Good luck! May 22, 2008
Posted by mrmackenzie in : AH Physics, Intermediate 2, Standard Grade , add a commentI was telling my mate Albert that the SQA Physics exams are on tomorrow and he asked me to pass on a message to you all…….
Int2 revision page added May 17, 2008
Posted by mrmackenzie in : Intermediate 2 , 1 comment so farI’ve added a revision page for Int2 Physics, just click on the tab at the top of the page to get to it. I have added a large powerpoint file on radioactivity, material for units 1-3 will follow shortly. Details on how to open powerpoints inside a web browser are contained in that page.
Let me know if you run into problems by leaving a comment.
Space Physics revision notes added May 17, 2008
Posted by mrmackenzie in : Space Physics , add a commentJust a quick note to let you know that I have added some Space Physics revision notes to the S4 revsion page.
Int2 Physics revision stuff coming soon April 29, 2008
Posted by mrmackenzie in : Intermediate 2 , add a commentConnor has pointed out that there is a serious lack of specific Int2 resources on this site. I’m going to work towards a special page of Int2 materials in the next week or so so watch for a new page tab appearing at the top of the home page.
S4 extra materials for Energy Matters unit April 26, 2008
Posted by mrmackenzie in : Energy Matters, Standard Grade , add a commentI have added extra materials for your revision of Unit 6 on Energy. Use the S4 link at the top of the screen to access the revision page, Energy Matters links and close to the bottom of that page.
S4 energy homework March 9, 2008
Posted by mrmackenzie in : Energy Matters, Standard Grade , add a commentIn your most recent HW exercise I asked you to attempt any 8 questions out of the 14 questions on the sheets. I have posted the solutions to all 14 questions in the attached pdf file. Let me know if you are still not sure how to do any question.
S3 - answers to HW3 on Resistance February 17, 2008
Posted by mrmackenzie in : Using Electricity , add a commentI’ve attached the answers to HW3 on resistance as a pdf file. Click on the link below to view the answers.
S3 traffic lighting results February 10, 2008
Posted by mrmackenzie in : Using Electricity , add a commentHere are the results of your traffic light survey on the Using Electricity unit. I have not split the results down into class sets so you will see all 40 responses in these bar charts. Click on each of the small pictures to see the chart at its full size.
I’m going to split these results up by class so we can look at the results for each class a bit closer to see what we need to look at again.
S4 - combined heat & power January 17, 2008
Posted by mrmackenzie in : Energy Matters , add a commentWe started looking at the Energy Matters topic this week with a focus on energy efficiency. One of the newer ideas we discussed was combined heat and power, where energy normally wasted in an industrial setting finds an application in heating a residential area. A similar scheme called Caithness Heat and Power was installed in Wick last year.
S3 - Watt do you know about power? January 17, 2008
Posted by mrmackenzie in : Using Electricity , add a commentWe have been looking at electrical power this week. The man I spoke about in class today is James Watt - click on his name to get the full wikipedia article that I was unable to display in class. Here is a short biography by the BBC. I also spoke about how he calculated the power output of working horses and compared them to his steam machines. You can read more about his horsepower experiments here.
I’d say he’s a pretty famous scientist - not many people get their name on every lightbulb in the country! 
