Sunday 31 July 2022
The force from a wire
Doing an online experiment to demonstrate the force a wire can make when travelling through a small magnetic field
Saturday 30 July 2022
Learning to use a pipette
Learning to use science equipment is just as important as learning about science. Something I find that many students lack, as is designing experiments - not just the ones they have to design ,but doing science by enquiry.
Friday 29 July 2022
Capillary Rise
Syllabi change and some bits of science drop out of syllabi, but the science doesn't change and learning about some of these other things is vital to what the students need to know - like capillary tubes and how they work
Thursday 28 July 2022
Boosting onto year 13
Some down time in the holiday is an excellent time for getting ahead and with year 13 work and revising some of the old year 12 work keeping the hand in on the old C1 and C2 papers.
Wednesday 27 July 2022
Rates of Reaction
Studying rates of reaction is possibly one of the easiest and hardest things to study in chemistry. Looking at concentration, particle size and temperature and then at A level measuring the rate and determining what is going on.
Tuesday 26 July 2022
Induction Apparatus
Trying out the Eisco Induction Apparatus to induce a current using a magnet or a coil within a coil or as a coil within a coil with an iron core to dramatically increase the effect
Monday 25 July 2022
Investigating Friction
Trying out different frictional surfaces and different objects to see how different shapes and surfaces work. The students were surprised at the results which were not as obvious as they thought.
Carpet had a higher frictional co-efficient than the glass-paper and in took quite of investigating to find out why.
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