What would happen if we have 2 balloons of almost equal sizes and allow the air to mix? Watch the video to find out.
What kind of forces are experienced when you spin each other really fast?
Just sending a quick update from the classrooms where reality is optional (Physics) and numbers are doing acrobatics (Math). The students are working incredibly hard, and the mental gears are practically smoking!
Here’s a snapshot of what we’re tackling:
Grade 11: Bending Minds & Rules
- Physics SL (Circular Motion): If your student seems dizzy, it’s not (just) their social life. We’re deep in Circular Motion. We’re figuring out why you feel “thrown” to the side in a turning car and what keeps planets from flying off into space. 😵💫
- Physics HL (Relativity): The HL crew is questioning time itself. We’re exploring Einstein’s Special Relativity. If they are late for curfew and claim that “time moved slower for them,”… they’re technically not wrong? We’re just about to hit the famous Muon Decay evidence, which is peak mind-bending physics. ⏳
- Math AASL (Functions): We’re mastering the “rules” of mathematics with Functions. We’re defining what can go in (Domain) and what comes out (Range), nesting functions inside each other like Russian dolls (Composites 🪆), and learning how to run them in reverse (Inverses).
- Math AAHL (Mathematical Induction): This one is a logical beast. Induction is the art of proving something is true forever. It’s like setting up an infinite line of dominoes and proving that if the first one falls, every single one after it must fall too. It’s a bit of a brain-melter, but incredibly powerful.
Grade 12: The Final Ascent 🏔️
- Math AASL (IA Checks & Series): We are in the thick of IA check-ins! It’s fantastic seeing their projects take shape. Simultaneously, we’re diving into Sequences and Series, learning how to add up lists of numbers (sometimes an infinite list of numbers $\sum$, which is a fun party trick).
- Math AAHL (Permutations & Combinations): The AAHL group is answering the really hard questions, like “How many different ways can I arrange my Spotify playlist?” or “What are the odds of grabbing two left socks in the dark?” 🧦 This unit is all about counting… but in the most complex way imaginable.
- Physics HL (Revision Time): We’ve just completed Unit B (Quantum & Nuclear ⚛️) and are now circling back to revise Unit A (Mechanics). This is the classic “let’s check the brain’s hard drive” moment to ensure the new files (like quantum uncertainty) didn’t accidentally delete the old files (like $F=ma$). So far, so good!
(P.S. If you find them staring blankly at a wall, they’re probably just calculating the normal force. 😉)