19 January 2022

Terminal Velocity

 Getting some great Terminal Velocities with a mass falling in a tube of water using a @pascoscientific rotation sensor and Capstone. #iteachphysics




18 January 2022

Titrations

 Having fun using pipettes, digital pipettes and titrations using burettes and @pascoscientific drop counter and Capstone. Letting the students play with old and new technology and comparing the accuracy. #Science #STEM




17 January 2022

Ligands


 I love doing these experiments. Such pretty colours. My favourite is the Ammonia with Copper Sulfate


with that deep blue, but all are beautiful.

16 January 2022

Ravens eye

Using the canon 70D on a gimbal with the ravens eye to get some steady shots of me teaching. I am known to move about a bit and the camera can follow me as I move across the studio



15 January 2022

Redox

 Redox - A level Chemistry A Hard Saturday Morning trying to get the students to understand OILRIG

Oxidation is Loss of Electrons
Reduction is Gain of Electrons


14 January 2022

Measuring a Magnetic Field


 Using the @pascoscientific Magnetic Field Sensor to explore different magnetic fields and designing experiments to do this. #iteachphysics




13 January 2022

Exothermic reaction of Zinc and Copper Sulfate

 Using @pascoscientific capstone to capture the temperature change when Zinc is added to Copper Sulfate. The cooling rate can easily be measured and the total heat extrapolated. #iteachchemistry #Science



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