18 February 2025

Total Internal reflection


 Seeing what we can do with total internal reflection - communicating down fibres, lighting Christmas trees and using endoscopes.

16 February 2025

Poverty is complex

A-level Sociology Poverty is complex—no single measure tells the full story. Stats are just snapshots in time. The amount of income is only a vague yardstick. By using different measures & perspectives, we get a clearer picture. #Sociology

Model 100


 Taking my 1980’s Tandy Trs-80 out for a spin. The students wondered what I could do with a computer with no internet. We looked at the text editor and the spreadsheet and watched the daisy wheel printer work.

13 February 2025

Physics in Action


 One of my students filmed their high-board dive, and we processed the footage using @pascoscientific Capstone to analyze the motion in detail—calculating speed, acceleration, and more! #PhysicsInAction #MotionAnalysis

12 February 2025

Visualising Physics in Mechanics


 Creating an Atwood machine to simulate a lift to help non-physicists visualise and then solve Mechanics problems.

The Biggest Revision Mistake (That Almost Everyone Makes)

  The Biggest Revision Mistake (That Almost Everyone Makes) Let’s talk about revision. Or more specifically… ๐Ÿ‘‰The illusion of revision. ...