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ZIMSEC O-Level Physics

Experimental skills

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

Not a numbered topic: the practical and experimental skills of syllabus objectives 4.1, 4.3 and 4.8 (following instructions, measuring, recording and analysing data, safety), assessed in practical work.

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. practical.1Follow instructions in practical work to manipulate apparatus, record observations and analyse data to confirm or establish relationships.
  2. practical.2Measure and express physical quantities in SI units to a suitable accuracy and precision.
  3. practical.3Apply safety measures in all practical work.

Lessons

  • Experimental skills and investigations

    40 min

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Experimental skills: sample question

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A learner investigates how the length of a wire affects its resistance. Which is a control variable?

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