Practicals
The practical, and the writing-up that gets the marks
Doing the experiment is the easy part. Practical sheets take a class through method, results table and the analysis questions that examiners actually ask - the percentage error, the anomalous result, the improvement that is not “be more careful”.
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- Method and results table on one sheet
- Analysis questions in exam wording
- A set of readings supplied, for when the practical cannot run
2 resources
What you get
Method and results in one place
A printable method with a results table already drawn, ruled for the readings the experiment produces - so the lesson is spent measuring, not copying a table off the board.
Analysis questions that carry marks
Uncertainty, percentage error, anomalies and evaluation - the parts of a practical question students lose marks on, asked in the same shape the exam asks them.
Usable without the equipment
Every sheet comes with a set of readings, so a class that could not run the experiment - or a student revising at home - can still do the analysis.
In the classroom
How teachers use them
Step 1
Hand it out before the equipment
Method and a ruled results table, drawn for the readings the experiment actually produces - so the lesson is spent measuring, not copying a table off the board.
Practical · Titration
Results table
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Do the analysis while it is fresh
Uncertainty, percentage error, anomalies and evaluation, asked in the shape the exam asks them - the half of a practical where the marks actually are.
Worksheet · Atomic structure
Q1 · 3 marks
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Cover the class that missed it
Every sheet comes with a set of readings, so a student who was absent, or a class that could not run the experiment, can still do the write-up.
Answer pack
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By qualification
Practicals at every level
Pick your qualification to see what the library covers there - every level page links to each resource type.
GCSE
94 resources
The GCSE required practicals, with results tables and analysis pitched for Foundation and Higher.
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iGCSE
92 resources
Practicals matched to the CIE and Edexcel iGCSE specifications, including the alternative-to-practical style questions.
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AS Level
61 resources
First-year practicals - titrations, enthalpy changes, rates - with the uncertainty work done properly.
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International AS Level
63 resources
International AS practicals - titrations, enthalpy changes, rates - with uncertainty done properly.
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A Level
86 resources
Second-year practicals and the synoptic practical questions that appear across all three papers.
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International A Level
90 resources
International A Level practicals and the synoptic practical questions that span the papers.
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