Research a famous physicist and prepare a short biography to share in your portfolio. You can choose to create a short video, a poster, an infographic, a slideshow or other approved applications to share your information. (Bonus if your physicist is Canadian such as: Richard E. Taylor, Leonard T. Bruton, Willard S. Boyle, Martha Salcudean, Harriet Brooks, or Louis Slotin!)

Your biography should include the following:

• name of the physicist
• when they made their contribution to physics knowledge
• what they contributed
• how it benefited society

Use a search engine to find Canadian colleges and/or universities where physics and/or engineering can be studied. Pick one school and explore their department.

• Name of the university/college and where it is located.
• Information about the department (i.e., the different courses they offer, the different types of programs you can enroll in, etc.)
• What are the requirements to attend their program? (i.e. What type of courses do you need to take in high school, is there an entrance essay/exam, etc.?)

Waves and Sound - Mind map or concept map

Motion and Forces - Mind map or concept map

2. Calculate the work done when a resisting force of 1.2 103 N is used to slowly lower cargo 9.2 m into a ship's hold.
4. Calculate the work done by a person pushing with 800 N of force on a car stuck in a snowbank. The car does not move.
6. Calculate the vertical displacement of an elevator that does /1.05 105 J of work with an upward force of 7.0 103 N.
8. Calculate the work done on a car that moves 300 m at constant velocity when there is a frictional force of 400 N.
10. Calculate the work done when a 12 kg pail of water is lifted up 3.2 m from the bottom of a well.

Find the final velocity of a 1969 Ford Mustang that accelerates from 25 km/h [west] at 3.2 m/s[west] over 176 m [west].

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Andrew is driving a van to deliver groceries. Travelling along highway 92 in Elmvale, a fox stops on the road. Andrew is travelling at 75 km/h [E] and is 42 m away from the fox when the brakes are applied. It takes him 3.4 s to stop.

2. How far did Andrew travel before stopping?
4. Did Andrew hit the fox? Explain.

A watermelon is thrown upwards from a bridge at 3.2 m/s. It experiences acceleration due to gravity of 9.81 m/s[down].

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2. What is the velocity of the watermelon after 2.0 s?
4. What is the displacement, in relation to the bridge, after 2.0 s?

2. Tuning fork 1 (420 Hz) is sounded along with tuning fork 2 and 20 beats are counted in 10 s. Tuning fork 2 is sounded along with tuning fork 3 (426 Hz) and 12 beats are detected in 3 s. What is the frequency of tuning fork 2? Explain your reasoning.
4. Tuning fork 1 (256 Hz) is sounded along with tuning fork 2 (255 Hz). What is the beat frequency?
6. Elastic bands are attached to tuning fork 1 (which was 256 Hz) to reduce its frequency. It is sounded again with tuning fork 2 (255 Hz), making 12 beats in 6.0 s. What is the new frequency of tuning fork 1? Explain your reasoning.