Download Practical Endorsement in A Level Physics – learner skills tick table

Practical Endorsement in A Level Physics – learner skills tick table
The table provided on the following pages allows learners to track their coverage of the skills, apparatus and techniques included in the Practical Endorsement. Learners can
place a tick in the relevant cell to indicate that they have demonstrated a skill in a particular context.
The table is designed to be used in conjunction with the PAG activities provided by OCR, but may be adapted for use with activities developed within the centre or sourced
elsewhere. This table can be used in the context of both A Level Physics A (H556) and A Level Physics B (H557).
There is no formal requirement for learners to keep records of this type. However, OCR supports approaches in which learners are encouraged to take responsibility for
their learning and skills development. It can be valuable and motivational for learners to be aware of where they have achieved particular competencies, and for them to be
able to see their development over time. This table could be used in a context of self-assessment and/or as the basis for teacher discussion, at the centre’s discretion. This
table provides just one approach to skills tracking; many others are possible, and centres are encouraged to use whatever method works for them.
It is possible for teachers to use this table to maintain records as part of the minimum documentary requirements for the Practical Endorsement, but the OCR Tracker
spreadsheets available from Interchange provide a less labour-intensive way of doing so.
Where cells are shaded grey, this indicates that the particular skill, apparatus or technique is not explicitly mapped against that OCR activity. However, it is possible that
learners demonstrate skills beyond those explicitly mapped. This might, for example, be the case if the activity is modified within the centre, or if learners take the initiative
to perform additional work. Therefore, ticks might be placed in any cell based on the learner’s actual performance.
© OCR 2015 GCE Physics – Student Skills tick sheet v1.0
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1.2.2
1.2.1
PAG
Date
1.1
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1.2
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1.3
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2.1
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2.2
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2.3
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3.1
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3.2
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3.3
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4.1
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4.2
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4.3
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5.1
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5.2
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5.3
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6.1
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6.2
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6.3
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a) apply investigating approaches to practical work
b) safely use a range of practical equipment & materials
c) follow written instructions
d) make and record observations/measurements
e) keep appropriate records of experimental activities
f) present information and data in a scientific way
g) use appropriate software and tools to process data, carry out
research and report findings
h) use online and offline research skills including websites,
textbooks and other printed scientific sources of information
i) correctly cite sources of information
j) use a wide range of experimental and practical instruments,
equipment and techniques
a) use analogue apparatus to record a range of measurements (incl.
length, temperature, pressure, force, angles, volume)
b) use digital instruments, including multimeters, to obtain a range
of measurements (incl. time, current, voltage, resistance, mass)
c) use methods to increase the accuracy of measurements, such as
timing multiple oscillations, fiducial marker, set sq., plumb line
d) use of a stopwatch or light gates for timing
e) use of calipers and micrometers for small distances using digital
or vernier scales
f) correctly constructing circuits from circuit diagrams using DC
power supplies, cells, range of circuit components, incl. polarity
g) designing, constructing and checking circuits using DC power
supplies, cells and a range of circuit components
h) use of a signal generator and oscilloscope, including volts/division
and time-base
i) generating & measuring waves, using microphone & speaker/
ripple tank/ vibration transducer/microwave/radio wave source
j) use of a laser or light source to investigate characteristics of light,
including interference and diffraction
k) use of ICT such as computer modelling or data logger with a
variety of sensors to collect data or use software to process data
l) use of ionising radiation, including detectors
© OCR 2015 GCE Physics – Student Skills tick sheet v1.0
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1.2.2
1.2.1
PAG
Date
7.1
/
7.2
/
7.3
/
8.1
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8.2
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8.3
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9.1
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9.2
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9.3
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10.1
10.2
10.3
11.1
11.2
11.3
12.1
12.2
12.3
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/
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/
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a) apply investigating approaches to practical work
b) safely use a range of practical equipment & materials
c) follow written instructions
d) make and record observations/measurements
e) keep appropriate records of experimental activities
f) present information and data in a scientific way
g) use appropriate software and tools to process data, carry out
research and report findings
h) use online and offline research skills including websites,
textbooks and other printed scientific sources of information
i) correctly cite sources of information
j) use a wide range of experimental and practical instruments,
equipment and techniques
a) use analogue apparatus to record a range of measurements (incl.
length, temperature, pressure, force, angles, volume)
b) use digital instruments, including multimeters, to obtain a range
of measurements (incl. time, current, voltage, resistance, mass)
c) use methods to increase the accuracy of measurements, such as
timing multiple oscillations, fiducial marker, set sq., plumb line
d) use of a stopwatch or light gates for timing
e) use of calipers and micrometers for small distances using digital
or vernier scales
f) correctly constructing circuits from circuit diagrams using DC
power supplies, cells, range of circuit components, incl. polarity
g) designing, constructing and checking circuits using DC power
supplies, cells and a range of circuit components
h) use of a signal generator and oscilloscope, including volts/division
and time-base
i) generating & measuring waves, using microphone & speaker/
ripple tank/ vibration transducer/microwave/radio wave source
j) use of a laser or light source to investigate characteristics of light,
including interference and diffraction
k) use of ICT such as computer modelling or data logger with a
variety of sensors to collect data or use software to process data
l) use of ionising radiation, including detectors
© OCR 2015 GCE Physics – Student Skills tick sheet v1.0
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© OCR 2015 GCE Physics – Student Skills tick sheet v1.0
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