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. Students experiment with AC electricity as it passes through transformers and other devices, and learn about electric shocks. They simulate motors and gears in 'Crocodile Clips' and design complex machines. There is an assignment to complete each week, each containing five to 10 questions, and which may take one to two hours to complete.