How to Plan a Physics Camp

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How to Plan a Physics Camp

• Billanook College
• Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School

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Introduction

• What is Physics Camp???

• DVD

• PFG 25

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History

• How the camp came to be
• Two schools
• Major changes over the years

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Facilities

• Facilities used
• Bus/Mini bus
• Gliding School
• Flights, kitchen, rooms
• Benalla Leisure Park
• Accommodation
• Wangaratta Aero Club
• Powered flights
• Link to details

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Students staffing

• 2009
• 50 students
• 7 staff (2 physics teachers from each school, 1
  catering, 1 maths teacher, 1 tech)
• 1 other staff member to cover geography
• 2008 47 students
• 2007 30 students

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Expenses 2009
Accommodation 4248
Mini bus hire 694
Food 2724
Dinner (Tuesday) 960
Gliding (kitchen) 5285
Flying 1756
Teaching assistance 730
Misc exp 24
Rocket kits 755
Balsa/glue (gliders) 583
Work books 585
Materials (Boomerangs) 834
Hats 645
Tech assistant 1000
Consummables 200
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• Camp charge to students
• 2009 450 (actual 454)
• 2008 450 (422)
• 2007 445 (361)
• 2006 430
• 2005 450
• 2004 400

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Alternative venues

• Other possible locations
• Weekend option

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Risks and insurance

• Risk assessments
• School insurance implications

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What is filed with the Principal/Head of
school Overview and Contact Numbers (includes
staffing, student names, accommodation and travel
arrangements) Schedule (extracted from student
booklet) Copy of letter home to parents, Gliding
Club enrolment, Risk Assessments for activities
not contracted Copies of each students returned
health and permission forms Copy of school
health records
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Itemised permission granting I give
permission for my daughter to attend the Year 11
Physics Flight Camp. YES/NO I give permission
for my daughter to be a passenger in a staff car
if needed. YES/NO I give permission for my
daughter to go glider flying. YES/NO I give
permission for my daughter to go power flying.
YES/NO Gliding Club Membership is completed and
attached YES/NO A Student Medical Form is
completed and attached YES/NO The Student
Allergy Management Plan (attached) is needed for
my daughter YES/NO The Student Asthma
Management Form (attached) is needed for my
daughter YES/NO
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Camp activities
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Camp book
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Rocketry
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Physical Geography
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Navigation
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Gliding
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Glider design
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Bernoullis Theorem
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Theory of flight
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Flying
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Centre-of-mass
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Boomerangs
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Rocket launch analysis SAC
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Rocket launch analysis SAC
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Success stories

• How can you measure success?

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Where to Get More Information

• http//physicscamp.wikispaces.com/
• Questions

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