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ZIMSEC A-Level Physics

PPractical skills

Practical skills in ZIMSEC A-Level Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Not a topic of the teacher's guide: our node for the practical examination (Paper 4) and the experimental skills practised through Forms 5 and 6.

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Lessons

  • Recording results, tables and graphs in practical physics

    40 min

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  • Uncertainty in readings, limitations and improvements

    40 min

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  • Data analysis: logarithms, error bars and worst lines

    40 min

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  • Planning a physics investigation

    35 min

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Sample question

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Practical skills: sample question

1 mark

A quantity decays as y=y0e−kxy = y_0 e^{-kx}. A graph of ln⁡y\ln y against xx is plotted. Which statement is correct?

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