PHYSICS REVIEW PROJECT: SPRING TERM 2011

This project is going to focus as a whole on reviewing essentially all topics covered for the second half of the school year. This project is going to focus as a whole on reviewing essentially all topics covered for the second half of the school year. Jazz up class and use your young creative minds to review these chapters in groups. Jazz up class and use your young creative minds to review these chapters in groups. Each group will have approximately 5-6 people to cover all 6 Sections listed below. Each group will have approximately 5-6 people to cover all 6 Sections listed below. Each group will have 20 minutes to presentation which will be on Tuesday, May 31, Wednesday, June 1, Thursday June 2. Each group will have 20 minutes to presentation which will be on Tuesday, May 31, Wednesday, June 1, Thursday June 2. The project will count for 2 exam grades based on a several elements. The project will count for 2 exam grades based on a several elements.

Where do the points come from? CONTENT (30 points): CONTENT (30 points): –Worksheet – You must develop a well explained worksheet that successfully asses the material your project focuses on. –Visual –  a power point presentation - mandatory  poster board – manDatory  etc. that is relevant to your topic. ****this is an excellent section to show your creativeness –MISC – Anything else you may need to explain topics.

Where do the points come from? CREATIVITY (10 points): What your group does outside the norm of a lecture teach your topics. CREATIVITY (10 points): What your group does outside the norm of a lecture teach your topics. PRESENTATION (30 points): The quality of your explanation of the topics so that your peers are able to demonstrate their expertise on the final exam. PRESENTATION (30 points): The quality of your explanation of the topics so that your peers are able to demonstrate their expertise on the final exam. NOTES PAGE (30 points): Yours peers must be able to use this to study for both the final and regent exam NOTES PAGE (30 points): Yours peers must be able to use this to study for both the final and regent exam –A ROUGH DRAFT IS DUE DURING LAB 13 (10 POINTS) –OTHER 15 WILL BE GRADED ON THE DUE DATE

IMPORTANT WORK CITED PAGE: MUST BE ACCURATE AND CORRECT OR WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC ZERO. WORK CITED PAGE: MUST BE ACCURATE AND CORRECT OR WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC ZERO. Each group will hand out a packet already bound to each and every student. Each group will hand out a packet already bound to each and every student. ***The number of necessary copies for period 3 & 7 is 35 and period 5 is 29. ***The number of necessary copies for period 3 & 7 is 35 and period 5 is 29.

TOPICS TO CHOOSE FROM: I. CURRENT & ELECTRICITY I. CURRENT & ELECTRICITY –Electric Current –Resistance of a Conductor –Ohm’s Law –Electric Power & Energy II. CIRCUITS: II. CIRCUITS: –Series Circuits –Parallel Circuits

TOPICS TO CHOOSE FROM: III. MAGNETISM: III. MAGNETISM: –Magnetic Fields –Electromagnetism –Generators/Motors IV. WAVE CHARACTERISTICS: IV. WAVE CHARACTERISTICS: –Mechanical Electromagnetic –Waves Transverse/Longitudinal Waves –Period –Wavelength –Amplitude –Speed –Phase –Sound & Light

TOPICS TO CHOOSE FROM: V. WAVE BEHAVIORS: V. WAVE BEHAVIORS: –Reflection –Refraction –Dispersion –Diffraction –Doppler Effect –Interference –Standing Waves –Resonance VI. MODERN PHYSICS: VI. MODERN PHYSICS: –Quantum Physics –Models of the Atom –Hydrogen/Mercury –Energy Levels –Standard Particle Physics –Classification of Subatomic Particles

SPRING PHYSICS PROJECT GRADE POSSIBLE POINTS POINTS ATTAINED A. CONTENT WORKSHEET 2. VISUAL 3. MISC 4. Poster board B. CREATIVITY 10 C. PRESENTATION 30 D. NOTES PAGE 30 F. PACKETS FOR STUDENT MANDATORY G. WORK CITED PAGE TOTAL GRADE