Virtual Physics Lab
Your lab book of 52 school practicals, Grade 8 to 12. Set up the bench in 3D, read the instruments yourself, record your readings and let your graph give you the answer.
24 practicals ready to do · 52 in the lab book
Cambridge IGCSE 0625 (year 1). Motion, forces and heat: time it, stretch it, balance it.
- MotionThe simple pendulumTime the swings for different lengths and use your graph to find g.★★★about 20 min
- ForcesStretching a spring (Hooke's law)Load a spring, measure its extension and find the spring constant.★★★about 15 min
- ForcesBalancing a metre rule (moments)Balance weights on a pivoted rule and test the principle of moments.★★★about 15 min
- MotionAcceleration down a rampUse light gates to find how the slope changes a trolley's acceleration.★★★about 20 min
- Thermal physicsCooling curve of stearic acidWatch the temperature stay flat while a liquid freezes.★★★about 15 min
- ForcesCentre of gravity of a laminaHang a card shape from three holes and find where the plumb lines cross.Coming soon
- MotionFalling paper casesDrop stacked cupcake cases and find how weight changes terminal speed.Coming soon
- Thermal physicsWhich insulator keeps it hot?Compare the cooling of beakers wrapped in different materials.Coming soon
- Thermal physicsRadiation from different surfacesCompare black, white, shiny and dull faces of a hot Leslie cube.Coming soon
- PressurePressure in a liquidMeasure how far water squirts from holes at different depths.Coming soon
How a practical works
- Think of it like… Every practical starts with an everyday picture of the idea.
- Set up and measure. Change one thing on the 3D bench, then read the ruler, meter, thermometer or stopwatch in the close-up, just as you would in a real lab.
- Record. Type your reading into your results table. Your duck lab partner checks you read the scale properly.
- Graph and result. Your points are plotted, the best-fit line is drawn, and its gradient gives your answer. Up to three stars for accuracy.