12 January 2022

Rate of reaction of carboxylic acids


 Short experiment looking at the Rate of reaction of carboxylic acids - ethanoic and propionic reacting with Magnesium Ribbon. Which is the fastest?



11 January 2022

Testing for Carbon Dioxide

 Testing for Carbon Dioxide Online. Resisting the student saying blow harder. #Science




10 January 2022

Snatoms

 Using @snatoms to made models of the molecules we are using. Very fast to make and so easy to change into different versions of the homologous series. #iteachchemistry #Science #STEM



09 January 2022

Rates of reaction

 Looking a the reactive rates of propionic and ethanoic acids with a twirl of magnesium ribbon. The ethanoic acid was very much faster.



08 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




07 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

06 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




Why Mechanics Questions Go Wrong (It’s Not the Maths… It’s the Setup)

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