A simple but amazing property of some substances like Glucose to rotate polarised light. This is Dextrose and Laevose rotates the same amount but in the opposite direction
Friday 30 June 2023
Thursday 29 June 2023
Rates of Concentration
A-level Chemistry working with rates of reactions, using the @Pascoscientific colourimeter to capture the responses of different concentrations of sodium thiosulfate and hydrochloric acid reacting so they can draw accurate rate graphs in Capstone
Wednesday 28 June 2023
Excel to solve Mechanics
Diving into #Excel to tackle basic mechanics problems. As students progress, they encounter more complex #Maths. Yet, post-education, they often utilize Excel over advanced Maths in their businesses. Let's get ahead of the curve by integrating real-world #Physics education early. #STEM
Tuesday 27 June 2023
Seismograph
Comparing a seismograph model demonstrating the principle with a vibrometer app in the phone to record simple seismic events.
Monday 26 June 2023
A-Level Heart Revision
A-Level Biology Revision The circulatory system. I have a great model of the 4-chambered heart, but I can't find a similar type or really any models of a fish heart system or a frog's heart system. It's ok telling, but demonstrating is so much more effective.
Sunday 25 June 2023
Spintrionics
One of the biggest problems in teaching Physics is getting over the concept of things, sometimes using analogies like Spintronics to explain how electricity works.
Saturday 24 June 2023
AI computer Programming
A-level Computing projects - who writes the best programs ChatGPT or a student and can I tell which is which? Looking at the comments and asking ChatGPT seems to work.
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A level Math
Students working out just what formulae are and are not in the exam sheet. Then, the panic can begin to memorise the formulae that are not...
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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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Mechanics: the grand meeting of Maths & Physics! Using strobe light & a ball drop for gravity-acceleration calculations and SUVAT fo...