The required practical activities are defined by each awarding organisation (AO), in their Specifications. Each AO is likely to map apparatus and techniques’ against their practical activities, giving more than one opportunity for mastery of each skill. AQA OCR (specs A & B) Edexcel apparatus & technique: The 12 activities listed must be The OCR specification gives an 16 activities are listed but each indicative carried out by all students taking this example activity for each of its 12 student only needs to complete 12 of opportunities course. Practical Activity Groups. Others these. will be given on the website. OCR station Centres can also devise and submit activities of their own. 1 determination of by a free-fall investigating motion e.g. acceleration determine the acceleration of g a, c, d, k method of free fall falling object 2 determination of Young Modulus by investigating properties of materials determine the Young modulus of a a, c, e a simple method Young's modulus material e.g. 3 determination of resistivity of a wire investigating electrical properties e.g. determine the electrical resistivity of a, b, e, f, g using a micrometer, ammeter and resistivity or conductivity of a metal a material voltmeter. 4 investigation of the emf and internal determine the emf and internal b, f, g resistance of electric cells and resistance of an electrical cell batteries by measuring the variation of the terminal pd of the cell with current through it. 5 investigating electrical circuits e.g. calibrate a thermistor in a potential a, b, f, g, k potential divider circuits divider circuit as a thermostat 6 investigation of interference effects, investigating waves e.g. determine determine the wavelength of light light: a, j to include the the wavelength of light and sound by from a laser or other light source Young’s slit sound: a, h, i experiment and interference by a two source superposition with a using a diffraction grating diffraction grating. double slit and diffraction grating
The required practical activities are defined by each awarding organisation (AO), in their Specifications. Each AO is likely to map apparatus and techniques’ against their practical activities, giving more than one opportunity for mastery of each skill. station AQA The 12 activities listed must be carried out by all students taking this course. OCR (specs A & B) The OCR specification gives an example activity for each of its 12 Practical Activity Groups. Others will be given on the website. OCR Centres can also devise and submit activities of their own. Edexcel 16 activities are listed but each student only needs to complete 12 of these. apparatus & technique: indicative opportunities 1 determination of g by a free-fall method investigating motion e.g. acceleration of free fall determine the acceleration of object a, c, d, k 2 determination of Young Modulus by a simple method investigating properties of materials e.g. Young's modulus determine the Young modulus of a material a, c, e 3 determination of resistivity of a wire using a micrometer, ammeter and voltmeter. investigating electrical properties e.g. resistivity or conductivity of a metal determine the electrical resistivity of a material a, b, e, f, g 4 investigation of the emf and internal resistance of electric cells and batteries by measuring the variation of the terminal pd of the cell with current through it. determine the emf and internal resistance of an electrical cell b, f, g 5 investigating electrical circuits e.g. potential divider circuits calibrate a thermistor in a potential divider circuit as a thermostat a, b, f, g, k 6 investigation of interference effects, to include the Young’s slit experiment and interference by a diffraction grating. investigating waves e.g. determine the wavelength of light and sound by two source superposition with a double slit and diffraction grating determine the wavelength of light from a laser or other light source using a diffraction grating light: a, j sound: a, h, i falling