LIGHT
To measure the focal length of a concave mirror
To verify Snell’s law of refraction and hence to measure the refractive index of Perspex
To measure the refractive index of water
To measure the focal length of a converging lens
To measure the wavelength of monochromatic light using a spectrometer
MECHANICS
To measure
velocity with a ticker timer
To measure velocity with an air track and
light gates
To measure velocity with a motion sensor
and datalogger
To measure acceleration with an air track
and light gates
To measure acceleration with a ticker-timer
To show that
acceleration is proportional to force using a motion sensor
To verify
the principle of conservation of momentum using a ticker timer
To verify the principle of conservation
of momentum using an air track
To
measure g, the acceleration due to gravity, using a free-fall apparatus
To measure g, the acceleration due to
gravity, with a picket fence and photogate
To verify Boyle’s Law using a pressure sensor
To investigate the laws of equilibrium for co-planar forces
HEAT AND TEMPERATURE
To draw the calibration curve of a thermistor using a laboratory mercury thermometer as a standard
To
measure the specific heat capacity of water by the electrical method
To measure the specific heat
capacity of water using a copper cylinder
To measure the specific latent heat of fusion of ice
To measure the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water
SOUND
To measure the speed of sound in air using a resonance tube 1
To measure the speed of sound in air using a resonance tube 2
To investigate the variation of the fundamental frequency of a stretched string with length
To investigate the variation of the fundamental frequency of a stretched string with tension
ELECTRICITY
To measure the resistivity of the material of a wire using an ohmmeter
To measure resistivity with a metre-bridge
To investigate the variation of the resistance of a metallic conductor with temperature
To investigate the variation of the resistance of a thermistor with temperature
To investigate the variation of current (I) with p.d. (V) for
(b) a filament bulb
(c) a copper sulphate solution with copper electrodes
MECHANICS
To
find the density of a rectangular block
Zero velocity at maximum height or How to
Juggle
Introduction to Momentum
Momentum: The Tennis Ball and the Basketball
Measuring
the Momentum of a Student on a Skateboard
Stating the principle of conservation
of momentum
To demonstrate part one of Newton’s first law of motion
Two more demonstrations of Newton's first law part one
Stating Newton’s Three Laws of Motion
To measure the maximum pressure exerted by a rectangular block in pascals
Introduction to the Moment of a Force
Introduction to Newton's Law of Gravitation
An object in free fall appears weightless
Finding the loss of potential energy when a ball bounces
Finding
the work and power needed to lift a schoolbag 2 metres high
Finding the Resultant of Two Vectors
HEAT
To estimate the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water using a kettle
A definition of the solar constant
SOUND, WAVES AND LIGHT
To show that sound cannot travel through a vacuum
A definition of sound intensity
The Doppler
effect
Introduction to concave and convex
mirrors
Adjusting a spectrometer
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
To demonstrate the laws of static electricity
To demonstrate charge separation
To charge an electroscope by induction
To demonstrate that a capacitor stores energy
To show that a capacitor blocks d.c. but conducts a.c.
To demonstrate the chemical effect of current
100 ohm resistors in series and in parallel
To show the magnetic effect of current (Oersted’s experiment)
To show the force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field
To show the magnetic force between two current carrying conductors and hence define the ampere
To demonstrate electromagnetic induction
To demonstrate Lenz’s law using a long aluminium tube and two weights
To demonstrate self-induction using a d.c. source and a neon lamp
The transformer: step up and step down
To show the photoelectric effect
To demonstrate the action of a photocell