Other physical properties
Every man-made object around you has been made from materials that were picked because they have the right properties for the job. People know they have the right properties because designers and manufacturers carry out tests to make sure. Strength, density and thermal properties are all essential when choosing materials.
Select from these resources for GCSE Applied Science (double award):
- Article
- Practice Assignments
- Integrated Assignments
- Standard Procedures
- Other physical properties - Making sense of density
- Other physical properties - Trials of strength
- SP 0011-1 - Methods of determining the density of materials - Part 1: Determining the density of regular-shaped objects
- SP 0011-2 - Methods of determining the density of materials - Part 2: Determining the density of irregular-shaped objects (Displacement can method)
- SP 0011-3 - Methods of determining the density of materials - Part 3: Determining the density of irregular-shaped objects (Buoyancy method)
- SP 0012-1 - Methods of testing strengths of materials - Part 1: Comparing the tensile strength of sheet materials
- SP 0012-2 - Methods of testing strengths of materials - Part 2: Comparing the impact resistance of materials
- Scientists and Standards
- Teachers’ Notes