Model Examination Paper 2026 & Onwards — Physics Paper III (Practical)
Time Allowed: 40 minutes · Total Marks: 10 · Objective: To draw a graph between temperature and time, when ice is converted into water and then into steam by slow heating.
Page 1: Paper III Instructions & Candidate Verification (40 Mins, 10 Marks)Instructions & Three-Stage Overview · 10 Marks · SLO 8.2.5
Topic: Model Examination Paper 2026 & Onwards — Physics Paper III
Equipment & Software: Vernier callipers, cylinder, sphere, screw gauge, beaker, thermometer, crushed ice, Bunsen burner, stopwatch
Official AKU-EB SSC Class IX Model Examination Paper 2026 and Onwards (Physics Paper III, Time: 40 minutes, Marks: 10). Includes 8 candidate instructions and signature verification.
Page 2: Stage I (Apparatus Collection — 2 Marks) & Stage II (Observations — 4 Marks)Stage I (2 Marks) & Stage II (4 Marks) · 6 Marks · SLO 8.2.5
Topic: Thermal Physics — Phase Change of Ice to Water and Steam
Equipment & Software: Beaker, thermometer (-10°C to 110°C), crushed ice, tripod stand, wire gauze, Bunsen burner/spirit lamp, stopwatch, stirrer
Objective: To draw a graph between temperature and time, when ice is converted into water and then into steam by slow heating. Task 1 (2 Marks): Collect and list apparatus. Task 2 (4 Marks): Record 4 observations of Time (in minutes) and Temperature (°C).
Page 3: Stage III (Temperature–Time Graph Plotting — 2 Marks) & School Record (2 Marks)Stage III (2 Marks) + School Record (2 Marks) · 4 Marks · SLO 8.2.5
Topic: Graphical Analysis of Latent Heat & Phase Change
Equipment & Software: Graph grid, pencil, scale, recorded time-temperature observation table
Task 3 (2 Marks): Plot a graph between temperature and time with the help of observations on the printed graph grid. Includes School Record (Total 2 Marks).
Page 4: Blank Examination Back Sheet & Syllabus Practical Activity ReferenceComplete Grade IX Practical Syllabus Coverage · 10 Marks · SLO 1.5.4
Topic: Syllabus Practical Activities (Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Equipment & Software: Vernier Callipers, Micrometer Screw Gauge, Free-Fall Apparatus, Metre Rule & Wedge, Measuring Cylinder, Spring & Slotted Weights
Additional Grade IX syllabus practicals: (1) Volume of solid cylinder/sphere with Vernier callipers (SLO 1.5.4), (2) Cross-sectional area with Screw Gauge (SLO 1.5.4), (3) Principle of Moments (SLO 4.2.1), (4) Hooke's Law helical spring extension (SLO 5.1.3), (5) Density of irregular solid (SLO 7.1.2).