Ace+Suggestions

** Sec 4 Physics ACE suggestions **
//Note: These are just some fun activities that I suggest. However, it is **__NOT__** neccessary for you to follow my suggestions. You may go ahead and research on more interesting activities to carry out. You may also modify the activities I suggested. Have fun!!//


 * Topic || Seeing Reality in the Quantum perspective ||
 * Suggested Activity || "Anyone not shocked by quantum mechanics has not yet understood it.".
 * Niels Bohr - Danish Physicist, Nobel Prize winner in 1922**

Quantum mechanics is the branch of physics which deals with the study of particles to the extent of atomic and sub-atomic level. Quatum theory shocked the scientific world with the perspective of reality it brings about. The real world in reality, is not the world that we perceive it to be.

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 * //Things appear to be solid when in actual fact, they are NOT! Can you accept the reality presented by Science?//**

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 * //Brief Introduction to Quantum Physics//**

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 * //Suggestions of reality by Quantum Physics//**

Your task is to seach on the internet and understand more about Quantum Physics. Do not be bored down by the mathemetical equations. Instead focus on __what Quantum Theory suggest about the real world and how different are these suggestions to our perceived notion of the world.__

I hope you enjoy this task. I am totally amazed and blown away by Quantum Physics and its suggestions/implications. Though I am not even 0.1% near to understanding it fully :) ||
 * Format || Web report ||
 * Max. Ace Points awarded || 7 (Individual) ||


 * Topic || **Physical Quantities, Units and measurement** ||
 * Suggested activity || **Mysterious world : Quantum World**

Have you heard of "Quantum Physics"? It is the study of things at the atomic level (molecules and atoms) and sub-atomic world (electrons, protons and even smaller particles!). The study of quantum physics has changed the way we see the world. In a nutshell, the atomic world is //nothing// like the world we live in.

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Go the the Kong Chian Library and borrow either of the two books below. Read the book and write me a scientifc review on what physics concepts you have learnt and your reflections on them.

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 * // Ghost in the Atom, The discussion in the mysterious of Quantum Physics

530 GIL //**
 * // Alice in Quantum Land

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 * Max ACE awarded || 7 (Individual) ||


 * Topic || Useful electrical Components ||
 * Suggested Activity || You have heard and probably played with a resistor, Light-emitting diode (LED) and thermistor during practicals. But there are so many other useful electrical components used in circuits and equipments.

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Do you know what is this? It is an intergrated circuit of a Pentium 4 computer. The size of the circuit board is only 256 mm2 but do you know how many transistors are used in this IC?


 * //Answer: 188 million transistors make your Pentium 4 computer works so fast.//**

Find out the function of the components shown below and **__explain__** its application in an equipment. Taking the role as a teacher, present what you have found out in a video lesson.


 * 1) **relay**
 * 2) **reed switch**
 * 3) **capacitor**
 * 4) **transitor**
 * 5) **transducers** ||
 * Format || Video lesson ||
 * Max. ACE point awarded || 7 (Individual or pair work) ||

Click on Nasa's Cosmos classroom below (click the picture) and learn everything about cosmos!
 * Topic || NASA--- Cosmos Classroom ||
 * Suggested Activity || Are you interested and fascinated by the secrets of the universe and cosmos? Do you want to learn more about astronomy?



Submit a report on what you have learnt and your reflections on this online cosmic journey! Your report should include a mind map on what you have learnt! ||
 * Format || Report (including mind map) ||
 * Max. ACE point awarded || 6 (Individual) ||


 * Topic || **Physical Quantities, Units and measurement** ||
 * Suggested activity || **Extreme Physics : very small things**

What is the nano world? Why is the nano world important? When things become very small (10-9), do you know their properties will change drastically?

You think that gold will always glitter? You are wrong! Do you know that if you shrink gold down to a nanoparticle, it turns red, blue, yellow and other colours! This is call nanogold! Not only will you see the stunning colour changes, the properties of the gold changes as well. This means in the nano world, you could do something "new" with something "old".

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Other than the materials shown in the slide, find out more about other nanomaterials:

- how they are used - how their properties change when shrink to nano particles ||
 * Format || Poster, Slideshow ||
 * Max ACE awarded || 6 (Individual work) ||


 * Topic || Clean energy ||
 * Suggested Activity ||  ||
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 * Max. ACE point awarded ||  ||