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STEP 1 : Review the Skills
STEP 1 : Review the Skills
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You need to know: specific practical (and analysis) skills relevant to the topic.
In this section:
Work through the 'Practical Skills Relevant to this Topic' sheet. See how the method is applied to the example. Try a question for yourself at the bottom of the sheet.
Need Help?
Use the help section.
Try these skills-based questions:
Try these skills-based questions:
Topic 1 - Energy - Practical Skills Qns.pdfCorrection: Question 1 should read 3 sig figs
Need Some Help?
Need Some Help?
Accuracy + Precision: watch these videos to help you with the last few questions in the task (left).
STEP 2 : What are the Required Practicals?
STEP 2 : What are the Required Practicals?
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You need to know: how you would carry out the practical and analyse data collected. Each required practical has specific skills that you need to show an understanding of.
In this section:
Work through the 'Practical Skills Relevant to this Topic' sheet. This tells you what the practical is + what the examiner is specifically looking for (skills etc). Can you answer the questions?
Use the method sheet provided as a model / best example of how best to carry out the practical.
Use the videos to remind yourself of the experiment.
Need Help?
Come to Enrichment / ask your teacher for help.
REQUIRED PRACTICAL 1 : Specific Heat Capacity (Combined & Separate Science)
REQUIRED PRACTICAL 1 : Specific Heat Capacity (Combined & Separate Science)
Expectations for this experiment:
Topic 1 - Energy RP1 - What is RP1.pdfMethod Sheet for explaining this Required Practical:
Topic 1 - Energy RP1 - Method.pdfWatch this video to understand what the Required Practical looks like in the classroom:
You should also understand the difference between working out the SHC:
of a solid (e.g. Aluminum block)
of a liquid (e.g. Water in a beaker)
Watch the videos below to see this in detail.
SHC - Aluminium - Method
SHC - Aluminium - Results
SHC - Water - Method
SHC - Water - Results
REQUIRED PRACTICAL 2 : Thermal Insulation (Separate Science ONLY)
REQUIRED PRACTICAL 2 : Thermal Insulation (Separate Science ONLY)
Instructions - Click Here
You need to know: how you would carry out the practical and analyse data collected. Each required practical has specific skills that you need to show an understanding of.
In this section:
Work through the 'Practical Skills Relevant to this Topic' sheet. This tells you what the practical is + what the examiner is specifically looking for (skills etc). Can you answer the questions?
Use the method sheet provided as a model / best example of how best to carry out the practical.
Use the videos to remind yourself of the experiment.
Need Help?
Come to Enrichment / ask your teacher for help.
Expectations for this experiment:
Topic 1 - Energy RP2 - What is RP2.pdfMethod Sheet for explaining this Required Practical:
Topic 1 - Energy RP2 - Method.pdfWatch these videos to understand what the Required Practical looks like in the classroom:
You should also understand the difference between investigating the insulation properties of:
different materials (same thickness)
different thicknesses (same material)
Different materials (same thickness)
Different thicknesses (same material)
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You need to know: start to bring your knowledge and skills together before trying some exam questions.
In this section:
Look at the Overview Sheet for each practical. This should summarise everything you need to know.
Try the 'Practical Skills Revision' presentation. This will provide straight forward questions to check your understanding.
Try the exam-style questions. The answers are at the end.
Topic 1 - Energy RP1 - Summary Sheet.pdfTopic 1 - Energy RP1 - Exam Style Qns.pdfTopic 1 - Energy RP2 - Summary Sheet.pdfTopic 1 - Energy RP2 - Exam Style Qns.pdfSTEP 4 : Test yourself using these Exam-Style Questions
STEP 4 : Test yourself using these Exam-Style Questions
Instructions - Click Here
You need to know: specific practical (and analysis) skills relevant to the topic.
In this section:
Work through the AQA Exam Paper questions. The answers are upside down (and very small!).
Need Help?
Come to Enrichment / speak to your teacher.
AQA Exam Paper questions
Topic 1 - Energy - Practical Exampro Qns.pdfPage updated
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