This is a collection of (mostly) original material that I’ve developed for use in my DP Physics and MYP Mathematics teaching over the past decade or so.
Email me for editable versions!
DP Physics
List of EE topics that I’ve supervised (also includes Mathematics EEs)
Comprehensive writing guides for the new Physics IA criteria:
- Part 1 – the Research design sections
- Part 2 – the Data analysis sections
- Part 3 – the Conclusion sections
- Part 4 – the Evaluation sections
Credit: parts of these guides were originally shared with me by Aaron Ketchlove. At the time, they were written for the previous guide Group 4 Science IA criteria, and for DP Chemistry. They have been extensively modified to be physics-specific and for the new guide.
Vernier Graphical Analysis 101 for IB Physics students
Current course website (note: some links are not shared externally)
“Physics of The Future” website (M.Ed in STEM Education Capstone Project)
During 2024, NASA scientist Henry Throop (an OSC parent at the time) visited my DP Physics class on several occasions. Here is an article from the Gecko Times about one such visit.
Original PSOW activities and simulations
Estimating the moment of inertia of a rotating disc (HL-only topic – includes video analysis and explaining relative impact of errors)
Investigating spring and mass oscillations (includes video analysis and determining an unknown exponent using log-log linearisation)
Sinusoidal wave reflecting off a boundary to form a standing wave (with energy loss)
Model of multi-slit interference with non-negligible slit width
Spreadsheet model of radioactive decay instructions and completed example
Doppler approximation for light formula simulation activity and example solution
MYP 4/5 Mathematics
Original MYP Criterion B assessments
MYP5 Extended perpendicular bisectors investigation and solution
MYP5 Standard perpendicular bisectors investigation and solution
Investigation into Euler’s prime-generating quadratic and solution
Investigation into patterns in exponential expressions and solution
Investigation into square patterns (arithmetic sequences and series) and solution
Quadratic function graphs investigation (for discovering the axis of symmetry formula) and solution
(thanks to Niomi Anderson for supplying the original version of Part A)
MYP4 surface area to volume ratio investigation and solution
MYP4 triangular numbers investigation and solution
MYP4 Extended binomial probability investigation (thanks to Vanessa Leah for helping with initial clarity edits)
MYP5 Extended patterns in the midpoints of chords drawn through ellipses and solution
(for a strong MYP5 Extended cohort – thanks to Rae Deely for the original “analogue” version)
Original MYP Criterion D assessments
Trigonometry in science mathematical article writing task (shorter version, without Criterion D strands iv and v)
Outline template for students (Google Form)
Example student articles: OSC Grade 10 Extended Maths articles 2024-25
Trigonometry in science blog post writing task (longer version, with Criterion D strands iv and v)
Example student articles: OSC Grade 10 Standard Maths blog posts 2023-24
Expected value in gambling blog post writing task
Example student articles: OSC Grade 9 Extended Maths blog posts 2022-23
Exponential growth blog post writing task
Example student articles: ISHCMC Grade 10 Maths blog posts 2021-22
Authentic Voronoi diagrams assessment (Criteria C and D version)
Authentic Voronoi diagrams assessment (Criteria B, C and D version)
Authentic statistics investigation (Does eating healthy food improve concentration?) and example solution