This page is for students who will be doing our 2-year Science Practical Programme, from Sec 3 to Sec 4, typically for homeschoolers or students who have left secondary school at Sec 2.
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SEC 3-4 PHYSICS PRACTICAL SCHEDULE
Practical Days: All days except Monday.
Practical Timings:
Tue & Wed: 10.30am-12.30pm | 2pm-4pm | 6pm-8pm (or later upon request)
Thu: 10.30am-12.30pm | 2pm-4pm
Fri: 10.30am-12.30pm | 2.30pm-4.30pm | 6pm-8pm (or later upon request)
Sat: 10.30am-12.30pm | 2pm-4pm | 6pm-8pm (or later upon request)
Sun: 12pm-2pm | 3pm-5pm | 6pm-8pm (or later upon request)
IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE:
The above is the ideal schedule for students who want to excel in their Physics practical exams, by starting in Jan and having a final practical revision later in the year. The practical sessions are well spread out, giving students time to study the theory components as well as other subjects. Thus it is highly recommended that you commence your practical training in January.
HOW TO BOOK A REGULAR LAB SESSION:
(1) Decide which Program or Lab sessions you need or most suitable for, by visiting the webpages of the practical subjects you are interested in (if you can’t find the labs you need, Whatapps us at 88765498 http://wa.link/w0xxk2
(2) Whatsapp or Message our staff at 88765498 with your Name, Private or School Candidate, A or O level, Subject or Lab Name (e.g Lab PP2), Date and Time of Lab. (Our staff will then guide you on how to register and make payment. If you are not sure about the lab sessions, just state your Name and the Subjects and we will get back to you)
(3) Register Online by clicking below:
(4) Pay Registration fee of $50 via Paynow or funds transfer.
(5) Make the required payment for each lab session at least 7 days before the date of the lab session. (You may also pay for several sessions at one go to ensure that you will have a place in future slot)
MOE/SEAB SYLLABUS FOR O-LEVEL PHYSICS PRACTICAL
Paper 3 (Practical) is weighted to 20% of the assessment.
Candidates are expected to have been exposed to a range of topics and experimental techniques such as:
- measurements of length, time interval, temperature, volume, mass and weight using appropriate
instruments - determination of the density of a liquid, or of a regularly or irregularly shaped solid which sinks in
water - determination of the value of the acceleration of free fall
- investigation of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces
- the principle of moments
- determination of the position of the centre of gravity of a plane lamina
- investigation of the factors affecting thermal energy transfer
- determination of heat capacities of materials and latent heat of substances
- the law of reflection
- determination of the position and characteristics of an optical image formed by a plane mirror or a
thin converging lens - the refraction of light through glass blocks
- the principle of total internal reflection
- the focal length of lenses
- determination of the speed, wavelength and frequency of waves
- measurements of current and voltage by using appropriate ammeters and voltmeters
- determination of the resistance of a circuit element using appropriate instruments
- investigation of the magnetic effect of current in a conductor
- investigation of the effects of electromagnetic induction
This is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Candidates are expected to be familiar with the use of dataloggers.
Based on the above syllabus, we have selected several lab topics which students need to complete to achieve the above practical exam objectives.
Note: For training purposes, Pure and Combined Science students attend the same practical sessions as the syllabus for practicals is the same for both. The only difference between the two kinds of practicals is there are no Planning questions for Combined Science students.
SEC 3-4 PHYSICS PRACTICAL TOPICS
Lab 3-PP1 : MEASUREMENT OF LENGTH, VOLUME, MASS & DENSITY (Available Session:
Lab 3-PP2 : MEASUREMENT OF TIME, TABULATION AND GRAPH PLOTTING (Available Session:
Lab 3-PP3 : DETERMINING THE ACCELERATION OF FREE FALL (Available Session:
Lab 3-PP4 : FINDING THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY OF A PLANE LAMINA (Available Session:
Lab 3-PP5 : FINDING THE MASS OF A METRE RULE (Available Session:
Lab 3-PP6 : FINDING THE PERIOD OF AN OSCILLATING SPRING (Available Session:
Lab 3-PP7: USING A PULLEY SYSTEM (Available Session:
Lab 3-PP8 : FINDING REBOUND HEIGHT (Available Session:
Lab 3-PP9 : INVESTIGATING COOLING CURVE OF WATER (Available Session:
For Sec 4 labs, continue with labs PP2 to PP16M from the standard Sec 4 labs. Click on following link to see these labs:
O-LEVEL PHYSICS PRACTICAL
