26 January 2022

Making salts from insoluble carbonates

 Making Salts from Carbonates. A good time to learn about magnetic stirrers and how they work. #Science

#teachchemistry #iteachphysics


25 January 2022

Equilibria

A Level Chemistry looking at Cobalt Chloride in hot and cold solutions and how the equilibrium is changed #iteachchemistry #Science




24 January 2022

Red + Green = Yellow

 Physics is watching the surprise on students faces when you mix red and green light and get yellow ... and they won't believe you saying it is a trick. These are A level students. #iteachphysics




23 January 2022

Ammonia and HCl

 Doing the safer way of showing the reaction of Ammonia with HCl. The relative size of the molecules can be appreciated more. #Science



22 January 2022

Ores

 

Making Copper from its ore. Looking at a piece of native copper found in Cornwall and some real Malachite ready to crush up and make copper. Making it more real for students. #iteachchemistry #Science #STEM




21 January 2022

Wave Energy

 We see waves all the time but it takes a machine like this to show that the particles in the wave only go up and down and its the energy that moves along. #iteachphysics #Science #STEM



20 January 2022

Reversible Experiments

 Making experiments reversible Looking at Hydrous and Anhydrous Copper Sulfate. I was surprised when the students found out we to repeat this experiment over and over again without loss. #iteachchemistry #Science #STEM




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

  Why Mechanics Questions Go Wrong (It’s Not the Maths… It’s the Setup) “Most students lose marks in mechanics before they even start the ...