FINAL ASSESSMENT – PROJECT: Paper or Presentation Physics B – Fusion Academy FINAL ASSESSMENT – PROJECT: PAPER OR PRESENTATION Project Choice 1: Write a minimum 2,000 word essay discussing the history...

Beauty and Truth in Quantum Mechanics and Relativity this is the topic. Write your essay on this topic. Please be discreet and use the rubric provided below. There are also links below to use or you can use your own just remeber to site sources.


FINAL ASSESSMENT – PROJECT: Paper or Presentation Physics B – Fusion Academy FINAL ASSESSMENT – PROJECT: PAPER OR PRESENTATION Project Choice 1: Write a minimum 2,000 word essay discussing the history and development of one of of the topics below within modern physics. Citations should use a standard format, such as MLA. Project Choice 2: Make a minimum 9 minute presentation discussing the history and development of one of of the topics below within modern physics. Citations should use a standard format, such as MLA. At minimum a reference page should be included citing all sources. Ideally footnotes should be included on slides needing citations. Topics: • God does not play dice!: Deterministic v. Probabilitistic • Failures of Classical Physics: Blackbody Radiation, the Photoelectric Effect and Bohr's Model • Everything Getting Mixed Up: The Development of the Special Theory of Relativity • Einstein’s Miracle Year in Physics (1905): The Photoelectric Effect, Brownian Motion, Special Relativity and Mass-Energy Equivalence • Beauty and Truth in Quantum Mechanics and Relativity • Mix Everything Up, and You Get GUT (Grand Unification Theory) • Other topic approved by your teacher Possible Resources: • TED Beauty and Truth in Physics - http://www.ted.com/talks/murray_gell_mann_on_beauty_and_truth_in_physics • TED Fusion is Energy’s Future - http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_cowley_fusion_is_energy_s_future • TEDx Breaking Barriers with Quantum Physics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlmwLyeWv5M • TEDx You are a Simulation and Physics Can Prove It - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chfoo9NBEow • TEDx – Richard Feynman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpjwotips7E • TED Have We Reached the End of Physics? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWPFJgLAzu4 • TEDx – Feynman Diagrams - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SYW6eZFHwU • TED-Ed – Einstein’s Miracle Year - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91XI7M9l3no • Crash Course – The History of Atomic Chemistry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thnDxFdkzZs • Minute Physics – The Origin of Quantum Mechanics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1TVZIBj7UA • TEDx – “Spooky” Physics - https://youtu.be/wZzHnZzm_58 http://www.ted.com/talks/murray_gell_mann_on_beauty_and_truth_in_physics http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_cowley_fusion_is_energy_s_future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlmwLyeWv5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chfoo9NBEow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpjwotips7E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWPFJgLAzu4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SYW6eZFHwU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91XI7M9l3no https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thnDxFdkzZs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1TVZIBj7UA https://youtu.be/wZzHnZzm_58 Physics B–Final Assessment-Project Fusion Academy Essay Rubric: Each category is worth 4 points, and the essay will be graded out of 24 points. Category Excellent Good Fair Poor C o m p le te n es s T h e es sa y c o v er s al l m aj o r an d s o m e m in o r d ev el o p m en ts w it h in t h e ch o se n to p ic . (4 p ts ) T h e es sa y c o v er s al l m aj o r an d n o m in o r d ev el o p m en ts w it h in t h e ch o se n to p ic . (3 p ts ) T h e es sa y c o v er s so m e m aj o r an d /o r m in o r d ev el o p m en ts w it h in t h e ch o se n to p ic . (2 p ts ) T h e es sa y c o v er s fe w o r n o d ev el o p m en ts w it h in t h e ch o se n to p ic . (1 p ts ) S u p p o rt f o r T o p ic (C o n te n t) R el ev an t, t el li n g , q u al it y d et ai ls g iv e th e re ad er im p o rt an t in fo rm at io n t h at g o es b ey o n d t h e o b v io u s. ( 4 p ts .) S u p p o rt in g d et ai ls an d i n fo rm at io n a re re le v an t, b u t o n e k ey i ss u e o r p o rt io n o f th e k ey s to ry li n e is n o t n o t p re se n t. (3 p ts .) S u p p o rt in g d et ai ls an d i n fo rm at io n a re re le v an t, b u t se v er al k ey i ss u es o r p o rt io n s o f th e st o ry li n e ar e n o t p re se n t. ( 2 p ts .) S u p p o rt in g d et ai ls an d i n fo rm at io n a re ty p ic al ly u n cl ea r o r n o t re la te d t o t h e to p ic . (1 p t. ) A cc u ra cy o f F ac ts (C o n te n t) A ll s u p p o rt ed f ac ts ar e re p o rt ed ac cu ra te ly . (4 p ts .) A lm o st a ll su p p o rt iv e fa ct s ar e re p o rt ed a cc u ra te ly . (3 p ts .) M o st s u p p o rt iv e fa ct s ar e re p o rt ed ac cu ra te ly . (2 p ts .) N O f ac ts a re re p o rt ed O R m o st ar e in ac cu ra te ly re p o rt ed . (1 p t. ) C ap it al iz at io n & P u n ct u at io n (C o n v en ti o n s) W ri te m ak es n o er ro rs i n ca p it al iz at io n o r p u n ct u at io n , so t h e p ap er i s ex ce p ti o n al ly e as y to r ea d . (4 p ts .) W ri te m ak es 1 o r 2 er ro rs i n ca p it al iz at io n o r p u n ct u at io n , b u t th e p ap er i s st il l ea sy t o r ea d . (3 p ts .) W ri te r m ak es a f ew er ro rs i n p u n ct u at io n t h at ca tc h t h e re ad er 's at te n ti o n . (2 p ts .) W ri te r m ak es se v er al e rr o rs i n ca p it al iz at io n an d /o r p u n ct u at io n th at c at ch t h e re ad er 's a tt en ti o n . (1 p t. ) G ra m m ar a n d S p el li n g (C o n v en ti o n s) W ri te r m ak es n o er ro rs i n g ra m m ar o r sp el li n g t h at d is tr ac t th e re ad er fr o m t h e co n te n t. ( 4 p ts .) W ri te r m ak es 1 -2 er ro rs i n g ra m m ar o r sp el li n g t h at d is tr ac t th e re ad er fr o m t h e co n te n t. ( 3 p ts .) W ri te r m ak es 3 -4 er ro rs i n g ra m m ar o r sp el li n g t h at d is tr ac t th e re ad er fr o m t h e co n te n t. ( 2 p ts .) W ri te r m ak es m o re th an 4 e rr o rs i n g ra m m ar o r sp el li n g t h at