Laboratories and Practicals
Note that not all practicals are listed here - only those for which D, DCP, and/or CE are formally assessed or a formal write-up is required.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS ABOUT LAB REPORTS:
LABORATORY - Water and Mass
LABORATORY - The Magnetic Field
LABORATORY - Investigating an Ice Cube
LABORATORY - The Simple Pendulum
LABORATORY - Graphing Kinematics
LABORATORY - Measuring Freefall
LABORATORY - Terminal Velocity
LABORATORY - Finding the Spring Constant
LABORATORY - Investigating a Leaky Bottle
LABORATORY - Energy Loss
LABORATORY - Circular Motion
LABORATORY - Pressure and Volume
LABORATORY - Newton's Law of Cooling
LABORATORY - Investigating a Balloon
LABORATORY - Investigating Refractive Indices
LABORATORY - The Vibrating Ruler
LABORATORY - Measuring the Speed of Sound
LABORATORY - Investigating Resistivities
LABORATORY - Determining the Internal Resistance and Emf of a Cell
LABORATORY - The Half-Life of Beer Foam
LABORATORY - Air Resistance
IB Physics Lab Report Rubric
IB Physics Lab Report Guide
Planning Lab Instructions and Guidance
Topics Suitable for Planning Labs
A Sample 7 Lab Report
Sample Pendulum Data
Note that not all practicals are listed here - only those for which D, DCP, and/or CE are formally assessed or a formal write-up is required.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS ABOUT LAB REPORTS:
- Read the rubric and laboratory guide carefully to understand how you will be graded.
- Attach the appropriate 'Lab Report Rubric' as a cover page to your lab and fill it out with the name of the lab, your name, and the due date. If not attached, 2 marks will be deducted.
- Labs are due at the beginning of the class period unless otherwise specified.
- Hand in a paper copy of your lab typed.
LABORATORY - Water and Mass
LABORATORY - The Magnetic Field
LABORATORY - Investigating an Ice Cube
LABORATORY - The Simple Pendulum
LABORATORY - Graphing Kinematics
LABORATORY - Measuring Freefall
LABORATORY - Terminal Velocity
LABORATORY - Finding the Spring Constant
LABORATORY - Investigating a Leaky Bottle
LABORATORY - Energy Loss
LABORATORY - Circular Motion
LABORATORY - Pressure and Volume
LABORATORY - Newton's Law of Cooling
LABORATORY - Investigating a Balloon
LABORATORY - Investigating Refractive Indices
LABORATORY - The Vibrating Ruler
LABORATORY - Measuring the Speed of Sound
LABORATORY - Investigating Resistivities
LABORATORY - Determining the Internal Resistance and Emf of a Cell
LABORATORY - The Half-Life of Beer Foam
LABORATORY - Air Resistance
IB Physics Lab Report Rubric
IB Physics Lab Report Guide
Planning Lab Instructions and Guidance
Topics Suitable for Planning Labs
A Sample 7 Lab Report
Sample Pendulum Data