Seismograph

Comparing a seismograph model demonstrating the principle with a vibrometer app in the phone to record simple seismic events.

 

A-Level Heart Revision

 A-Level Biology Revision The circulatory system. I have a great model of the 4-chambered heart, but I can't find a similar type or really any models of a fish heart system or a frog's heart system. It's ok telling, but demonstrating is so much more effective.

Spintrionics

One of the biggest problems in teaching Physics is getting over the concept of things, sometimes using analogies like Spintronics to explain how electricity works.
 

AI computer Programming

 A-level Computing projects - who writes the best programs ChatGPT or a student and can I tell which is which? Looking at the comments and asking ChatGPT seems to work.

Measuring Exothermic reactions

Trying 0.1g then 0.2g and then 0.3g Magnesium with 1M Copper Sulfate and comparing the temperature rise and the rate of that rise. The orange line was different since we used @pascoscientific Sparkvue rather than Capstone to capture the data.

 

Using the ripple Tank

 Are circular waves different from straight waves? Taking time to find out. The wave's amplitude decreases as the circular waves radiate out, but their wavelength and frequency stay the same. Need to try this in the pool (a much bigger ripple tank) to find out more.

Solving Graphically

 The students had a go at solving some simultaneous equations graphically. All of them drew the axis of the graphs on the graph paper before working out the table of values and working out the scale. The result they had terrible problems working out the solutions.