07 December 2022
Radial Electric Field
Observing a radial electric field. Excellent results are achieved using just one or two turns on the Wimshurst machine and thick gauge wire with the castor Oil and Semolina
06 December 2022
Ideal Gas
Investigating the relationship between temp and pressure using the @pascoscientific ideal gas kit and Capstone. The students clearly saw that as the volume halved, the pressure doubled, and the temperature spiked.
24 November 2022
23 November 2022
Centre of Mass Experiment
An opaque plastic container on an inclined plane. Some have a high centre of mass and some have a low centre of mass. Working out which is which using an inclinometer app on a phone. Making Phones useful in the lab and devising experiments to test out
14 November 2022
Old and New Technology
Using old and new technology together, with a tickertape recording and the @pascoscoientific smart cart generating a realistic record of the journey down the track
10 November 2022
Shapes of molecules across a period
09 November 2022
Respirometer
Investigating respiration using the respirometer to measure the uptake of oxygen from some germinating cress seeds. Its going to take a while so the next candidate for a time lapse
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