Friday 31 December 2021
Acoustic Levitator
My Holiday Job. I am going to build an acoustic levitator. My wife bought my the kit for Christmas so now I have a little time to see if I can build one of these things to demonstrate to the students. It might not be in the syllabus but its what makes science interesting and fun.
Thursday 30 December 2021
How many students do Physics without Maths.
Wednesday 29 December 2021
Back to Work
Back to work today with more A level Physics, looking at terminal velocity in a long tube of water and using a @pascoscientific rotary motion sensor to calculate the velocity. #iteachphysics #Science #STEM
Thursday 23 December 2021
More Maths
Last lesson before Christmas and its A Level Maths. I have been teaching more Maths this year, its the demand from the students having missed so much. I thought it would be science but its not...
Wednesday 22 December 2021
Barton's Pendulums
Looking at Barton's Pendulums. An interesting problems on why they move the way they do. Amazed at how many nearly right explanations I got. #iteachphysics #Science #STEM
Tuesday 21 December 2021
Determining the speed of sound
Determining the speed of sound using a tube and tuning fork. We were impressed with the speed that we got - we repeated the experiment three times and managed similar values.
Monday 20 December 2021
Seismograph
Seismic Waves are easy to understand but the fact that a seismograph pen stays where it is whilst the machine moves isn't. #iteachphysics #Science #STEM
A level computing 12 Mark questions
Practice planning the 12-mark A-level computing questions. It is not just about getting the facts down but also about organizing them effect...
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Negative feedback is a difficult concept to try and get over so I tried using a balance board and the @pascoscientific smart cart strapped...
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Getting a classic set of results for the titration of NaOH and HCl is not that difficult but it is nice when we can get students to this ...
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Reactions with the different Alcohols to see the change in rate and water for comparison and why not to react with acids. An extra experime...