We made notes on the eye, sight defects and their correction, and demonstrated sight defects with a model eye.
We made notes on lens power and the factors which affect it, and did some calculations.
Homework
Answer Q1-3 on P117 and hand in before registration tomorrow.
If you want to know more about Fresnel lenses watch this video and for a bit of fun watch this video. OBVIOUSLY DO NOT GO AND BUY A HUGE FRESNEL LENS AND TRY ANY OF THIS STUFF AT HOME.
The Lens Formula
Classwork
We went through the ray diagrams you did for HW, and checked them with a real lens.
We made notes on the lens formula and did some examples.
You experimented with a magnet, a coil of wire, and a sensitive ammeter.
We started to consider in detail the voltage induced in a coil by a moving magnet - more on this next lesson.
Homework
Answer Q1-2 on P201 and bring to next lesson.
The electric motor
Classwork
We wenth through the HW.
We took a close-up look at a DC motor, and how the commutator allows it to rotate continuously. We made some very brief notes - see P199.
If you missed the lesson I recommend you watch the first part of this video (until he gets to multiple coils) and read the bit on P199 about the electric motor.
We assebled and tested DC motors - most people got theirs working well.
Homework
Answer Q1a, Q2a and Q3 on P208. Hand in tomorrow morning.
Please only these parts, and make sure your answers are complete.
The motor effect
Classwork
We watched some demonstrations and made some notes on the motor effect and Fleming's Left Hand Rule.
We went through the homework, and did some more calculations of voltage, current, resistance and power.
Homework
Start doing some revision, and think about which topics you want to revise before the mock.
The mock will NOT COVER:
Chapter 11: Lenses and the Eye
Chapter 18: Motors, Generators, Transformers
Investigating Effifiency
Classwork
We did some recap questions on specific heat capacity (see P128-9 of the textbook).
We measured the efficiency of a 12V incandescent bulb, and evaluated the result (it turned out to be an overestimate as we did not take into account heat lost to the beaker and surroundings).
Homework
Answer Q5+6 on P192 and hand in tomorrow morning before registration.
National Grid
Classwork
We did quite a few calculations about cost of electricity, and talked about standby power.
We made notes on the key features of the national grid. See also this video.
Homework
Answer Q2-3 on P191 and Q4 on P192. Hand in on Monday.
Cover Lesson
Classwork
Read P182-3 and make notes on how to choose the correct fuse. Answer Q1 and Q2 on P183.
Read and make brief notes on calculating the cost of electricity on P187. I will post a video about this to watch for homework. Answer Q2 and Q3 on P187. It is essential that you enter the power in kW, and the time in hours into the formula, not in W and seconds as you would with most formulae.
Read and make notes on the "New bulbs for old" part of P188-9. See if you can fill out the "Lighting Choices" worksheet.
Homework
Watch this video about calculating the cost of electricity and add to your notes from the lesson if necessary.
Please correct your oscilloscope sheet using the answers provided below. Here are some more questions that you can practise with if you need them.
Watch and make notes on this video about earthing. Read P180-181 and add to your notes - particularly about the fuse protecting the live wire. We will go over this lesson and also look at RCCBs (which are mentioned on P181).
Look around your house and record the power rating of five different appliances (you will often find the power rating on a sticker on the back) - e.g. hoover, kettle, microwave, tv, radio, hairdryer, phone charger, ... Bring the list to next lesson so we can use it.
Using an oscilloscope
Classwork
We practised using an oscilloscope to measure the amplitude, period and frequency of an AC voltage.
Homework
If you were not here in the lesson, then please mark your answers to the "Reading Off Oscilloscopes" sheet. If you do not get something close to my answer, try to correct. Watch the video again if necessary.
My answers were:
amplitude 0.3V, period=0.22s, frequency=4.5Hz
amplitude=0.027V, period 46ms or 0.046s, frequency 21Hz (remember you need to convert period to seconds when you use it in f=1/T)
amplitude=0.86V, period=5.6s, frequency=0.18Hz
For all of you: Watch this video about mains cables and plugs, and read P178-9 of the textbook.
Make notes on both of these and bring your notes to next lesson.
Cover Work
Classwork
I am not here today. Here's your work.
1. Use the markscheme provided to mark and then if necessary correct your homework from last lesson.
2. Read and make notes on P178-9, and answer Q1-4 on P179. When you get home you can watch this video which will help.
3. You have watched a video about oscilloscopes but this might be a bit hard - do your best. Read the oscilloscope instruction sheet then have a go at the questions on the Reading Off Oscilloscopes sheet. If you don't have a clue what you're doing then wait till next lesson.
Homework
Watch this video which should help with the stuff you did in the cover lesson today. Add to your notes if necessary.
AC, DC and Oscilloscopes
Classwork
We did some basic questions about circuits.
I introduced Alternating Current (AC) and Direct Current (DC) - see the first few minutes of this video and P176-7 of the textbook.
We used circuit building software to model an AC circuit, and then used an oscilloscope to see the voltage in a real AC circuit.
We started the questions on P177.
Homework
Watch this video about AC and oscilloscpes - you will be using them next lesson.
Answer Q1-4 on P177 and bring to next lesson.
Circuits Recap
Classwork
We defined voltage and current (which you have done before in Y9).
We did some recap questions on P185 (we will go through Q3 next lesson). These involved the formulae:
Q = I x t
E = V x Q
V = I x R
Homework
Recap on rules about voltage and current in series and parallel circuits by wathcing these videos. Make notes where necessary - you have covered all of this in Y9 but you may have forgotten some of it. Be ready for a quiz next lesson.
I gave out some past paper questions to practise before the test - we will start these next lesson.
Homework
Revise for test next Thursday.
Hydraulic Systems Continued
Classwork
We went through the second half of the worksheet from last lesson.
We discussed force multipliers and using ratios to solve problems.
We started a difficult question about combined lever and hydraulic systems.
Homework
There is no homework, but if you need some extra help try this video and this video. BBC Bitesize also has a few good pages on hydraulics.
Hydraulic Systems
Classwork
We looked at your graphs from the HW and thought about the expected shape of the graphs, and also discussed what it means for two things to be proportional.
