We attempt to develop in the students an enquiring and logical mind. We teach them how to do experiments and collect data. We then need some mathematical skills to make sense of our measurements and to understand some of the theories already in existence. Course Content Students learn how to measure motion accurately with a ticker timer, analyse the data graphically and make calculations from the graphs. Students learn the relationships between the different things that we measure in motion.
Students calculate in some detail what happens in a car collision.
Students design and build an electric LEGO car for maximum performance, test it with optical timing and write a computer report. They do a computer simulation of the car in 'Crocodile Clips'. Students learn how to use digital multimeters. Students learn the relationships between the different things that we measure in electricity. Students learn how to operate a Cathode Ray Oscilloscope and take readings from it.