Friday, 6 December 2024

Thursday, 5 December 2024

Tension Protractor


 Using a pair of @pascoscientific tension protractors on a zip line to measure how forces change with angle as the zip line gets steeper. Such a handy piece of kit—perfect for the experiment! #Physics #Tension #ZipLine #ScienceInAction

Wednesday, 4 December 2024

Matricies


 Learning all about Matrices—they seem complete at first, but it takes a bit of practice on the calculators to get them to work correctly. By hand, the Matrices take a long time, but the calculators do them in a flash.

Tuesday, 3 December 2024

Making sense of Circuits


 The teacher draws a circuit diagram with strange symbols and straight lines, and then the students are given the components without symbols and wires that go all over the place. That is why we start off the easy way with Locktronics.

Monday, 2 December 2024

Histology


 Learning to use a microscope is just the beginning. We regularly use microscopes in our lessons with prepared slides, helping students relate structure to function and keep their skills fresh.

Sunday, 1 December 2024

E-Commerce


 With Black Friday here, we explore the rise of e-commerce in A-Level Business Studies. We discuss its benefits—like access to a global market—along with the downsides, including those left behind by technology and the risks of tech failures. #ALevelBusiness #Ecommerce #BlackFriday

Saturday, 30 November 2024

Hard Disk


 We are looking at the insides of hard disks and how they work. We are also trying to understand why so much capacity is lost when a drive is formatted and what it is used for to get the disk to work.

Doppler Rocket

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