Monday 6 May 2024
Elodea photosynthesis
Finding out the best aquatic plant to demonstrate the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis using a few different plants. I have been getting the best results from Ceratophyllum demersum
Sunday 5 May 2024
Online Maths Tuition
Online Maths Tuition goes through some tricky bits that students find difficult - reading the question and asking themselves - what is this question about, and where do I start?
Saturday 4 May 2024
Vela
Found my Vela when searching through the loft. 40 years ago, it was a great tool in the science lab, grabbing data from some experiments and squirting it into a BBC microcomputer.
Friday 3 May 2024
Orbitals
GCSE Chemistry: Trying to work out how those electrons are arranged in the orbitals and if any pattern can be seen. Working from a periodic table, it takes a while for a pattern to be seen, and the word spreads around.
Thursday 2 May 2024
online determination of acceleration due to gravity
This is an online lesson that shows acceleration due to gravity using the @pascoscientific light gate and a picket fence. It works very accurately and is easy to demonstrate so that the students can see and understand what is happening.
Wednesday 1 May 2024
Exam Practice
Running out of exam questions. Some students have been improving their skills by doing loads of exam questions, but what happens when you run out as many do. Look at other exam boards - the format isn't the same but Science and Maths doesn't change.
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Diffraction grating prism
Using a Diffraction grating as a prism and measuring the angles to show how we can look and measure starlight
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GCSE Chemistry Tuition: Chemistry involves quite a bit of calculation but only a few formulae, and most are basic Math, yet students find ...
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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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We went to the Bett Show a few weeks ago and there we saw a model of a Liver. It had been knitted so we thought we would have a go. After ...
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Some online Maths Tuition. Drawing a diagram to show what is happening is even more important. Colour coding helps identify which part we ...