Category Archives: Sec 3 (2019)

Term 3, Week 7: Physics Term 3 WA (Sec 3)

Dear Sec 3 Physics Students,

Please note that the Physics WA3 will be in Week 7 on Friday, 16 August.

It will cover the following:
1) Chapter 5: Pressure
2) Chapter 6: Energy, Work, Power & Efficiency

The quiz will last 45 minutes and will consist of MCQ and structure questions making up a total of 30 marks.

Exact timing and venue(s) to be confirmed nearer the date.
Any questions, drop me an email!

PR3 – Free-Falling Tennis Ball

When conducting the practical think carefully about the following:

  1. What is the best position to record the time from?
  2. What is the best way to release the ball so that you can drop it from the same position each time?
  3. How many times to repeat readings?
  4. Sow to spread out the readings (approximately) equally over the full range of heights?
  5. How to ensure the tape measure is placed vertically?
  6. What is the precision of the measuring tape? – Make sure you record to this precision.
  7. What is the precision of the stopwatch? – Make sure you record to this precision.

Welcome to Sec 3 Physics!

Welcome to your Physics class – 2019

Your Teacher is Mr Shone
mark_shone@nygh.edu.sg

Please ensure that you download the Google Classrooms App and have enrolled in the Sec 3 Physics Classroom. Important announcements will be posted in the classroom and all the materials are accessible there.

The code is k9nzs50

Hardcopy notes to be collected from the print shop before second physics lesson. Cost is $7.70 per student and includes all practicals and assignments for the year too. Unlikely to be any other print cost for physics for the rest of the year except printing of past papers at the end of the year.

Softcopy notes can be downloaded from Google Classroom and you may use these (in place of the hardcopy notes) if you prefer.