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Physics Required Practicals


Paper 1 - Required practical videos and practiced exam questions


An investigation to determine the specific heat capacity of one or more materials.

Investigate the effectiveness of different materials as thermal insulators and the factors that may affect the thermal insulation properties of a material.


Use circuit diagrams to set up and check appropriate circuits to investigate the factors that affect the resistance of an electrical circuit.


Use circuit diagrams to construct appropriate circuits to investigate the I−V characteristics of a variety of circuit elements including a filament lamp, a resistor and a diode at constant temperature.


Use appropriate apparatus to make and record the measurements needed to determine the densities of regular and irregular solid objects and liquids.


Paper 2 - Required practical videos and practiced exam questions


Investigate the relationship between force and extension of a spring.


Investigate:
• the effect of varying the force on the acceleration of an object of constant mass
• the effect of varying the mass of an object on the acceleration produced by a constant force.


Make observations to identify the suitability of apparatus to measure the frequency, wavelength and speed of waves


Investigate the reflection of light by different types of surface and the refraction of light by different substances.


Investigate how the amount of infrared radiation absorbed or radiated by a surface depends on the nature of that surface.