Thursday, November 10, 2011

5.11

Instructions for Objective 5.11

1.    5.11 Starter.  Watch the video and think about the question.  No need to type anything.

2.    5.11.  Watch the videos and animations for the 3 models of Brownian Motion (for Model 3 you need to open the attached).  Think about the questions.  No need to type anything. 

3.    5.11 explained.  Check your understanding with the model answers.

4.    5.11 Questions.  Forward this e-mail to your blog and complete the questions.

5.    Answers to step 2 will be sent separately.  Don’t look at them until you’ve done the work!

 

 

5.11 Starter

02 November 2011

16:58

 

 

<<Video - Brownian Motion smoke in air.wmv>>

 

 

·         You're looking at smoke particles in air under a microscope

·         They appear to be jiggling about

·         Why?

 

·         (Don't worry if you can't work this out straight away - Albert Einstein was the bloke who eventually explained what's happening here!)

 

 

 

5.11

28 October 2011

11:10

·         5.11 understand the significance of Brownian motion

 

 

<<Video - Model of Brownian motion.wmv>>

 

 

Model 1

·         What does the red puck represent?

·         What do the metal balls represent?

 

 

 

<<brownian_motion.swf>>

 

Model 3

·         What do the "smoke" particles look like?

·         Why are they moving?

·         What do the "air" particles look like?

 

 

5.11 explained

Model 1

·         What does the red puck represent?

o    The large, visible smoke particle

·         What do the metal balls represent?

o    The small, not visible air particles

 

Model 2

·         What do the small red particles represent?

o    The small, not visible air particles

·         What does the large blue particle represent?

o    The large, visible smoke particle

·         What does the view on the left of the screen represent?

o    The view through the microscope lense

·         Why can‘t you see the red particles in this view?

o    They are too small to see

 

Model 3

·         What do the "smoke" particles look like?

o    They are the 5 large, sand coloured particles

·         Why are they moving?

o    Small, fast moving air particles are colliding with the smoke particles and making them move

·         What do the "air" particles look like?

o    They are the numerous, small, white particles

 

 

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