Measuring Waves Required Practical 8 | AQA GCSE Physics

Teach AQA GCSE Physics Required Practical 8 with a structured Measuring Waves workbook and teacher guide. Includes ripple tank and stretched string investigations, worked examples, answers and editable Word files.

Designed for AQA GCSE Physics 8463, KS4 students aged 14–16.

What’s included:

• 28-page Student Workbook.
• 16-page Teacher Guide with answers and marking guidance.
• 2 printable PDFs and 2 editable DOCX files.
• 44 pages of content, supplied in both formats.

Inside the resource:

• Clear apparatus diagrams and practical methods.
• Measuring frequency, wavelength and wave speed in water and a stretched string.
• Wave equation calculations using v = fλ.
• 12 worked examples and 87 questions and tasks.
• Graph interpretation, gradients and model results for analysis.
• Repeat readings, means, uncertainty and evaluation.
• Common misconceptions and practical improvements.
• A 30-mark assessment with answers and marking guidance.

Use for practical preparation, classroom practice, revision and targeted intervention.

Adapt the Word text, questions and tables to suit your class. Diagrams are supplied as high-resolution images.

Part of the Lumivora Education GCSE Physics Required Practicals series.