IB Correlations for Physics

The International Baccalaureate program has a complete set of objectives for an IB Physics class at the standard level (SL) and the higher level (HL).

As outlined in the Physics syllabus in the IB Diploma Programme guide, these objectives are arranged according to series of 14 topics, each with a number of subtopics.

In the table below, we have correlated the topics and subtopics with the experiments that are contained in various Vernier lab books. In addition, we have listed the various Vernier experiments that correlate with options A−J in the IB Guide for Physics.

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Topic	Topic Name	Sub-Topic	Vernier Experiment Name	Exp #	Vernier lab book
1	Physics and physical measurement	1.1	Big and Small: How to Scale an Image	2	Physics with Video Analysis
		1.2	Covered throughout the book in all labs	all	Physics
		1.2	Error Analysis	2	Adv. Physics – Mechanics
2	Mechanics	2.1	2D Vectors: Pool Ball Displacement, Velocity, and Speed	9	Physics with Video Analysis
		2.1	Air Resistance	13	Physics
		2.1	Atwood’s Machine	10	Physics
		2.1	Back and Forth Motion	2	Physics
		2.1	Ball Toss	6	Physics
		2.1	Bungee Jump Accelerations	7	Physics
		2.1	Cart on a Ramp	3	Physics
		2.1	Determining g on an Incline	4	Physics
		2.1	Graph Matching	1	Physics
		2.1	Jumping on the Moon	8	Physics with Video Analysis
		2.1	Motion on an Incline	1	Adv. Physics – Mechanics
		2.1	Picket Fence Free Fall	5	Physics
		2.1	Projectile Motion	8	Physics
		2.1	Three Movies: Determining Constant Acceleration	6	Physics with Video Analysis
		2.1	Velocity and Acceleration	5	Physics with Video Analysis
		2.1	Velocity and Speed	4	Physics with Video Analysis
		2.1	Velocity Change	3	Physics with Video Analysis
		2.2	Air Resistance	13	Physics
		2.2	Impulse and Momentum	19	Physics
		2.2	Frictional Slowing	13	Physics with Video Analysis
		2.2	Impulse and Momentum	10	Adv. Physics – Mechanics
		2.2	Momentum, Energy, and Collisions		Physics
		2.2	Momentum and Collisions	11	Adv. Physics – Mechanics
		2.2	Newton’s First Law	3	Adv. Physics – Mechanics
		2.2	Newton’s Second Law	9	Physics
		2.2	Newton’s Second Law	4	Adv. Physics – Mechanics
		2.2	Newton’s Third Law	11	Physics
		2.2	Newton’s Third Law	5	Adv. Physics – Mechanics
		2.2	Static and Kinetic Friction	12	Physics
		2.3	Energy of a Tossed Ball	16	Physics
		2.3	Momentum, Energy, and Collisions	18	Physics
		2.3	Net Work – Kinetic Energy Theorem	17	Physics with Video Analysis
		2.3, 2.4	Rotational Dynamics	13	Adv. Physics – Mechanics
		2.4	Centripetal Acceleration	12	Adv. Physics – Mechanics
3	Thermal Physics	3.1	Determining the Enthalpy of a Chemical Reaction	13	Advanced Chemistry
		3.1	Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions	1	Chemistry
		3.1	Freezing and Melting of Water	2	Chemistry
		3.1	The Enthalpy of Neutralization of Phosphoric Acid	26	Advanced Chemistry
		3.1	Using Freezing-Point Depression to Find Molecular Weight	4	Advanced Chemistry
		3.2	Another Look at Freezing Temperature	3	Chemistry
		3.2	Evaporation and Intermolecular Attractions	9	Chemistry
		3.2	Heat of Fusion of Ice	4	Chemistry
		3.2	Freezing and Melting of Water	2	Chemistry
