P1.1 - AQA GCSE Physics Unit 1 - Suggested Practical Experiments for this Unit
Suggested ideas for practical work to develop skills and understanding include the following:
■ passing white light through a prism and detecting the infrared radiation with a thermometer
■ demonstration using balls in a tray to show the behaviour of particles in substances in different states
■ measuring the cooling effect produced by evaporation; putting wet cotton wool over the bulb of a thermometer or temperature probe
■ plan and carry out an investigation into factors that affect the rate of cooling of a can of water, eg shape, volume, and colour of can
■ using Leslie's cube to demonstrate the effect on radiation of altering the nature of the surface
■ plan and carry out an investigation using immersion heaters in a metal block to measure specific heat capacity
■ investigating thermal conduction using rods of different materials.
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