Cambridge IGCSE™ Physics Practical Workbook with Digital Access (2 Years) (3rd Edition)

Description

Skills focused series, working towards endorsement, for examination from 2023; inspired by teachers, for teachers.

This practical write-in workbook with digital access is the perfect companion to the coursebook and workbook. The practical workbook focuses on the key practical skills that learners need to develop. It is aimed at learners preparing for practical tests or alternatives to practical tests. Sample data is provided to enable students to use the workbook when the practical cannot be carried out. The workbook is written in accessible English with ‘Key Word’ feature for English as a second language learners. Each investigation in the workbook covers equipment needed, safety considerations, ‘Getting Started’ questions to help familiarise students with the equipment and method they will be using and a method with step-by-step instructions, questions focus on the key skills of recording and handling data, analysis and evaluation.

Key Features

• The ‘Practical Skills and Support’ section at the start of the book introduces students to the basic skills that will form the foundation of their learning, helping build their confidence with skills that will recur frequently in the Cambridge IGCSE™ course, such as drawing diagrams and identifying variables
• The book is written in clear, accessible language to help English as a second language learners. The ‘Key Words’ feature highlights key vocabulary and definitions in context with a glossary at the end of the book
• Each investigation in the workbook covers equipment needed, safety considerations, ‘Getting Started’ questions, a method with step-by-step instructions, questions focus on the key skills of recording and handling data, analysis and evaluation
• Students are given frequent opportunities for reflection upon what they have learnt and how they can improve their methods next time
• Tips are provided to help with areas that learners frequently struggle with
• Exam-style questions at the end of each chapter give students to opportunity to improve their confidence and fluency
• Sample data gives students the opportunity to practise their essential skills when a practical cannot be carried out
• For more information on how to access and use your digital resource, please see inside the front cover.

Table of Contents

1. How to use this series
2. How to use this book
3. Introduction
4. Safety
5. Practical skills and support
6. Making measurements
7. Describing motion
8. Forces and motion
9. Turning effects
10. Forces and matter
11. Energy changes and transfers
12. Energy resources
13. Work and power
14. The kinetic model of matter
15. Thermal properties of matter
16. Thermal energy transfers
17. Sound
18. Light
19. Properties of waves
20. The electromagnetic spectrum
21. Magnetism
22. Static electricity
23. Electrical quantities
24. Electrical circuits
25. Electromagnetic forces
26. Electromagnetic induction
27. The nuclear atom
28. Radioactivity
29. Earth and the Solar System
30. Stars and the Universe