Required Practicals Paper 1

• specific heat capacity

• resistance

• current and potential difference characteristics

• density

It is important for each of the required practicals you know the method very well and can identify the variables. You are likely to get longer 6 mark questions on the required practicals.

• Independent variable = what is changed in the practical

• dependent variable = what is measured in the practical 

• control variable  = what is kept the same in the practical