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Previous Conferences

The Vicphysics Teachers’ Network Inc. organises an annual Physics Teachers Conference and occasional in-services of specific Areas of Study. Check Forthcoming events for details.

These are the links to webpages for conference over the last fifteen years. Each page has a description of the program, in most instances the program can be downloaded and in many instances there are presentations that can be downloaded or accessed.

The details of the 2024 Conference can be found here

• 2023 Downloads are: Resources from the Round Table Activities on designing Units 3 & 4 Assessment Tasks for 2024.
• 2022 Program.
• 2021 A online conference, documents include keynote address on climate change and material from 29 workshops
• 2020 Documents include keynote address on Real World Physics by Dr Alistair Stacey, RMIT and material from 15 workshops covering exam review, prac investigations, Teaching strategies and pracs
• 2019 Documents from 16 workshops covering exam review, image resolution, uncertainties, demonstrations, log books, scientific literacy, relativity and climate change.
• 2018 Documents on 16 workshops covering exam review, log books, tips for beginning teachers, Relativity and various Options.
• 2017 Documents from the keynote address on Prac Investigations by Brian McKittrick and delivered by Dan O’Keeffe and Uncertain Principles: HUP by Dr Russell Anderson and workshops on Exam Review, Posters, Relativity, Flight, Just-in-Time teaching.
• 2016 Documents from the keynote addresses by Dr Philip Arquijo on Particle Physics from Alpha particles to Quarks and A.Prof Emma Ryan-Webber of Cosmology and workshops on Exam Review, karaoke session of 15 min presentations, Flipping physics, Multiple options, Free Body Diagrams, Conceptual Understanding,
• 2015 Documents from the keynote address by David Jamieson on Thermodynamics and Climate Change and workshops on Exam Review, Paul Hewitt, Modelling Instruction, Free Body Diagrams, Relativity, Bohr Model, Satellites in Schools, Language modelling,
• 2014 Documents on the Small Group Discussions on Course design and resources, Exam Review, Astronomy Clu, Using Robotics and Space Science, language and Understanding, Useful Demos.
• 2013 Documents on the Small Group Discussions on Curriculum, Exam Review, LHC, SACs and Pracs, Video Analysis,
• 2012 Documents from the keynote address by Derek Muller inc the audio and video, and from workshops including SACs and Pracs from the $2 shop, Climate Change, Relativity, The synchrotron, Electricity Ideas
• 2011 Documents from the keynote address by Prof Dick Gunstone on Exploring student difficulties with mechanics and electricity and workshops on the exam review, Using CUPs plus audio of several workshops
• 2010 Documents from 10 workshops covering the exam Review, Motion studies with GPS, Teaching physics practically, Youtube physics, Using Astro data, Understanding electric circuits, Relativity
• 2009 Documents on the keynote addresses by Prof David Karoly on Climate Change by Dr David McKinnon on Alternative Conceptions in Astronomy and 12 workshops on Exam Review, Astronomy, Motion studies with GPS, Teaching physics practically, PV panels, Climate physics, Electricity Generation in Australia, radiation in Medicine,Model cars, Renewable Energy.
• 2008 Documents on the keynote address on Australia and Nuclear Energy and workshops on Exam Review, PV panels, Relativity, Physics Camps, Helicopter, Structures and materials, Renewable energy.
• 2007 Documents on the keynote address by Dr Graeme Pearman on Climate Change and 25 workshops on Exam Review, Girls and Physics, Relativity, Learning Demonstrations, Smarties model, Solar cells, alternative energy sources: pracs, Sound pracs.
• 2006 Documents on the keynote addresses by David Jamison on Relativity and Christina Hart on Models in Physics and 9 workshops on the exam review, Girls in Physics, Astronomy prac activities
• 2005 Documents on keynote address by Prof Dick Gunstone 0n Rethinking Physics Content and 19 workshops covering the exam review, POEs, Relativity, Astronomy, The helicopter and photonics.
• 2004 Documents on keynote address by Dr Russell Tytler on Effective science teaching and learning and 18 workshops covering Prac activities, Scientific models, Relativity and Photonics
• 2002 Documents on ICT in Physics, Physics Oration on Photonics.
• 2001 Documents from workshops on Marimba, Data Analysis, Prac Investigation, Sound, Outcome tasks, Relativity
• 2000 Documents from workshops on Data analysis, Log books, Applets, Prac Investigation, Sound Activities.
• 1999 David Jamieson’s presentation on Einstein and the Jumbo Jet.

Online teaching and Learning

When schools were closed due to COVID, teachers taught their classes online. Vicphysics put together some resources to assist them. They are available on this webpage.

Data Analysis

Data Analysis has long been one of the Assessment Tasks of VCE Physics. Initially the task focussed just on the extraction of information from experimental data. The current revised Study Design has substantially broadened the task, so the previous examples, as provided on this webpage, are no longer acceptable, but they could be the basis for a legitimate task. Check out details on the current study design here.

Texts, Prac and problem books

This webpage is a comprehensive set of text books, prac books, problem books, reference books and sources of context articles. However some sections are not up to date.

Old Curriculum Papers

The webpage has a collection of discussion papers on physics curricula from recent decades.