Tuesday, 10 August 2021

Newtons Laws of motion

#GCSE A level #physics Using a strobe to take pictures of two ball bearings falling one vertically and the other pushed horizontally. #science #stem #iteachphysics


 

Monday, 9 August 2021

making alloys

 #GCSE chemistry. When we talked about making alloys the students didn't expect the petri dish, washing up liquid and straws to come out. Making bubble structures of Alloys. #science #stem




Saturday, 7 August 2021

Law of Odds

GCSE #Physics Trying out measuring acceleration using bells and a cart travelling down a @pasco.scientific track using our 3D printed bells and a sound sensor since a water clock didn't work well because my reaction times were too slow. The sparkvue software which is free on Android and IOS gave some very good results. #iteachphysics #science #stem


 

Friday, 6 August 2021

garlic and mint as anti-microbial agents

 Some success with our A level #microbiology #biology practical looking at garlic and mint as anti-microbial agents. 1 out of 8 worked - Under identical conditions the bugs do as they please. #science #STEM One of the discs Garlic managed a 1.5cm ring of lysed bacteria.







Thursday, 5 August 2021

interferometer

A level #Physics First build of the interferometer. Using a
@pascoscientific
mini loudspeaker connected to a signal generator and a wireless sound sensor and a motion sensor to measure the length of the extension. #iteachphysics
@ChatPhysics


Tuesday, 3 August 2021

Aseptic Technique

Teaching A level #microbiology My student had to made up the Nutrient broth and make all the Agar plates before she could start the experiment. Much of this is learning aseptic technique. Hopefully all her plates will be clean to start the expt tomorrow. #teaching



Saturday, 31 July 2021

Working Model of Heart

Teaching GCSE Biology using a model heart to demonstrate the circulatory system. I find that only half filling with red liquid better shows the direction of the flow.




Doppler Rocket

Demonstrating the Doppler effect with the @pascoscientific Doppler Rocket: As the rocket moves away, students can hear the pitch drop (red s...