Friday, 17 January 2025

Allotropes of Carbon

Teaching GCSE Chemistry? Bring carbon to life with 3D models of its allotropes and real examples! From diamond's brilliance to graphite's layers, fullerenes, and nanotubes, students can see and feel the structures that make carbon so versatile. #ScienceMadeFun #GCSEChemistry



 



Thursday, 16 January 2025

Ideal Gas Law


 Exploring the ideal gas Law with the @pascoscientific Ideal Gas experiment with the chemistry sensor connected to a wireless module so we can measure both the temperature and the pressure. The temperature change can be recorded as the pressure is changed by moving the syringe.

Wednesday, 15 January 2025

The calculator Solver

 

​A-Level Maths students used the CG50 calculator solver to tackle sine and cosine rules. It simplifies the process, offering a clear and intuitive way to solve these problems effectively!

Tuesday, 14 January 2025

Archimedes Bucket and Cylinder

I measure the weight of a mass using a spring balance, then submerge it in water. The buoyant force reduces the weight, but adding the same mass of water to the bucket restores it. A simple and clever demonstration of how the displaced water equals the mass added!



 

Monday, 13 January 2025

Peptide Bond


​Exploring protein structure in A-Level Biology: Starting with simple amino acids like glycine and alanine, forming a peptide bond by removing water. Step by step, building the protein's primary structure. #Biology #ProteinSynthesis #STEM

Sunday, 12 January 2025

Sugar added to food


 Exploring sweet taste preferences in A-Level Psychology: Evolutionary pressures associate sweetness with high energy and non-toxicity. Food companies exploit this by adding excessive sugar to products, appealing to our natural instincts. #Psychology #FoodScience

Saturday, 11 January 2025

Building a Network


 A-Level Computing: Understanding networking theory is one thing, but building a network from scratch is a whole new challenge! Students configured devices to communicate, added resilience with a load balancer, and set up a firewall for security. #Networking #ComputingEducation

Allotropes of Carbon

Teaching GCSE Chemistry? Bring carbon to life with 3D models of its allotropes and real examples! From diamond's brilliance to graphite...