<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2014/05/31/coulombs-law/" title="Coulomb’s Law"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/sec_phys_electrostatics_coulombLaw-150x150.jpg" alt="Coulomb’s Law" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on May 31, 2014
The behavior of electric forces between charged particles will be explored in detail. Scenarios involving up to 3 charged particles will be considered.
Posted in sec_phy_est | Tagged Coulomb's law, electric charges, electric force, electrical energy, forces, free-body diagrams, net force, physics 11-12
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2014/05/31/force-on-a-third-charge/" title="Force on a Third Charge"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2013/03/sec_phys_electrostatics_coulombLaw2-150x150.jpg" alt="Force on a Third Charge" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on May 31, 2014
This question set applies Coulomb’s Law to problems involving multiple charges. Vector addition is required to determine the net force on a charge in different arrangements.
Posted in sec_phy_est | Tagged Coulomb's law, electrodynamics, free-body diagrams, net force, physics 11-12
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/crane/" title="Crane"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_equilibrium_crane-150x150.jpg" alt="Crane" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
The physics of a crane are explained using torque and equilibrium.
Posted in sec_phy_equ | Tagged equilibrium, forces, net force, Newton`s laws, physics 11-12, torque
<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/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/blocks-on-a-pyramid/" title="Blocks on a Pyramid"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_dynamics_forces_blocksonpyramid-150x150.jpg" alt="Blocks on a Pyramid" 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, equilibrium, forces, friction, gravitational acceleration, net force, Newton`s laws, normal force, physics 11-12, weight
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/cruising-car/" title="Cruising Car"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/sec_phys_dynamics_forces_cruisingcar-150x150.jpg" alt="Cruising Car" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
An introduction to acceleration and newton’s laws using a demonstration of a commuting car.
Posted in sec_phy_dyn_for | Tagged acceleration, displacement, distance, forces, net force, physics 11-12, velocity
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/18/elevator/" title="Weight in an Elevator"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/sec_phys_dynamics_forces_elevator-150x150.jpg" alt="Weight in an Elevator" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 18, 2012
How does a reading on a scale change when on a moving elevator? Scenarios with an elevator moving at different velocities and acceleration will be considered. The concepts learned will then be used to analyze data from a real-life experiment.
Posted in sec_phy_dyn_for | Tagged acceleration, gravitational acceleration, mass, net force, normal force, physics 11-12, real-life data, velocity, weight
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/18/tension-2/" title="Tension Forces"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/sec_phys_dynamics_forces_tension-150x150.jpg" alt="Tension Forces" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 18, 2012
The following set of questions apply Newton’s Second Law to scenarios with multiple blocks held together by the tension force from strings.
Posted in sec_phy_dyn_for | Tagged acceleration, net force, Newton`s laws, physics 11-12, tension