"Techniques and apparatus" - Appendix 5c
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Core Practical
2
Use appropriate analogue
Use methods to increase
Use appropriate digital
apparatus to record a
accuracy of
instruments, including
range of measurements
measurements, such as
electrical multimeters, to
(to include length /
timing over multiple
obtain a range of
distance, temperature,
oscillations, or use of
measurements (to include
pressure, force, angles,
fiducial marker, set square
time, current, voltage,
volume) and to interpolate
resistance, mass).
or plumb line.
between scale markings.
1
Determine the acceleration of a freely
falling object
length / distance
time
2
Determine the electrical resistivity of a
material.
length / distance
resistance
3
Determine the e.m.f. and internal
resistance of an electrical cell.
4
Use a falling-ball method to determine
the viscosity of a liquid.
length / distance
5
Determine the Young modulus of a
material.
length / distance
force
6
Determine the speed of sound in air
using a 2-beam oscilloscope, signal
generator, speaker and microphone.
length / distance
7
Investigate the effects of length, tension
and mass per unit length on the
frequency of a vibrating string or wire.
length / distance
force
8
Determine the wavelength of light from
a laser or other light source using a
diffraction grating.
length / distance
angles
9
Investigate the relationship between the
force exerted on an object and its
change of momentum.
length / distance
force
current
voltage
Use ICT to analyse collisions between
10 small spheres, e.g. ball bearings on a
table top.
Use an oscilloscope or data logger to
display and analyse the potential
11 difference (p.d.) across a capacitor as it
charges and discharges through a
resistor.
time
time
voltage
12
Calibrate a thermistor in a potential
divider circuit as a thermostat.
temperature
resistance
13
Determine the specific latent heat of a
phase change.
temperature
mass
Investigate the relationship between
14 pressure and volume of a gas at fixed
temperature.
15
Investigate the absorption of gamma
radiation by lead.
Determine the value of an unknown
16 mass using the resonant frequencies of
the oscillation of known masses.
3
pressure
volume
time
time
4
Use stopwatch or light
gates for timing.
5
Use calipers and
micrometers for small
distances, using digital or
vernier scales.
6
7
Correctly construct circuits
Design, construct and
from circuit diagrams
check circuits using DC
using DC power supplies,
cells, and a range of circuit power supplies, cells, and
a range of circuit
components, including
components.
those where polarity is
important.
8
Use signal generator and
oscilloscope, including
volts/div and time-base
9
10
11
Generate and measure
waves, using microphone Use laser or light source to Use ICT such as computer
and loudspeaker, or ripple investigate characteristics modelling, or data logger
tank, or vibration
with a variety of sensors
of light, including
transducer, or
to collect data, or use of
interference and
microwave/radio wave
software to process data.
diffraction.
source.
12
Use ionising radiation,
including detectors.