OCR AAQ in Applied Science: F180 Physics Required Practical Activities

Course: OCR Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification Cambridge Advanced Nationals in Applied Science.

Unit: F180 Fundamentals of Science

These PowerPoints cover the four required practical activities for physics that can be assessed on the F180 exam.

• 5.1 Potential Dividers

• 5.2 Faulty Potential Dividers

• 6.1 Investigating motion

• 6.2 Investigating Motion Light Gates

  • Combining resistors in series and parallel
  • Measuring potential difference across resistors in a circuit
  • Potential divider circuits with a sensor (e.g. thermistor or LDR)
  • Using the potential divider equation
  • Identifying faults in a potential divider circuit
  • Fixing faults in a potential divider circuit
  • Electromagnet and trap door for time
  • Light gates to measure time
  • Equations of constant acceleration
  • Rearranging equations
  • Determining the acceleration due to gravity/free fall