#Physics Much of the usual fun with conductors and insulators. Both are at the same temp but the metal feels colder. Interesting answers of why. #iteachphysics #Science #STEM
Friday, 19 November 2021
Thursday, 18 November 2021
Racing for the Future: Going Green #26
In this episode Philip and Paul look at SailGP and its Sustainability Impact League. As well as being Powered by Nature, the organisers have gone one stage further by introducing a Green aspect to the competition. There is an additional prize for the most green team.
A second leader board, which runs
alongside the Season Championship, has been created to monitor the performance
of the teams in the Impact League, with each team's score at each SailGP event
being added to the overall Impact League leader board.At the end of the season
it is proposed that there will be two podiums, with the winner of the Impact
League crowned alongside the Season Champion and earning funding for its
purpose partner, who supports and advises them throughout the season and is
visible on the team’s livery. SailGP's Impact League has been set some
sustainability criteria - social and environmental - to operate against with
each team awarded points based on its fulfilment of these criteria. The
criteria range from pioneering new technologies focusing on clean energy
solutions and removing all single-use plastics, to diversity and inclusion and
using the team's voice for good. Each team will be externally audited and an
overall leader board created after each event. Philip and Paul look at this and
look at whether this could be inserted into other sports to improve their
sustainability and perhaps including all the spectators to earn extra points
for their team. We have seen Formula One with formula-E coming along - but this
would be so much better if all the factories also became eco-friendly. #podcast #climatechange #climatecrisis #climateemergency
#raceforthefuture #sports #sustainability #cleanenergy
Investigating catalysts.
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Force x Distance Problems
Looking at Force x Distance Problems with Year 12 #Physics. The @pascoscientific Meter Stick Torque Set is extreme sensitive. We were using 1g masses to balance 100g but I may need some .5 or .25g masses #iteachphysics #science @chatphysics
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Crude oil and fractional distillation
Teaching looking at crude oil and fractional distillation. I wonder whether this experiment will soon become a thing of the past and be the sort of thing you tell your grandchildren you did. #environment
Monday, 15 November 2021
Looking at Electrolysis.
Looking at Electrolysis. Setting this up is always fun and the students are amazed that when turning the small test tube upside down the water doesn't come out and they have to explain that as well. The best science is not just the stuff they have to do. #iteachphysics #Science
Sunday, 14 November 2021
Making a Battery
Whilst teaching electrolysis I found out the students knew nothing about what a battery was so we needed to make one. Using Copper and Zinc electrodes connected to a simple LCD clock to shown that it worked. The students found out it was nothing to do with the potato but the choice of metals and some metals made better batteries ( higher voltages) than others. #iteachphysics #Science #STEM
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...