Saturday, 8 January 2022

New Oscilloscope

 Trying out my new oscilloscope before I do any experiments with the students, so I am confident in its use and what the buttons do and there are lots on this one #iteachphysics




Friday, 7 January 2022

Measuring the resistance of a length of Wire


 Getting ready to do the resistance is proportional to the length of wire practical. Using a rheostat to visualise the system in a smaller space. Using the Locktronics by @matrixtsl to simplify and explain the circuit

Thursday, 6 January 2022

Creating a powered pendulum

 Creating a powered pendulum to look at resonance. We collected the data using a motion sensor and displayed in @pascoscientific Capstone. This gave numbers to the effect observed. #iteachphysics #Science #STEM




Wednesday, 5 January 2022

Maths Day.

Sorting out the Binomial expansion, and binomial probability. Its amazing what two weeks holiday, and Christmas can do to students brains. First Maths in 2 weeks.


 

Tuesday, 4 January 2022

Fluctuating Gravity Field?


 Using @pascoscientific Sparkvue and track and a Smartcart to work out a value of acceleration due to gravity. In my lab there seems to be a fluctuating gravity well, which seems to constantly change the value of g. #iteachphysics #Science

Monday, 3 January 2022

Sunday, 2 January 2022

Lime water


Setting up to test for Carbon Dioxide - perhaps one of the simplest tests. The students making their own limewater solution, is a good fun way of doing a test and means much more than just doing something. #iteachchemistry #Science @ChatChemistry #STEM

Doppler Rocket

Demonstrating the Doppler effect with the @pascoscientific Doppler Rocket: As the rocket moves away, students can hear the pitch drop (red s...