to the Kinematic Equations

Projectile Motion





Projectile Motion - Khan Academy

Horizontal & Vertical Vectors in Projectile Motion

Introduction to Projectile Motion

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Term 1 Week 1 Units, Vectors, Graphs of Motion

  Homework

Kinematics

  • Act 8B Graphs of motion p.101

Vectors
  • Act 9A Vectors p.108-109
  • Ex 4A Vectors p.90-94



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