Investigating Motion
Trolley and Ramp
Use light gates to measure the speed of a trolley moving down a ramp.
"In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself – nature does it for you."
Velocity-Time Graphs
Gradient and Area
Pause a car on a preset journey, read the dial, timer and roadside markers, then use your own graph to find acceleration and distance.
Investigating Friction
Forces in Action
Test different surfaces and materials to understand the factors that affect friction.
Newton's Second Law
F = ma
Manipulate force and mass to observe changes in acceleration and verify Newton's Second Law.
Stopping Distance
Thinking & Braking
Investigate factors affecting stopping distance including speed, reaction time, and road conditions.
Investigating Extension
Force and Extension
Explore Hooke's Law by testing springs and elastic materials under different loads.
Momentum
Conservation Laws
Investigate collisions and conservation of momentum with elastic and inelastic collisions.
Moments
Turning Forces
Investigate the Principle of Moments by adding different masses to a balance beam.
Beam Support Lab
Supporting a Load
Move a heavy object along a light beam and see how the upward force at each support changes.
Runway and Braking
v² = u² + 2as
Practise v² = u² + 2as with any one of the four quantities as the unknown. Your answer is tested on the track.