3 Liquids

Three different liquids. All looked like water but they were not what the students expected. I was surprised how many students naturally assumed a clear liquid would be water.

Investigating the Iris

Needing to get up close and personal, looking at how light affects my iris

 

How the eye works

 By changing the amount of water in this @pasco lens used in the demo eye model the students were able to use the same lens to create both concave and convex lenses and gain a better idea how the eye worked.

Using chemix.org

Using Chemix.org to create the practical guidelines for some of the experiments. The students seem to easily follow the diagrams and set them up correctly. 

 

Resonance

 Making a lot of noise and some pretty shapes in the lab #iteachphysics

Sometimes we just need to get the pullies out in Maths.

Maths is largely an abstract subject, but sometimes when studying subjects like Mechanics, then it is necessary to get the pullies out to improve our understanding of the problem and then the quality of the learning increases dramatically.

Rapid V/I Curves

 Using @pascoscientific voltage-current sensor with the wireless airlink to create a very fast V/I straightline for a resistor and a not so straight line for a bulb.