Physics Homework Grid
Each week you must choose one homework task from the list of activities provided. You should choose the tasks where the challenge is related to your MAG.
Challenge summary
These tasks
are the most challenging and will stretch your thinking and push you to the highest levels of understanding.
These tasks have
an element of challenge and will help you to apply what you have learnt in class.
These are the easiest tasks and might be useful if you are struggling to understand a topic.
Challenge
Level
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Week 6
Use a model to explain how electrons move in a circuit.
Justify which speed camera you think would be the best at getting cars to slow down –
instantaneous or average speed cameras.
Explain why a boat Draw an accurate distance‐time graph floats but a coin for your journey sinks.
home from school.
Calculate the fastest speed you were travelling on your way home.
Explain why a pin has a very sharp point with a small surface area but the pin head has a large surface area?
Find uses in industry Describe how an average speed camera and an Instantaneous speed cameras works. Draw an accurate distance‐time graph for your journey home from school. Draw a diagram showing the forces on a boat and describe why they float.
Describe three uses of static electricity. State any dangers associated with using static electricity in these uses.
Describe how electrons move in a circuit. Draw a labelled diagram to show it.
Identify where in Nottingham you will find an average speed camera and an Instantaneous speed cameras.
State the difference between the cameras. State the factors Sketch a distance‐
time graph for your that help a boat to journey home from float.
school. The head of a drawing pin has an area of about 1cm2. The point has a tiny area of about 0.01cm2
If you pushed a pin into a wall with a force of 90N, calculate the pressure on the head and on the point.
What would be a big problem for a really heavy tank going over sand?
State two uses of static electricity.
Draw and label the key equipment in a circuit.
and around the home of static electricity. Give three examples and for one of them explain how electrons play a role in making it work.