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2012 Victorian Young Physicists' Tournament

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Problems, Registration, Competition

Problems

  1. Rolling can: A can partially filled with water rolls down an inclined plane. Investigate its motion.
  2. Energy Converter: A body of mass 1 kg falls from a height of 1 m. Convert as much as possible of the released potential energy into electrical energy and use that to charge a capacitor of 100 µF.
  3. Pin-hole Camera: Study the characteristics of a pin-hole camera and find the conditions for the camera to achieve optimum image quality.
  4. Black spoon: Blacken a spoon using a candle flame. If you immerse the spoon in water it appears glossy. Investigate the phenomenon and determine the optical properties of such a “mirror.”

The team of three students need to do three of the 4 topics listed above.

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Registration

Teachers do not need to officially register school teams until the first day of term 4. Registration will be free. Schools need to provide the following to the AIP with an email subject heading, 'Registration: VYPT'.

  • School's Name.
  • Teacher's name and full contact details.
  • The name of each school team and the names of the students in each team.

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Competition

The competition will be held on Thursday 6th December. The venue will be Quantum Victoria, which is being built on the corner of Kingsbury Drive and Waiora Rd in Macleod. A round robin will be held during the morning to identify the best four teams. Following lunch the four teams will play off in two semifinals, followed by a grand final.

Format: In the morning, each team competes in four 30 minute contests, two as a reporter and two as an opponent. In the semi-finals and finals the two teams both report and oppose on different topics.

Prizes: There is a trophy for the school of the winning team. Members of teams in the finals receive a book and a cash prize. All other participants receive cash prizes.

Years 10 & 11: If there are sufficient teams from each year level, there will be two separate competitions, if there are only a few from a particular year level, there will either be a separate final for that level, or a prize for the best team from that year level.

Audience: Schools can bring along students as an audience equal in number to the numbers in their teams.