Re: [Phys-l] IB Physics

[Ken Fox <physicsfox23@gmail.com>]

I did just what is being thrown at you with moderate success for several
years. Then I retired and my successor is no longer trying it. The SL and HL
are now combined for 2 years. That has its own challenges.

The killer was when we shifted to an alternating block, but even before
that,  I was well short of the required 150 hours. We did the Group 4
project outside of class (saving 10 hours) but that was not enough.

Before we started in 1991, I told the admin not to expect more than mediocre
scores. I was right.

Lobby for more time....you really need to be very efficient even with 150
hours (real hours, not class periods.) I think the new syllabus is an even
greater challenge.

Good luck,

Ken

On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 7:05 AM, Ron Curtin <
Ron.Curtin@charlottecountryday.org> wrote:

> For those of you who are teaching IB Physics (Standard Level):  Our school
> is considering trying to do the entire SL IB Physics curriculum in one
> school year.  These 11th grade students would have had no Physics in high
> school at all before taking this IB class, and they would be expected to be
> ready for the IB exams during the first week of May.  This seems like an
> awfully short time to cover a lot of material.  Are any of you out there
> trying to do the same thing?  Thanks.
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