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Every practical from the Cambridge IGCSE Physics course, grouped by the six syllabus topics, so you can find the one your class is doing.
Estimate lengths, masses and times, then check your estimates with real instruments.
Time the swings of a pendulum, see how its length changes the period, and calculate g.
Measure the mass and volume of different liquids and calculate their densities.
Find the density of irregular solids by measuring the water they displace.
Measure distance and time for a moving object and calculate its average speed.
Use a ticker timer and trolley to plot speed–time graphs and find acceleration.
Time a falling object to estimate the acceleration due to gravity.
Vary the force and mass on a trolley to test Newton's second law, F = ma.
Push trolleys apart and check that momentum is conserved.
Use the principle of moments to balance a ruler and find an unknown weight.
Find the centre of gravity of an irregular shape using a plumb line.
Investigate how the base and centre of gravity affect how stable a tower is.
Load a spring, plot extension against force and find the spring constant and limit of proportionality.
Measure force and contact area to calculate the pressure a body exerts.
Lift masses through different heights and calculate the energy stored.
Measure the speed of a moving object and calculate its kinetic energy.
Follow energy transfers between kinetic and potential energy in a swinging pendulum.
Investigate how light intensity and angle affect the output of a solar panel.
Test how well a solar-powered buggy performs under different conditions.
Compare drop and bounce heights to find how efficiently a ball transfers energy.
Measure force and distance moved to calculate the work done.
Time yourself or a motor lifting a load and calculate the power developed.
Plot heating and cooling curves and identify melting and boiling points.
Observe how solids expand when heated and why gaps are left in structures.
Heat an aluminium block electrically and calculate its specific heat capacity.
Heat a known mass of water and calculate its specific heat capacity.
Find how surface area affects the rate at which a liquid evaporates and cools.
Compare how quickly different materials conduct thermal energy.
Find which surfaces absorb infrared radiation best.
See convection currents in water and air and explain how they form.
Compare how dull, shiny, black and white surfaces emit infrared radiation.
Make transverse and longitudinal waves on a slinky and measure their properties.
Observe reflection, refraction and diffraction of water waves.
Locate the image in a plane mirror and show it is as far behind as the object is in front.
Trace rays through a glass block and calculate its refractive index.
Find the critical angle of a glass block and see total internal reflection.
Split white light into a spectrum with a prism.
Detect infrared radiation and explore its properties.
Use echoes or two microphones to measure the speed of sound in air.
Compare how sound travels through solids, liquids and gases.
Test which materials are magnetic and explore attraction and repulsion.
Plot magnetic field lines around magnets with a compass and iron filings.
Find how the current and number of turns affect an electromagnet's strength.
Map the magnetic field around a current-carrying wire and coil.
Charge objects by friction and observe attraction and repulsion.
Produce electrostatic charge and detect it with an electroscope.
Test which materials let charge flow through them.
Measure current at different points in series and parallel circuits.
Use an ammeter and voltmeter to plot a V–I graph and find resistance.
Find how the length and thickness of a wire affect its resistance.
Compare the V–I characteristics of a resistor, a lamp and a diode.
Measure how an LDR's resistance changes with light intensity.
Measure how a thermistor's resistance changes with temperature.
Measure the combined resistance of resistors in series and in parallel.
See how fuse wire melts when the current is too large.
Build a relay and see how a small current switches a larger one.
Observe the force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field.
Move a magnet in a coil and find what affects the induced voltage.
Find how the number of turns changes the output voltage of a transformer.
Build a model of the nuclear atom: protons, neutrons and electrons.
Model Rutherford's experiment and see why it revealed the nucleus.
Model random decay and find the half-life from a decay curve.
Model how the Moon's position around the Earth produces its phases.
Measure the acceleration of free fall and compare gravitational field strength on planets.
The official CBSE practical lists for the 2026–27 session, class by class: every experiment, plus the activities for Classes 11 and 12.
As per the CBSE Class 9 Science curriculum 2026–27 (physics practicals).
Verify the law of conservation of energy using a simple pendulum.
Find the speed of a pulse travelling along a stretched string or slinky.
Calculate the mechanical advantage of a lever: M.A. = Load / Effort.
Verify F = ma using a trolley, pulley and hanging masses.
Plot motion graphs for a trolley running down an inclined plane.
As per the CBSE Class 10 Science curriculum 2026–27 (physics practicals).
Study how the potential difference across a resistor depends on the current, and find its resistance.
Find the equivalent resistance of two resistors in series and in parallel.
Find the focal length by forming the image of a distant object.
Find the focal length by forming the image of a distant object.
Trace rays through a rectangular glass slab for different angles of incidence.
Trace the path of rays of light through a glass prism.
As per the CBSE Physics curriculum 2026–27. Students perform at least 8 experiments (4 from each section) and 6 activities (3 from each section).
Measure the diameter of a small sphere or cylinder, and the internal diameter and depth of a beaker.
Measure the diameter of a wire and the thickness of a sheet.
Find the volume of an irregular lamina.
Find the radius of curvature of a spherical surface.
Find the mass of two different objects using a beam balance.
Find the weight of a body using the parallelogram law of vectors.
Plot L–T² for a simple pendulum and find the effective length of a second's pendulum.
Study whether the time period depends on the mass of the bob.
Relate limiting friction to normal reaction and find the coefficient of friction.
Find the downward force on a roller and plot it against sin θ.
Find the Young's modulus of the material of a given wire.
Plot load against extension to find the force constant of a helical spring.
Study how the volume of air changes with pressure at constant temperature.
Find the surface tension of water by the capillary rise method.
Find the coefficient of viscosity of a liquid from the terminal velocity of a sphere.
Plot a cooling curve of temperature against time for a hot body.
Find the specific heat capacity of a solid by the method of mixtures.
Study how frequency depends on the length of a wire at constant tension.
Study how length depends on tension at constant frequency.
Find the speed of sound in air using two resonance positions.
As per the CBSE Physics curriculum 2026–27. Students perform at least 8 experiments (4 from each section) and 6 activities (3 from each section).
Find the resistivity of two or three wires by plotting potential difference against current.
Find the resistance of a given wire or standard resistor.
Verify the laws of series or parallel combination of resistances.
Find the resistance and figure of merit of a galvanometer.
Convert a galvanometer into a voltmeter or an ammeter of a given range and verify it.
Find the frequency of AC mains using a sonometer.
Find v for different u and determine the focal length of a concave mirror.
Find the focal length of a convex mirror using a convex lens.
Find the focal length from u–v or 1/u–1/v graphs.
Find the focal length of a concave lens using a convex lens.
Plot angle of deviation against angle of incidence and find the minimum deviation.
Find the refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope.
Use a convex lens and plane mirror to find a liquid's refractive index.
Use a concave mirror and plane mirror to find a liquid's refractive index.
Draw the I–V curve of a diode in forward and reverse bias.
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