28 November 2021

Water Clock

 I need a much better water clock to do this experiment Rule of odds - Todays job. A cart is rolled down the track. As it passes a bell it rings the bell. We try and make the time between each bell ring the same. As the cart is accelerating, the gap between each bell gets larger. in the ratio 1:3:5:7 etc Once this is set up then I use water coming out from a tap to fill up different measuring cylinders. The amount of water is in the ratio 1:4:9:16:25








27 November 2021

Flame Tests

 Flame Tests are one of my favourite topics. Explaining the colours of fireworks to year 8 in an online lesson.

Crimson Lithium
Lilac Potassium
Yellow Sodium
Red Strontium
Apple Green Barium
Green Boron
Blue Green Copper






26 November 2021

DNA replication and Protein Synthesis

 Its been a busy week of covering DNA replication and Protein synthesis, my models have been duplicated, copied and translated almost as many times as a real cell this week. @chatbiology #Science #STEM




25 November 2021

Electrostatics

 #Physics is all about learning about electrostatics. Learning about like charges repel and unlike charges attract is such a keystone fundamental idea. #iteachphysics #Science #STEM




24 November 2021

Evolution Day

 Its #EvolutionDay 162 years after the publication of The Origin of Species - A hard book to read. I like to show my students the fossils still in the rocks. #Science #STEM




Red Cabbage Indicator

 Its that time of year to cut up the red cabbage and make red cabbage indicator. Fun but smelly.

Blend a leaf of red cabbage with 100 ml distilled water. Filter (cheese cloth recommended). The resulting solution displays pretty much a full range of colours from pH 1 to14. Some people recommend boiling the cabbage but it is not necessary 

#Science #STEM





23 November 2021

Best Mixer



 Mixing the same solution using different methods, by hand, using a magnetic stirrer and a vortex mixer. Which is best ? I find out #iteachphysics #iteachchemistry #Science #STEM



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