		3.2	Using Freezing-Point Depression to Find Molecular Weight	4	Advanced Chemistry
		3.2	Vapor Pressure and Heat of Vaporization	34	Advanced Chemistry
		3.2	Vapor Pressure of Liquids	10	Chemistry
		3.3	Boyle’s Law: Pressure-Volume Relationship in Gases	6	Chemistry
		3.3	Exploring the Properties of Gases	30	Advanced Chemistry
		3.3	Pressure-Temperature Relationship in Gases	7	Chemistry
4	Oscillations and Waves	4.1	Oscillation	18	Physics with Video Analysis
		4.1	Simple Harmonic Motion	15	Physics
		4.1	Simple Harmonic Motion: Mathematical Model	15	Adv. Physics – Mechanics
		4.2	Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion	17	Physics
		4.2	Simple Harmonic Motion: Kinematics and Dynamics	16	Adv. Physics – Mechanics
		4.4	Slinky Wave Speeds	19	Physics with Video Analysis
		4.5	Snell’s Law of Refraction	33	Physics with Video Analysis
		4.5	Superposition of Slinky Waves	20	Physics with Video Analysis
		4.5	A Wave Pulse Equation	21	Physics with Video Analysis
5	Electric Currents	5.1	Ohm’s Law	22	Physics
		5.1	Resistance and Ohm’s Law	28	Physics with Video Analysis
		5.2	Series and Parallel Circuits	23	Physics
6	Fields and Forces	6.1	Jumping on the Moon	8	Physics with Video Analysis
		6.2	Coulomb’s Law for Two Charged Spheres	25	Physics with Video Analysis
		6.2	Electric Field Due to a Line of Charge	27	Physics with Video Analysis
		6.3	The Magnetic Field of a Coil	25	Physics
		6.3	The Magnetic Field of a Permanent Magnet	31	Physics
		6.3	The Magnetic Field in a Slinky	26	Physics
7	Atomic and Nuclear Physics	7.2	α, β, and γ	1	Nuclear Radiation
7	Atomic and Nuclear Physics	7.2	Lifetime Measurement	3	Nuclear Radiation
8	Energy, Power, and Climate Change	8.3	Fossil Fuels	30	Earth Science
		8.3	Fossil Fuel Energy	26	Environmental Science
		8.4	An Investigation of Passive Solar Heating	30	Environmental Science
		8.4	Photovoltaic Cells	32	Earth Science
		8.4	Solar Energy: Photovoltaic Cells	30	Environmental Science
		8.4	Solar Homes	31	Earth Science
		8.4	Wind Energy	28	Environmental Science
		8.4	Wind Power	33	Earth Science
		8.5	The Greenhouse Effect	24	Earth Science
		8.6	Global Warming	20	Environmental Science
9	Motion in Fields	9.1	Projectile Motion	8	Physics
		9.1	Projectile Motion	6	Adv. Physics – Mechanics
		9.1	Projectile Motion Vectors	12	Physics with Video Analysis
		9.3	Electrical Energy	27	Physics
10	Thermal Physics	10.1	Exploring the Properties of Gases	30	Advanced Chemistry
10	Thermal Physics	10.2	A Heat Engine: Relating Work to the P-V Cycle	24	Physics with Video Analysis
11	Wave Phenomena	11.1	Sound Waves and Beats		Physics
Note: This is also Option A		11.1	Speed of Sound		Physics
		11.1	Tones, Vowels, and Telephones	34	Physics
		11.1	Mathematics of Music	35	Physics
		11.2	Doppler Effect: Surface Water Waves	22	Physics with Video Analysis
		11.2	Doppler Effect: Sound Waves	23	Physics with Video Analysis
		11.5	Polarization of Light	28	Physics
12	Electromagnetic Induction	12.1	Faraday’s Law	32	Physics with Video Analysis
13	Quantum Physics and Nuclear Physics	13.2	Lifetime Measurement	3	Nuclear Radiation
Note: This is also Option B

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