This assignment has four components:

• the physical demonstration and explanation of a physics concept
• the introduction of a scientist who has contributed to the development of this concept
• exploration of a career that employs this physics concept
• the tailoring of the given rubric to reflect the specific expectations your assignment satisfies

Part 1: Demonstration

The purpose of this part of the assignment is for you to visually demonstrate a physics phenomenon and provide a write-up explaining it.

You are required to find or think of a brief demonstration that illustrates a physics principle. This demonstration may involve:

• actually showing the phenomenon (e.g., showing that water sprays further when the angle of projection is increased to a maximum of 45)
• showing and explaining the operation of a device that uses a physics principle (e.g., a hand-powered flashlight or a lever)
• a computer simulation that you create demonstrating a physics phenomenon (like the ones you have seen in this course - but not covering the same topic in the same way, of course!)
• a very good website or series of websites that show a simulation of the physics principle, a tutorial explaining the key concepts, the basic physics involved, and a quiz that can check understanding of those key concepts. This might require three different websites.

The demonstration must be approved by the teacher and be presented to the class, in the discussion area, by a short video, a series of photographs, a computer simulation, a series of sketches, or some other suitable format. It should not take more than five minutes to present.

There will be limitations to the number of people permitted to demonstrate each phenomenon. Contact the teacher as soon as you have chosen your demonstration to avoid being disappointed.

The short write-up accompanying your visual representation must include:

Purpose: What is the demonstration designed to demonstrate?

Materials: Include a list and a diagram.

Procedure: Outline the steps followed when doing the demonstration.

Observations: State what the observation should be (e.g., for "eddy currents" associated with a Lenz's law demonstration of the stalled magnet in the copper pipe, you should notice that the magnetic slug drops much slower through the pipe than a non-magnetic slug).

Analysis: This is the important section where you clearly explain the phenomenon observed. Show your understanding and enable others to understand.

Reference: State where the idea for the demonstration came from. It is perfectly acceptable to use a demonstration that you have read about, but you must put the information and explanation in your own words.

Part 2: Research a Scientist

Throughout this course, you have been introduced to many scientists who have made astounding contributions to our world of knowledge. This, of course, is true for all fields of study in the realm of physics.In this task, you have been given the honour of introducing a scientist who is about to receive a very prestigious award. The scientist you choose must be somehow associated with the branch of physics that your demonstration is related to.

You must inform the audience of the scientist's family background, educational background, career path, etc., and you must highlight his/her contributions to the field of physics. Remember, you must entertain the audience and make this scientist sound truly fabulous. You may choose any scientist related to any of the fields you have studied, a scientist who has contributed to Quantum physics, which you will soon be studying, or a current day physicist whom you could have the privilege of interviewing . Aim to keep your introduction short

Be sure to include a photograph or sketch of the scientist you are introducing, and don't forget to reference your material.

Each scientist can only be introduced once. Here are some names to get you thinking:

Michael Faraday Elijah McCoy Gerald Vincent Bull Normand C. Beaulieu James Prescott Joule

Isaac Newton Jaisel Vadgama Elizabeth Cannon Allessandro Volta Blaise Pasal

James Prescott Joule Hans Christian Oersted Richard Marceau Andre-Marie Ampere Daniel Bernoulli

Part 3: Research a Career

Write a paragraph about a career related to the field of study to which your demonstration, and scientist, are associated. In your paragraph, be sure to state the main information about this career (for example, details about the education and training necessary for the career, how common the career is, what skills/talents are necessary for a person in this career, job possibilities, etc.).