OCR AAQ in Applied Science: Potential dividers Practical Activity

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