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.
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Techniques you will need to know!
Use: Taking repeats and averaging (don't forget to remove anomalies first)
Use: Taking repeats and averaging a diameter
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.
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Expectations for this experiment:
Method Sheet for explaining this Required Practical:
Experiment Version 1:
The density of a regular, solid object
Experiment Version 2:
The density of an irregular, solid object
Experiment Version 3:
The density of a liquid
Density (Solids) - Technique
Density (Solids) - Results
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.
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.