<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2014/06/19/satellites/" title="Satellites"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2014/06/elem_earthSpaceSci_extrEnvts_satellites-150x150.jpg" alt="Satellites" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By almacd13 on June 19, 2014
This question set contains questions directly relating to satellites and how they contribute to space exploration.
Posted in elem_ess_exe | Tagged Earth, exploration, extreme environments, force, forces, gravity, International Space Station, ISS, microgravity, satellite, space, technology
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2014/06/18/flight-2/" title="Flight"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2014/06/elem_earthSpaceSci_extrEnvts_flight-150x150.jpg" alt="Flight" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By almacd13 on June 18, 2014
This question set contains questions directly relating to flight and it’s contribution to the exploration of it and how it led to the exploration of space.
Posted in elem_ess_exe | Tagged airplane, Canada, drag, Earth, exploration, extreme environments, flight, force, forces, gravity, lift, rocket, rockets, technology, thrust
By almacd13 on June 17, 2014
This problem set is designed to help students understand the concepts of weight and mass, and to distinguish between the two.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged gravity, inertia, mass, weight
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2014/05/31/the-atwood-machine/" title="The Atwood Machine"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2014/05/sec_phys_dynamics_forces_atwood-150x150.jpg" alt="The Atwood Machine" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By jermko on May 31, 2014
This question derives the equation of acceleration of the Atwood Machine. The properties of this interesting machine will then be analyzed.
Posted in sec_phy_dyn_for | Tagged acceleration, force, gravity, mass, newton`s second law, physics 11-12, tension, weight
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/10/02/two-masses-and-a-pulley/" title="Two Blocks and a Pulley"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/10/sec_phy_dynamics_forces_twoMassPulley-150x150.jpg" alt="Two Blocks and a Pulley" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on October 2, 2012
Exploration of free body diagrams, two body acceleration, and Newton’s law through the system of two blocks attached through a pulley and one of them resting on a table.
Posted in sec_phy_dyn_for | Tagged acceleration, forces, friction, gravity, Newton`s laws, physics 11-12, pulleys, string tension
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/jumping/" title="Jumping"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_momentum_collisions_jumping-150x150.jpg" alt="Jumping" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
The interaction of the earth with a jumping person is explained using the momentum principle.
Posted in sec_phy_mom_col | Tagged collisions, conservation of energy, conservation of momentum, energy, forces, gravitational acceleration, gravity, inelastic collisions, momentum, physics 11-12
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/planetoids/" title="Planetoids"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_gravitation_planetoids-150x150.jpg" alt="Planetoids" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
Varying systems of small planet like objects are explored in order to successfully apply Newton’s law of gravitation.
Posted in sec_phy_gra | Tagged acceleration, forces, gravitational acceleration, gravity, net force, Newton's law of gravitation, physical science 8-10, physics 11-12
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/semicircles/" title="Semicircles"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_circleMotion_semicircles-150x150.jpg" alt="Semicircles" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
This problem set explores the momentum and energy present in balls travelling through semicircles and their relations to the semicircle’s radius.
Posted in sec_phy_cir | Tagged centripetal force, circular motion, collisions, conservation of momentum, elastic collisions, gravitational potential energy, gravity, momentum, physics 11-12, uniform circular motion
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/blocks-on-a-pyramid-2/" title="Blocks on a Pyramid 2"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_dynamics_forces_blocksonpyramid2-150x150.jpg" alt="Blocks on a Pyramid 2" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
Exploration of free body diagrams, two body acceleration, and newton’s laws through the system of two blocks resting on a pyramid and attached by a pulley.
Posted in sec_phy_dyn_for | Tagged acceleration, forces, friction, gravitational acceleration, gravity, net force, Newton`s laws, normal force, physics 11-12, weight
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/bouncing-balls/" title="Bouncing Balls"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_momentum_collisions_bouncingballs-150x150.jpg" alt="Bouncing Balls" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
Principles of momentum are used to explain what happens when two balls of perfect elasticity are dropped from a certain height.
Posted in sec_phy_mom_col | Tagged acceleration, collisions, conservation of energy, conservation of momentum, displacement, distance, elastic collisions, energy, gravitational acceleration, gravitational potential energy, gravity, kinetic energy, momentum, physics 11-12, velocity
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/two-cannon-problem/" title="Two Cannon Problem"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_kinematics_2D_2cannon1-150x150.jpg" alt="Two Cannon Problem" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
Properties of projectile motion and basic reference frames will be explored through a simple example of two moving cannonballs.
Posted in sec_phy_kin_2dk | Tagged acceleration, displacement, distance, frames of reference, gravitational acceleration, gravity, physics 11-12, projectile motion, velocity
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/25/ball-on-a-moving-cart/" title="Ball on a Moving Cart"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/sec_phys_kinematics_2D_ballOnCart-150x150.jpg" alt="Ball on a Moving Cart" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 25, 2012
The trajectory of a ball dropped from a person on a moving cart will be modelled using both x-position vs. time graphs and y-position vs. time graphs. The scenario will be analyzed from the point of view of an observer on the cart and on the ground.
Posted in sec_phy_kin_2dk | Tagged displacement, frames of reference, graphs, gravitational potential energy, gravity, physics 11-12, projectile motion, reference frames, velocity
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/18/cannononcart/" title="Cannon on a Moving Cart"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/sec_phys_kinematics_2D_cannonOnCart-150x150.jpg" alt="Cannon on a Moving Cart" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 18, 2012
What do the velocity-time and acceleration-time graphs look like for a cannon ball launched from a moving cart? This scenario will be analyzed by breaking down both velocity and acceleration into vertical and horizontal components.
Posted in sec_phy_kin_2dk | Tagged acceleration, frames of reference, graphs, gravitational acceleration, gravity, physics 11-12, projectile motion, reference frames, velocity