Glass Bending

Bending glass stirring rods to make petri dish spreaders for making a lawn of bacteria. Couldn't find any to buy so made my own. The students like learning to heat and bend glass to make useful parts. #STEM #microbiology

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 The UK is less well prepared for Global Climate Change than it was 5 years ago

Teaching Moments

 Teaching Moments in A level #Math and A level #Physics The concept is easier using the @pascoscientific Metre Stick Torque set. It is very sensitive and allows the students to visualise the forces easily. #iteachphysics

Shaking beads

A few beads in a box a @pascoscientific wireless thermometer from @SciChemEdu and a lot of shaking shows the temperature of the beads will increase as a result of the movement of the beads. #iteachphysics #Physics

 

Ripple Tank Waves

Ripple Tank Waves. Looking at interference patterns with A level #Physics with two dibbers. Working out the wavelength and calculating the frequency and velocity of the waves Missing some of the GCSE syllabus the students are having to do some new learning over the summer to make up what they missed so they can start A level successfully #iteachphysics

Simple Harmonic Motion

 A @pascoscientific force sensor and an Ultrasonic sensor working together on a long spring to show forces and distance, velocity and accelerator in simple harmonic motion for A level physics students - all online. #iteachphysics #Physics

US birds have been getting smaller, with longer wings

 

US birds have been getting smaller, with longer wings giving rise to the idea of earlier and longer bird migrations, studies have shown over the past 40 years. https://myrenewableenergy.org/News.html #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #climatechange