Practical Experiments
These videos are a brief summary of each experiment. They include the theory, equipment, safety considerations and measurements to be taken.
You may find that with the equipment at your school there are some slight variations to the method and how you analyse your data.
All Practical Experiments
Practical - Stationary Waves
3
Investigating a wave on a string
Practical - Diffraction Grating
3
Measuring the wavelength of light
Practical - Young Modulus
6
Measuring the Young modulus of a metal
Practical - Internal Resistance
3
Measuring the EMF and resistance of a cell
Practical - Stopping Distance
1
Investigating objects coming to rest
Practical - Max Power
1
Max power theorem for a cell
Practical - Sensors
1
Potential divider circuits
Practical - Mass-Spring System
1
SHM of a mass-spring system
Practical - Capacitor Discharge
1
Discharge of a capacitor
Practical - Flux Linkage
1
Using a search coil and oscilloscope
Practical - Hooke's Law
1
Testing springs and combinations of springs
Practical - Double Slit
3
Measuring the wavelength of light
Practical - Freefall
4
Calculating 'g'
Practical - Resistivity
2
Measuring the resistivity of a metal
Practical - Terminal Velocity
2
Investigating falling objects
Practical - Rubber
1
Stretching rubber and polymers
Practical - Resistors
1
Resistors in combination
Practical - Pendulum
1
Investigating the time period
Practical - Gases
2
Charles's and Boyle's laws
Practical - BIL
1
Force on a conductor in a field
Practical - Gamma
1
Using ionising radiation safely
Practical - Planck's Constant
2
Measuring the value of little 'h'