AQA GCSE Physics Required Practicals Integrated Instructions First

AQA GCSE Physics Required Practicals – Integrated Instructions – First set – v 0. 1 – 24/2/19 © David Paterson, 2019 Shared under a Creative Commons “Attribution-Non. Commercial-Share. Alike” license. https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2. 0/uk/

GCSE Physics: Density Designed in line with practicals in AQA GCSE Physics / Combined Science Handbooks http: //www. aqa. org. uk/resources/ science/gcse/teach/practicals Density of regular solids Draft 24/2/19 Measure height (H) Measure depth (D) 82. 3 g Measure width (W) Measure mass (M) = _ _m_ _ Calculate D x H x W density ( ) D Paterson

GCSE Physics: Density Designed in line with practicals in AQA GCSE Physics / Combined Science Handbooks http: //www. aqa. org. uk/resources/ science/gcse/teach/practicals Density of irregular solids Submerge object in water Draft 24/2/19 = _m_ V Calculate density ( ) Measure mass (m) 82. 3 g Measure volume of water displaced (V) D Paterson

GCSE Physics: Density Designed in line with practicals in AQA GCSE Physics / Combined Science Handbooks http: //www. aqa. org. uk/resources/ science/gcse/teach/practicals Density of liquids Measure mass of empty measuring cylinder (mempty) Measure out a volume of the liquid (V) Draft 24/2/19 Measure mass of Calculate density ( ) full measuring cylinder (mfull) = mfull mempty V 82. 3 g 94. 3 g D Paterson

❶ Weigh the metal block Draft 24/2/19 ❹ Voltmeter in parallel 12 V A --- g GCSE Physics: Specific heat capacity Designed in line with practicals in AQA GCSE Physics / Combined Science Handbooks http: //www. aqa. org. uk/resources/sci ence/gcse/teach/practicals ❻ Power on at 12 V – record ammeter and voltmeter readings ❺ Water then thermometer ❸ Power, ammeter, heater in series ❷ Wrap block in insulation V ❼ Measure temperature at 0, 1, 2, 3 …. 10 minutes 00. 00 ❽ Data analysis D Paterson

Draft 24/2/19 ❸ Cardboard lid with hole ❷ Insulating material ❶ 80 cm 3 hot water GCSE Physics: Thermal Insulation Designed in line with practicals in AQA GCSE Physics / Combined Science Handbooks http: //www. aqa. org. uk/resources/sci ence/gcse/teach/practicals ❹ Thermometer ❺ Measure temperature at 0, 3, 6…. 15 minutes 00. 00 ❻ Data analysis D Paterson

Draft 24/2/19 ❶ Set up battery, ammeter and wire in series ❺ Measure current and potential difference ❷ Set up voltmeter in parallel 6 V A V ❸ Attach crocodile clip to 0 cm end of wire GCSE Physics: Resistance 1 Designed in line with practicals in AQA GCSE Physics / Combined Science Handbooks http: //www. aqa. org. uk/resources/sci ence/gcse/teach/practicals ❹ Attach crocodile clip to 10, 20, 30 …. 100 cm point on wire D Paterson

❻ Measure current and potential difference ❸ Measure current and potential difference ❷ Close switch 6 V 6 V A Draft 24/2/19 ❺ Close switch A R 1 ❶ Set up circuit (R 1 = R 2) GCSE Physics: Resistance 2 Designed in line with practicals in AQA GCSE Physics / Combined Science Handbooks http: //www. aqa. org. uk/resources/sci ence/gcse/teach/practicals R 2 V R 1 R 2 V ❹ Set up circuit (R 1 = R 2) D Paterson