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This bundle provides a comprehensive set of lessons covering all required practical investigations for the AQA GCSE Foundation Combined Science: Physics course. Each presentation includes step-by-step methods, clear diagrams, data analysis tasks, and exam-style questions to ensure students fully understand the scientific techniques and concepts behind each experiment.

Practical work is an essential part of the AQA GCSE Physics specification, helping students develop data collection, analysis, and evaluation skills. This bundle provides structured guidance for each required practical, ensuring students can conduct experiments effectively and interpret their results with confidence.

What’s Included in the Bundle?
1. Required Practical: Density

• Investigating the density of liquids, regular solids and irregular solids.
• Measuring volume using a displacement method and mass using a balance.
• Applying the density equation (Density = Mass ÷ Volume).

2. Required Practical: Specific Heat Capacity

• Using an electric heater and thermometer to measure the specific heat capacity of a material.
• Applying the equation ΔE = m × c × Δθ.
• Reducing heat loss and improving accuracy in experiments.

3. Required Practical: Resistance of a Wire

• Investigating how changing the length of a wire affects its resistance.
• Using a voltmeter and ammeter to measure resistance.
• Applying Ohm’s Law (V = IR) to calculate resistance.

4. Required Practical: Resistance in Series and Parallel Circuits

• Investigating how resistance changes when resistors are added in series and parallel.
• Explaining why series circuits increase resistance while parallel circuits decrease it.
• Using circuit simulations and real practicals.

5. Required Practical: Component Characteristics

• Measuring the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of a fixed resistor, filament lamp, and diode.
• Identifying ohmic and non-ohmic conductors.
• Plotting I-V graphs to analyze resistance changes.

6. Required Practical: Waves – Measuring Wave Speed

• Investigating wave speed in a solid (string) and in water (ripple tank method).
• Using the wave equation (v = fλ) to calculate wave speed.

7. Required Practical: Infrared Radiation – Absorption and Emission

• Using a Leslie cube and boiling tubes to measure how different surfaces absorb and emit infrared radiation.
• Comparing black, shiny, and white surfaces.
• Evaluating heat transfer and cooling rates.

8. Required Practical: Hooke’s Law (Springs Practical)

• Investigating how a spring extends under different forces.
• Using Hooke’s Law (F = kx) to determine the spring constant.

9. Required Practical: Acceleration (Newton’s Second Law)

• Investigating the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration using trolleys and pulleys.
• Applying F = ma to analyze results.

Why Use This Resource?

• Fully aligned with the AQA GCSE Foundation Combined Science: Physics specification.
• Step-by-step methods with structured activities and clear diagrams.
• Exam-style questions and data analysis tasks to prepare students for assessments.
• Fully editable PowerPoint (.pptx) files to adapt for different lessons.

Last updated: March 2025.

This bundle is perfect for teachers, tutors, and students looking for a comprehensive and structured approach to GCSE Physics required practicals. Download now to support practical-based learning in the classroom!