Internet actually has plethora of info for you to figure out ways to overcome the lacking of working equipment. Laptops are pretty much an universal tool for anything and everything. This combines with all sorts of open source software in GitHub, possibilities are endless...
Want to do something else physical? Customise your own hardware and make interface connection in USB or sound port or wireless... Probably university level...
Want something in smaller form factor? Use phones or tablets...

In the end, if all fails or experiment become way too complex, slightly make modify the result and then comment a bit on the errors and countermeasures... True story

Surely MPM must have make the candidates furious and angry with them on how if these experiments can ever be conducted at school level, accurate and under true supervision that can produce fruitful results...

Anyway back to topic, if TS did search around this Education Essentials section, I am sure you have seen lots of polls and threads you can really relate to you...

Its possible however it really depends on your luck of finding a good teacher...
Some teachers just not good enough and you have to seek outside tuition teachers that also (took) part of marking papers...

Of course most of the time you need every ounce of practice exercises and past year questions that you can do and finish...

EDIT: Sorry I didn't read that you are not under government school path so that one and the experiment thing may not really relevant to you

This post has been edited by TruboXL: May 30 2016, 03:07 PM