Practical investigations are embedded throughout the course. The skills developed through these and other practicals will be assessed through written examinations

Choose your experiment:

• Motion - Investigate the motion of everyday objects such as toy cars or tennis balls

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• Springs - Investigate how extension varies with applied force for helical springs

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• Rubber Bands - Investigate how extension varies with applied force for rubber bands

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•  Static Electricity  - Investigate how insulating materials can be charged by friction

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• Refraction - Investigate the refraction of light, and the refractive index of glass, using a glass block

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•  Speed of Sound  - Investigate the speed of sound in air

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•  Frequency  - Investigate the frequency of a sound wave using an oscilloscope

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• Thermal Transfer - Investigate thermal energy transfer by conduction, convection and radiation

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• Density [FREE] - Investigate density using direct measurements of mass and volume

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•  Change of State  - Obtain a temperature–time graph to show the constant temperature during a change of state

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• SHC [FREE] - Investigate the specific heat capacity of materials including water and some solids
   

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• Magnets - Investigate the magnetic field pattern for a permanent bar magnet and between two bar magnets

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• Radiation - Investigate the penetration powers of different types of radiation using either radioactive sources or simulations