BGCSE Physics (0571) case studies
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The BGCSE Physics (0571) is a secondary-school qualification offered in The Bahamas, typically taken by students around the end of compulsory schooling. It is designed for learners who have followed a physics course and wish to earn a formal certificate that can support further study at the college level or entry into technical and vocational pathways. The BGCSE Physics (0571) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,862 words.
1Calibrating a School Thermometer Before a Cooling Experiment
A BGCSE candidate is investigating how quickly hot water cools. She has a liquid-in-glass thermometer whose scale reads from -10 °C to 110 °C with 1 °C divisions, but the zero mark looks slightly above the true ice point.
595 words, about 3 min2A Trolley on a Ramp: Choosing What to Measure
A student is investigating how the acceleration of a trolley depends on the angle of a ramp. The ramp is 1.20 m long and can be tilted using books.
603 words, about 3 min3A Bulb, an Ammeter and a Mystery Resistor
A student is given a 6.0 V battery of negligible internal resistance, a filament bulb rated 6.0 V, 3.0 W, a fixed resistor of unknown value, an ammeter, a voltmeter and connecting wires. She connects the bulb and the resistor in series across the battery.
522 words, about 3 min4A Pinhole Camera in the Classroom
Students make a pinhole camera from a cardboard box 20 cm long. A square hole of side 2.0 mm is punched in one face and tracing paper is stretched across the opposite face as a screen.
536 words, about 3 min5Testing a Claim About a New Insulating Material
A company claims its new foam board has twice the insulating power of expanded polystyrene. A student decides to test this with two identical plastic cups, each containing 200 g of water at 70 °C.
606 words, about 3 min