You must understand how to set up and use the equipment, identify variables and analyse any results. You will be assessed on this in your final written exams.
Choose your topic:
SHC [FREE] - Determine the specific heat capacity of one or more materials
Insulators - Investigate the effectiveness of different materials as thermal insulators
Resistance of a Wire [FREE] - Set up circuits to investigate the resistance of a length of wire at constant temperature
Resistance of Resistors [FREE] - Set up circuits to investigate the resistance of resistors in series and parallel
IV Characteristics [FREE] - Set up circuits to investigate the I-V characteristics of a resistor, a filament lamp and a diode
Density [FREE] - Make and record measurements to determine the density of regular objects, irregular objects and Liquids
Springs - Investigate the relationship between force and extension for a spring
Acceleration - Investigate the effect on acceleration of varying the force for a constant mass and varying the mass for a constant force
Waves - Make observations to identify the suitability of apparatus for measuring the frequency, wavelength and speed of waves in a ripple tank
Waves - Make observations to identify the suitability of apparatus for measuring the frequency, wavelength and speed of waves in a solid
Light - Investigate the reflection of light by different types of surfaces
Light - Investigate the refraction of light by different substances
Infrared - Investigate how the amount of infrared radiation absorbed or radiated by a substance depends on the surface