Year 12 Physics SAC #6 – Practical Investigation

The Practical Investigation involves:

• The research and planning of a practical investigation
• The carrying out of a practical investigation
• The recording of all information in a practical logbook
• The production of a scientific poster

Both the practical logbook and the finished poster must be submitted to Mr Judd by no later than 1:31pm on Friday the 21st of September (the last day of term 3).

Network & Decision Mathematics – Multiple Choice Topic test.

Students are permitted their summary book, a scientific calculator and TI-Nspire CAS CX calculator.

5 minutes reading time and 50 minutes writing time.

Motion Topic Test 2

5 minutes reading time + 50 minutes writing time.

Students are permitted a scientific calculator and a single sided A4 summary sheet.

Material being tested are as follows:

• Inclined planes
• Newtons 3 Laws of Motion
• Momentum & Impulse
• Energy and energy conversions

Motion Topic Test 2

5 minutes reading time + 50 minutes writing time.

Students are permitted a scientific calculator and a single sided A4 summary sheet.

Material being tested are as follows:

• Inclined planes
• Newtons 3 Laws of Motion
• Momentum & Impulse
• Energy and energy conversions

Network & Decision Mathematics – Short Answer Topic test.

Students are permitted their summary book, a scientific calculator and TI-Nspire CAS CX calculator.

5 minutes reading time and 50 minutes writing time.

Both Year 11 Physics Classes are required to submit their Practical Investigation by the end of the school day on Friday the 16th of November (ie. 3:15pm). The class room will be locked and vacated by 3:20pm.

Students are required to submit the following items:

• Practical logbook
• Scientific Poster (electronic format such as power point or pdf)

There has been three weeks of class time allocated.  As such, students are expected to meet the deadline.  Special provision is of course available to all students.  However this will require documentation, a formal application and a scheduled interview with the appropriate house coordinator.

Unit 2 Physics Exam

• Thursday the 29th of November
• Kildare Hall, Lavalla Catholic College
• Reading commences: 11:15am
• Writing commences: 11:25am
• Pens down: 12:55pm

Students are permitted to bring pens , pencils, rulers, a scientific calculator, erasers and higlighters.  Students are also permitted to bring a single sided A4 summary sheet.

Year 10 Physics Exam

• Thursday the 29th of November
• Kildare Hall, Lavalla Catholic College
• Reading commences: 11:15am
• Writing commences: 11:25am
• Pens down: 12:55pm

Students are permitted to bring pens , pencils, rulers, a scientific calculator, erasers and higlighters.  Students are also permitted to bring a single sided A4 summary sheet.

SAC#1 (Class 1) – An annotated folio of practical activities

• Thursday 21st March, 2019
• Period 2
• Room 6
• 50 minutes duration
• Written analysis of a collection of 3 practical investigations
• A student practical logbook is permitted

This assessment task requires each student to bring their logbook and to answer specific questions related to the three investigations undertaken in class.  Students will be required to submit their logbook upon completing the  task.

SAC#1 (Class 2) – An annotated folio of practical activities

• Thursday 21st March, 2019
• Period 4
• Room 6
• 50 minutes duration
• Written analysis of a collection of 3 practical investigations
• A student practical logbook is permitted

This assessment task requires each student to bring their logbook and to answer specific questions related to the three investigations undertaken in class.  Students will be required to submit their logbook upon completing the  task.