Timeline for 2012- Semester 1 – Unit 1 Physics
Week. Dates
TERM 1
Week Dates
TERM 2
3.1 Electric circuits. Series circuits
Pg83 Q1-10
3.2 Parallel circuits
Pg88 Q1-10
ANZAC Day holiday
Prac: parallel and series
3.3 Cells. Solar cells
Pg96 Q4-12
3.4 Household electricity
Pg102 Q3,9
Chapter review
Pg102 Q1-20
Revision test for chapter 3
Cheat sheet
A
01.02
Staff only
1
16.04 –
20.04
1
03.02 04.02
No classes
2
23.04 –
27.04
2
06.02 –
10.02
1.1 Atomic structure overview. Radioisotopes
Pg7 Q1-4,6,8,10
1.2 Alpha, beta, gamma decay. Decay equations
Pg14 Q1-10
3
30.04 –
04.05
4
07.05 –
11.05
SAC 3: Chapter 3 test
Detailed study
5
14.05 –
18.05
Detailed study
SAC 4: Detailed study Activity
6
21.05 –
25.05
Unit 1 revision and practice exams
7
28.05 –
01.06
End of Unit 1 classes & coursework
completed
Unit 1 revision and practice exams
8
04.06 –
08.06
Mid Year Exams Unit 1
SAC 5: Physics unit 1 exam
3
13.02 –
17.02
4
20.02 –
24.02
5
27.02 –
02.03
6
05.03 –
9.03
7
13.03 –
16.03
8
19.03 –
23.03
9
26.03 –
30.03
Yr 11 Orientation Day
Last day to withdraw from subjects Unit 1
1.3 Alpha, beta, gamma particle properties
Applications of radioactivity
Pg19 Q1-8,10
1.4 Half-life, activity, decay series
Radiometric dating
Pg25 Q1-10
1.5 Absorbed dose, dose equivalent, effective
dose
Effects of radioactivity
Nuclear bombs and nuclear disasters
Pg31 Q1-5,7-10
Chapter 1 review
Pg32 Q1-19
End of study review
Pg34 Q1-40
Revision test for chapter 1
Cheat sheet
SAC 1: Chapter 1 test
2.1 Charge and induction
Pg44 Q6
2.2 Electric fields and Coulomb’s law
Applications of electric charges
Pg50 Q1,2,5
Labor Day holiday
2.3 Current and voltage
Pg58 Q1-13
2.4 Voltmeters and ammeters. Resistance
Pg65 Q1-10
2.5 Electrical energy and power. AC/DC
Electricity usage in the home
Pg74 Q1-10
Chapter review
Pg75 Q1-20
Revision test for chapter 2
Cheat sheet
SAC 2: Chapter 2 test
9
12.06 –
15.06
10
18.06 –
22.06
11
25.06 –
29.06
Queens Birthday holiday
Unit 2 begins
4.1 Motion descriptors
Pg120 Q1-12
4.2 Graphing motion descriptors
Pg128 Q1-15
4.3 Motion equations
Pg134 Q1-12
4.4 Vertical motion and g
Pg139 Q3-10