ODTÜ GV HIGH SCHOOL

2024-2025 ACADEMIC

YEAR PHYSICS PROJECT

GUIDE

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SOLID-LIQUID PRESSURE WORK SHEET
Demonstration Topic: _____________________ Coursera Course: ____________________
A. Choosing the Subject
First part of the project requires selection of a physics topic from the given list to prepare a
demonstration. Second part of the project requires the selection of an online course from
www.coursera.org website. The course should be chosen from following topics: Physics, Physical
science and engineering, Astronomy.
B. Stages of the Project
1. After choosing a topic to prepare a demonstration from, students should research and consult
with their teacher throughout the process. Students are obligated to complete this part of the
project at the end of the first semester and present their demonstrations to their teacher.
2. Students are obligated to complete all requirements of the Coursera course that they choose to
take. Students are obligated to follow due dates and course calendar.
3. Students are obligated to meet with their physics teacher three times during the process.
• The first meeting will be held one month after the project process starts. The student will
give information about the topic of demonstration and the content of the coursera course
he/she has taken. In this meeting the student’s progression of the project will be
evaluated (10 minutes).
• The second meeting will be held at the end of the first semester. The student will
present the demonstration to his/her teacher (10 minutes).
• In the third and last meeting, student will present a report which he/she will convey what
he/she has learned from the course and will submit a poster about the course content
(10 minutes).
4. At the end of the course, each student needs to provide a demonstration, a report and a
poster which describes course taken (You can use https://www.canva.com/ or other online
tools). For evaluation rubric, refer to part H.
C. Evaluation
1. 30% of the assessment points will be obtained from the completion of the Coursera course.
2. 30% of the assessment points will be obtained from the demonstration.
3. 20% of the assessment points will be obtained from the report.
4. 20% of the assessment points will be obtained from the poster.
* Late submissions or participations will lose 5 points from each sections grade for a day.

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D. Timeline

Steps of the projects Date

Start of the project 4-8 November 2024
First meeting 18-22 November 2024
Presentation of the demonstration 13-17 January 2025
Submission of completion report of the Coursera course 7-11 April 2025
Second meeting, submission of academic report and poster 21-25 April 2025

E. Evaluation

Steps of the projects On Time* Taken

The completion of the Coursera course with all steps ✓ ✗ ____ out of 30
Demonstration ✓ ✗ ____ out of 30
Academic paper ✓ ✗ ____ out of 20
Poster ✓ ✗ ____ out of 20

F. Important Facts about the Project

• Demonstration

- Student should select a topic from the list provided.

- Student should consult with his/her teacher throughout the process of preparing the
demonstration.
- Student should demonstrate knowledge by answering his/her teacher’s questions with
explanations and elaboration.

• Academic report

- Student should arrange ideas logically to support the purpose of the Coursera education.
- Student should present relevant and legitimate information in his/her report.
- All texts and sources should be accurately documented in the proper APA format*.
* Times New Roman 12 points, line gap is 2.
- Report should include cover page, contents page and resources page.

• Poster

- Poster dimensions should be 50x70 cm.

- Poster should convey the knowledge obtained from the coursera course.
- Student can also choose one part of the course and highlight it in the poster e.g twin
paradox for Understanding Einstein course.

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 G. Topic List

Demonstration Topic List

Matter and Its Properties Magnetism

Motion Pressure

Forces Pascal’s Principle

Equilibrium Bernoulli’s Principle

Conservation of Energy Archimedes’s Principle

Energy Conversion Water Waves

Heat and Temperature Sound Waves

Global Warming and Green House Effect Reflection of Light

Electricity Refraction of Light

Coursera List
Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space

Understanding Einstein: The Special Theory of Relativity

Introduction to Thermodynamics: Transferring Energy from Here to There

Astro 101 : Black Holes

Exploring Renewable Energy Schemes

Mechanics: Motion, Forces, Energy and Gravity from Particle to Planets

On Being a Scientist

The Science of The Solar System

How Things Work : An introduction to Physics

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 H. RUBRICK

Point Value 5 4 3 2

Topic • Topic clearly • Topic defined, but • Topic defined, but • No clear topic
defined with subheadings not no subheadings stated
subheadings appropriate

Organization • Defined sections • All headings • No heading, but • Cluttered, no

• Clear headings present, but sectioned definitive sections;
• Flows well to unclear • Hard to follow, all over the place
assist the reader • Requires requires • Some sections
without help rereading to assistance missing
• Finished product understand • Missing parts

Creativity • Interesting, • Some use of • Very little use of • Bland, no variability

engaging, visually color, diagrams color or graphics, • No use of color or
stimulating • Engaging but will although enough diagrams
• Appealing use of not stimulate to engage and • Boring to look at,
color, diagrams hold attention does not catch your
and text attention
• Interest, • Interest, motivation,
motivation, effort effort and time
and time obviously obviously absent
present
Science content • Concept fully and • Adequate • Poor explanations • No analysis of
and literacy correctly explanation • Inaccurate science science topic
explained • Science connections • No explanation
• Insight present connections • Misinterpretation • No science-
• Science-specific present, but could of the science engineering-specific
and engineering be further • Minimum of one connections
specific developed resources • No use of resources
connections made • More than one
• Content is resource
accurate, presented
comprehensive
and well
supported
• Excellent use of
resources
Level of difficulty • Difficulty • Task difficulty • Explanation • Task difficulty not
and appropriate for could be describes suitable for grade
grade level increased or minimum level of level/not related to
understanding • Understanding is developed validity science (too easy)
present and • Some level of • Needs serious • Superficial/irrelevant
apparent understanding refinement task
shown
References • All references in • References • References are • No references
order, based on present, but not in missing
APA format order
Grammar and • No grammatical • One grammatical • Two grammatical • More than two
mechanics mistakes on the mistake on the mistakes on the grammatical
poster poster poster mistakes on the
• Capitalization and • One error in • Two errors in poster
punctuation are capitalization or capitalization or • More than two
correct throughout punctuation punctuation errors in
the poster capitalization or
punctuation
Table 1: Academic Poster Rubric (adapted from NanoTech poster rubric (URL, 2021))

Resources:
NanoTech unit Poster Rubric. studylib.net. (2017, February 12). https://studylib.net/doc/6983445/nanotech-
unit-poster-rubric.
Parent’s Student’s
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