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SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT

(SBA)
SBA is carried out throughout the three terms of
form six.
SBA is to be carried out by candidates from
government and private schools which have
been approved by the Malaysian Examinations
Council (MEC).

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MEC will determine 13 compulsory experiments
and one project to be carried out by the
candidates which will be compiled in The
Teachers and Students Manual for Practical
Physics
The Teachers and Students Manual for
Practical Physics can be downloaded from
MECs Portal (http://www.mpm.edu.my) during
the first term of form six by the subject teachers
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SBA is assessed by subject teachers in schools
during the respective terms.

Assessment of experimental skills takes

place while experiments are carried out.
Students practical work reports are also
assessed.
Assessment of project work takes place
according to the project report and oral
presentation
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The objective of the project work is to enable
candidates to acquire knowledge and skills in
Physics using information and communications
technology as well as to develop soft skills
The soft skills are as follows:
(a)communications,
(b)teamwork,
(c)critical thinking and problem solving,
(d)flexibility/adaptability,
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(e)leadership,
(f) organising,
(g)information communications and technology,
(h)moral and ethics.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIMENTS
EXPERIMENT

TOPIC

TITLE

OBJECTIVE

FIRST TERM
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Physical
Quantities
and Units

Introduction
to Error
Analysis

To estimate the accuracy

of experimental result

Kinematics

Projectile

To study the trajectory of

an object subjected to the
gravitational acceleration

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EXPERIMENT

TOPIC

TITLE

OBJECTIVE

Dynamics

Coefficient
of static
friction

To determine the
coefficient of static friction
between two surfaces

Statics

Density of
object

To determine the density

of an object using a
spring system

Heat transfer Thermal

conductivity

To determine the thermal

conductivity of glass

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TOPIC

TITLE

OBJECTIVE

Capacitance
and time
constant

To determine the
capacitance of capacitors
and the time constant of
an R-C circuit

SECOND TERM
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Capacitors

Direct current Wheatstone

circuit
bridge

To determine the
resistivity of a material
using a Wheatstone
bridge

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EXPERIMENT

TOPIC

TITLE

Magnetic fields

Earths
magnetic
fields

Electromagnetic Induced
induction
e.m.f.

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Alternating
current circuit

OBJECTIVE
To estimate the
horizontal component of
the Earths magnetic field
To investigate the law of
electromagnetic induction
and estimate the value of
permeability of free space

Reactance To investigate the

of
variation of reactance of
capacitor a capacitor with
frequency
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TOPIC

TITLE

OBJECTIVE

THIRD TERM
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Simple
Harmonic
Motion

Oscillation

To determine the mass of

a spring

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Wave motion

Standing
wave

To determine the mass

per unit length of a thread

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Geometrical
optics

Thin lens

To measure the refractive

index of a lens

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