Activities
Practical work overview
Practical work is the heart of experimental sciences like physics. What does the IB require, and what does that mean for you? Overview IB Physics requires that students engage in practical work: 40 hours
Theme A practicals
Practicals for topics A.1 to A.5 Topic A.1 Kinematics In this practical the motion of a ball rolling off the end of a ramp will be analysed using video. The video can either be taken with a camera or
Theme B practicals
Practicals for topics B.1 to B.5 Topic B.1 Thermal energy transfers In this experiment a temperature sensor is used to measure the rate of temperature rise of a known mass of water heated in an electric
Theme C practicals
Practicals for topics C.1 to C.5 Topic C.1 Simple harmonic motion In this practical a video of the motion of an oscillating object will be analysed using LoggerPro to show that its motion is sinusoidal.To
Theme D practicals
Practicals for topics D.1 to D.4 Topic D.1 Gravitational fields When a body is in a circular orbit round another one the centripetal force required for the circular motion is provided by the gravitational
Theme E practicals
Practicals for topics E.1 to E.5 Topic E.1 Structure of the atom In this practical you are going to view the line spectrum from a low pressure helium source through a pair of spectral glasses.The spectrum