13 May 2025

Diffraction


 Shining a red laser through a narrow slit? You’ll see diffraction in action! The light bends and spreads out, creating a pattern of bright and dark fringes—proof that light behaves like a wave.  #Physics #Diffraction #LaserLight

12 May 2025

Diffusion


 A-Level Biology: Diffusion in Agar. Some tubes are filled with agar and an indicator, and the rate of diffusion of some acid is measured as it moves through the agar. By setting up a known series of concentrations, an unknown concentration can be determined.

10 May 2025

Capturing the picture


 Trying to get the photo of the sailing boat, sailing in front of the Upper Thames Sailing Club

MicroLab


 It’s that time of year when the micro lab comes out of its suitcase and shows the students what type of computer was used and available in the 1980’s. The micro lab was used to teach the students how to diagnose computer faults

09 May 2025

Distillation

Students learning how to separate two liquids of different boiling points using the distillation apparatus. The students had to choose all the parts, assemble them and then produce their distillation products.


 


08 May 2025

Trigger Dropper


 This is the new Smart Cart Trigger Dropper from @pascoscientific. It can be used for explosions by programming when to depress the trigger, showing the path of a dropped ball, and demonstrating conservation of momentum. On my wish list, now to see if I can get one




07 May 2025

Probability

Fun with probability. What are the odds that one of the cards in a blue-backed pack will be red? What is the probability that all the cards can change to red backs? Magic and sleight of hand beat all odds.
 

Making and Using a Point Quadrat (The Easy PVC Version)

  Making and Using a Point Quadrat (The Easy PVC Version) Point quadrats are one of those bits of ecology kit that sound simple… but are su...