Exam Practice

Getting in some Exam Practice for the Mocks. Practising lots of exam papers does help especially in Maths as it is not just necessary to learn but also to practice those problem-solving skills.

 

Nylon Rope Trick

It takes some practice to pull out the nylon thread in the nylon rope track experiment. With some practice, the students managed to get longer and longer threads. 

 

Polarisation Angles

 Using the @Pascoscientific light sensor and rotation sensor to measure the light transmission compared to the polaroid disk's rotation angle. We could clearly see the sine wave produced as the disk went from complete transmission to virtually none and back.

Calculator memory

 Getting used to the new news of doing things on the new Casio calculator as more students use these.

Superimposition of waves

 Using a wave tank and slo-mo to try to capture the superimposition of waves. This has been the best way I have found so far to show that the waves increase as they pass through one another. But if you know a better way ...

Photosynthesis

Having brought some pond weed in from the pond for a few days and given it some light, the plants performed well, giving off a stream of oxygen bubbles that could be counted and the oxygen tested for. We tried different light sources and different wavelengths using led bulbs.

 

Networking

 

Networking. Dusting off some 25-year-old PowerPoint. The Network slides have stayed the same in that time.