Ball Launcher

A-level Physics: Will the ball that is launched into the air be captured by a @pascoscientific smart cart moving at a constant velocity and go back into the launcher? All my students said no, but they were wrong. So, how about an accelerating object—I need another launcher.

 

Foundation Math

 GCSE Foundation Maths - _ repeating the Foundation Maths but to pass this time. I get quite a few students who managed a 2 or a 3 in Maths and need to get at least a 4 to continue their study. New motivation and lots of repetition help improve the grades.

Crushed Can

 GCSE Physics: Crushing a can by pumping out all the air gave the students an insight into the power of air pressure and how to build spaceships operating in a vacuum and a submarine operating in the depths of the oceans.

Slide Preparation

 GCSE Biology: The class is preparing their own slides. They found that instead of making one slide, they had to make many to make just one that was good enough to show what they were looking for. They needed the right thickness, the correct amount of stain, and a bit of luck.

The Marketing Mix

 A -Level Business Studies The Marketing Mix, often referred to as the 4 Ps, is a set of key elements that a business uses to promote and sell its products or services.

• Product
• Place
• Price
• Promotion

Hard Disk

 A-Level Computer Studies. The students are looking at the physical mechanism of a hard disk drive. Because of less head movement, how the heads move over the surface and writing across a cylinder can be faster than writing across tracks.

Alkali Metals

 GCSE Chemistry:  Investigating with the students just how soft metals like Lithium, Sodium and Potassium are and, of course, how reactive the metals are. I like comparing their reaction with those of the Alkaline Earth metals and the Transition Metals.