First Principles

Diving into differentiation from the first principles. Starting with the basics and then tackling more complex equations.

Centre of mass

 

Irregularly shaped objects and finding their centre of mass. Also fun with the broom. With this simple trick, it is easy.

Blood types

Year 9 students learn all about blood types and how the antigens work. Who is the universal donor and who is the universal recipient, using synthetic blood.

 

Disk boot speed

 What is the speed difference between booting from an M.2 drive, an SSD , a hybrid drive and a fast hard disk. The students set out to find out. The order did not surprise anyone but just how slow the fast hard disk was did.

Classroom Computer

 The student's classroom computer can now access the smartboard and a local screen as well as a visualizer and a graphics tablet - which should make for easier work creating notes.

Collection over water

 A simple experiment that always seems to create problems for students - how to fill a measuring cylinder with water and then invert it without getting a drop of air inside. Cling film works best 

Air pressure, density and temperature

 Creating a test tube submarine. Investigating how the effects of air pressure, temperature and density affect the homemade test tube submarines.