Tuesday, 26 November 2024

Centre of Mass


 Measuring the centre of Mass in a variety of objects a part of A-level Physics. More difficult examples create some problems when the centre of mass is not on the object, and other weird objects which change their centre of mass as they move.

Monday, 25 November 2024

Blood Typing


GCSE Biology Playing detective identifying blood using simple ABO blood tests on artificial blood. Fun and educational, leading to an understanding of tissue rejection and markers on cells for identification.

Sunday, 24 November 2024

claustrophobia


 She sits in the corner of a small lift that has broken down. She feels the walls pressing in on her. She has a phobia of confined spaces. Is this anxiety normal, and is it natural to feel this way -  We explore in A Level Psychology.

Friday, 22 November 2024

Flame Tests


 One of the students' favourite experiments are flame tests and then identifying an unknown material.

Thursday, 21 November 2024

Measuring Radioactivity


 You can't see it, taste it, or smell it, but with the @pascoscientific Wireless Geiger counter, you can hear the radiation and see the results plotted on a graph. The students were really surprised about the amount of background radiation.

Wednesday, 20 November 2024

Argand Diagrams


 Investigating the modulus and the argument for displaying complex numbers. Getting a good foundation in numbers helps much later in Further Maths.

Tuesday, 19 November 2024

House Heat Loss



 

Today is a good day to examine the heat loss from the house using a Thermal Camera. These pictures are handy for all the Physics lessons when investigating insulation.

Doppler Rocket

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