Sunday, 17 December 2023

Turing Tumble


 Using the turning Tumble for working out logic operations and solving problems then turning them into computer assembly code.

Saturday, 16 December 2023

Lever Arm Balance


 Using a lever arm balance to work out moments - Immediate readout of the correct answer.

Friday, 15 December 2023

Testing for Gases

Testing for gases. A student came to me and asked what were the tests for gases. She had had a school lesson but hadn't done or seen a demo. We tested for oxygen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide and Chlorine. She now knows the tests.


 

Thursday, 14 December 2023

Reflective smartcart addon


 Using the @pascoscientific smartcart with a bigger back end improves the results when measuring distances and velocities are greater distances

Wednesday, 13 December 2023

Matricies


 Working out matrices in Further Maths using a calculator to help with some number crunching.

Tuesday, 12 December 2023

Lenses and ray diagrams

Learning all about ray diagrams and convex and concave lenses. Relating what we learned about refraction and applying it to the shapes of lenses and measuring their power. The students find it difficult to apply knowledge from one thing to another.

 

Monday, 11 December 2023

The Eye

Understanding how the lens in the eye works is made a bit easier by this @pascoscientific lens; fill it with water and then use the syringe as the muscles to turn the lens from convex to concave. Place in the model eye to observe the results.


 

Doppler Rocket

Demonstrating the Doppler effect with the @pascoscientific Doppler Rocket: As the rocket moves away, students can hear the pitch drop (red s...