Wednesday, 2 November 2022

Iodine in Cyclohexane


 A small crystal of Iodine in some water and a layer of cyclohexane above. A little shake and the gorgeous colour of Iodine is seen in the organic layer. This still has the wow effect.

Monday, 31 October 2022

Ticker Tape Timing



 

With all the wonders of electronic sensors sometimes using some basic equipment like ticker tape timers to look at acceleration and how the lengths of tape get longer in the same time period aids the understanding.

Sunday, 30 October 2022

Infrared led


An invisible infrared led shines brightly when we take a photo of it for the Planks constant apparatus 

Saturday, 29 October 2022

Biology Virus


 Its certainly easier teaching about viruses these days. The students know about them and how to stop them. They still struggle with how they get into cells and what they do there however

Friday, 28 October 2022

The Nylon Rope trick




 The nylon rope trick is one of my favourite experiments and also using @Snatoms to show the students what is going on at that oil water interface



Thursday, 27 October 2022

Pasco and Lego


 Two of my favourites, Lego and @Pascoscientific and working together. Creating different types of carts for use with a motion sensor. Trying different wheels and wheel arrangements for different surfaces. Which is the most effective for different terrains

Wednesday, 26 October 2022

Probability


 Maths is having fun with the dice tower and 120 dice trying to see if more dice gives the 1/6 ratios, or whether 1200 dice was better. Conclusion we needed to go much bigger - very much bigger

Building a Network

  A-Level Computing: Understanding networking theory is one thing, but building a network from scratch is a whole new challenge! Students co...