#ALevel #Physics looking at Mechanical disadvantage in a knee/elbow joint, from a Lamb Joint to @pascoscientific tension protractor to measure the forces at different lengths from the pivot. #iteachphysics #Science #STEM This lesson works well in Biology as well so the studemts doing both subjects benefitted.
Friday, 3 September 2021
Thursday, 2 September 2021
phone quadrat
Working on the latest version of the phone quadrat. The phone placed on top of the quadrat takes photos, so it is so much easier to analyse the transects in the classroom #Biology #STEM #iteachbiology @chatbiology
Wednesday, 1 September 2021
Emission Spectra
Using a paper spectrometer and a @pascoscientific spectrometer to look at the emission spectra of neon and Helium and other gases. #Physics #iteachphysics #STEM #Science
Monday, 30 August 2021
I didn't have the correct lead
Needed 3.5mm Jack to Banana plug to plug in a speaker to a signal generator. So I had to 3.5mm Jack -> phono -> bnc female -> BNC double male -> bnc-> banana Phew!! And it worked!!
Saturday, 28 August 2021
Burning a crisp
Burning a crisp to work out its energy #STEM @ChatBiology We got 200kJ for 100g for crisps instead of the packet saying 2000kJ Gave the students a headache working out why, when they did the experiment so carefully using @pascoscientific capstone. #iteachbiology #Science
Thursday, 26 August 2021
Uranium
Saturday, 21 August 2021
Capstone Day 5
Playing with Blockly in @pascoscientific capstone. Trying to try out the experiments in the online course. The next course is on Sparkvue on 30th Aug. Sparkvue is free on Phones with makes it ideal for students. #Physics #iteachphysics #STEM #Science
Doppler Rocket
Demonstrating the Doppler effect with the @pascoscientific Doppler Rocket: As the rocket moves away, students can hear the pitch drop (red s...
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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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#Physics Taking wind speed readings using the PASCO scientific wireless weather station. Grabbing some monthly data on the weather in t...