MR. G'S DP PHYSICS

Thermal physics

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Topic 3 - General Notes

While this unit has applications in other places, it is also the easiest one to move around when planning the course. I have taught this in the first and second year of the DP program.

Topic 3.1 - Thermal Concepts

Teaching Notes:
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Student Notes:
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Formative Assessment:
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Grade Gorilla Micro-Quiz
Useful Videos:
Chris Doner
Veritasium - Feeling temperature (not really heavy content, but interesting and related)
Thermal Concepts Playlist (See Videos 1-3)
Practical Ideas:
- Having students feel a metal and wooden object that are at room temperature to determine which feels cooler and why it feels cooler

- Determining the type of a metal using a calorimeter

- Putting dry ice into a balloon then tying it off and allowing the transition to gas fill the balloon

- Putting dry ice and a bit of water into a 2L bottle, closing the cap and allowing the expansion to explode the bottle (NOTE: THIS IS DANGEROUS AND APPROPRIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN. THE EXPLOSION HAD ENOUGH POWER TO BLOW OUT THE DRAIN OF THE SINK I WAS USING) If you lightly close the cap, it will blow the cap off. If you tightly close it, the bottle will blow.

Topic 3.2 - Modeling a Gas

Teaching Notes:
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Student Notes:
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Formative Assessment:
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Grade Gorilla Micro-Quiz
Useful Videos:
Chris Doner
Veritasium - Fire Syringe (adiabatic process)
Modeling a Gas Playlist (See Videos 4-6)
Practical Ideas:
- Using kinetic theory device to demonstrate effects of changing temperature

- Heating a gas bulb to show effects on pressure of the gas in the bulb
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- Use a Vernier pressure sensor and air syringe to demonstrate the effects of decreasing volume on pressure

Topic 3 Formative Assessment

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Grade Gorilla Topic 3 Quiz
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