Convex lens to explain ripples

Explaining to students why the ripples in a ripple tank look the way they do by using a convex lens to show the thicker parts of the wave are lighter because it is concentrating the light and the thinner parts are less white because they are more spread out.

 

Quadrat

Using the camera quadrat to survey a transect across an area of grass, close to and far away from a tree, looking at the different plants growing at different distances. All use the same data to analyse. Excellent use for AI to count and identify.
 

Inside a computer

 It doesn't have to be a computer because it contains a motherboard and processor and RAM in it. This motherboard is in an electronic organ. It is a computer but it is not quite what a student expects to see.

Required Practical

No matter how many students I have and from many different schools, the number of students who have not done the required practicals or seen a demo of them. Many have just seen a video online and forgotten it almost as fast as they saw it.

 

LIgands

Diving into ligand structures with #Snatoms models! Crafting and examining their vibrant colours. The one to stand out? Copper Chloride - goes yellow when surrounded by Cl. A fun surprise for the students! 🧪💛#ChemistryInAction

 

Rapid SHM

 

I had 10 minutes of the lesson left, and the student and I  were online talking about Simple Harmonic Motion. He hadn't done or seen the experiments. I got out the equipment and @pascoscientific Capstone and sensors and in 10 mins we were done

Exam Paper Practice

 More and more Maths papers to practice. The students can't seem to get enough questions of the correct standard to practice, but as they do so, their scores are going up and up.