Linked to the Compendium Numbering Questions to test your understanding with full worked answers.
I’ll post the worked answers for the Learning outcome questions here. Please let me know if I’ve made a mistake and I’ll correct it….. and a warning- DON’T CHEAT and run to the answers as soon as you get stuck. It wont prepare you for your exam.
Uncertainties, Units Prefixes and Scientific Notation Answers
Came across these lovely, although large font, flashcards. They have the prefix name Woodmill, so I assume they were made by someone from Woodmill High School. If you reveal yourself I’ll thank you personally. Print double sided on A4 to get ready made flashcards. If that is not possible just copy them out!
Here are some documents for setting exam papers which should be of use for teachers and also give students practise at answering questions from the command words.
My thanks to Mr S Farmer and Mr A Bailey for these.
Can you let me know if you’d like to complete a full exam paper after school on 26th March. I will have a full one ready for this date, providing it comes back from the copiers in enough time.
Before you complete your assignment you’ll need to be familiar with how to complete a practical and write up. CLICK ON THE DOWNLOAD button to download a Guide to the Practical Skills Booklet. Hopefully it will be useful to everyone doing HIGHER ASSIGNMENTS.
Many think this has too much on Excel but it can be removed from the word document if you are going to hand plot your graph.
I’d be grateful for feedback on this document and how it can be improved. Thanks.
My thanks to my colleagues at Dumfries High School, Mr Belford and Mr Viola for allowing me to add this flipchart which I have converted into a pdf file (hence the apparent pages of not many changes- it works well on a flipchart) for you to see how to go about an assignment.
Well that didn’t happen did it? I’m on to it now! Until I can get properly up to date how about trying the experimental sheets in the document below which I’ve taken from Outcome 3s of the old Higher Course, for those who remember.
This summary is based on the updated information from the SQA. The first two links are for the candidate guide which is produced by the SQA and contains the information that students can access. This can be taken into the reporting stage of your assignment. It is important to check off what you have done at the end of your assignment with the marking instructions. Prior to this it would be a good idea to have gone through the Practical Skills Booklet.
The link below takes you to the full information document which is produced by the SQA. It is a current document. This cannot be taken into the Reporting stage of your assignment, although the document above can.
This assignment is worth 20 marks, contributing 20% to the overall marks for the course assessment. t applies to the assignment for Higher Physics.
Section
Description
Mark
Title and structure
An informative title and a structure that can easily be followed.
1
Aim
A description of the purpose of your investigation.
1
Underlying physics
A description of the physics relevant to your aim, which shows your understanding.
3
Data collection and handling
A brief description of an approach used to collect experimental data.
1
Sufficient raw data from your experiment.
1
Data from your experiment, including any mean and/or other derived values, presented in a table with headings and units.
1
Numerical or graphical data relevant to your experiment obtained from an internet/literature source, or raw data relevant to your aim obtained from your second experiment.
1
A citation for an internet/literature source and the reference listed later in the report.
1
Graphical presentation
The axes have suitable scales.
1
Suitable labels and units on the axes.
1
All data points plotted accurately and, where appropriate, line or curve of best fit drawn.
1
Uncertainties
Scale reading uncertainties shown for all measurements and random uncertainty in measurements calculated.
2
Analysis
Analysis Discussion of experimental data.
1
Conclusion
A conclusion relating to your aim based on all the data in your report.
1
Evaluation
Three evaluative statements supported by justifications.