Databases are hard to use and not generally suggested for internal assessments, as it is difficult to come up with an original idea that is also within the ability and time of a student to accomplish.
However, extracting data from a database and analysing it graphically is one of the options for the internal assessment. In physics, the most likely and common topic is astrophysics.
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Database
Topics
Internal Assessments
For Learning
Astrophysics
Yes, consider investigating how some property of exoplanets affects the apparent brightness of its star when it transits across the star
Yes
Astrophysics
Yes, full of information, but you need to know what you are looking for.
No
Astrophysics
Yes. Fairly easy to use database and also includes searches for stars within a certain distance of each other of a specific area of the sky.
Yes
Atomic Physics
Maybe. Includes transition lines for atoms and ions.
Yes
