Using @snatoms to quickly demonstrate natural polymers and how they form dipeptide bonds. So much quicker and easier to build these molecules with Snatoms when in a time constrained lesson. #Science #iteachchemistry
Friday, 4 February 2022
Thursday, 3 February 2022
Quickfit Glassware
Getting out the quickfit glassware to set up a distillation apparatus to show the year 10 so we can do a distillation. The students always seem amazed at the glassware. It will be the Kipps apparatus next.
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Separating Immiscible Liquids
Winning the challenge of separating two immiscible liquids after many interesting attempts like siphoning #iteachphysics #Science
Tuesday, 1 February 2022
Building your own motor
Learning about motors. The Left Hand Rule. Why do motors turn? and best of all building your own motor from scratch and get it working. #iteachphysics
Monday, 31 January 2022
Fuel Cells
This fuel cell comes to bits, so we can take it apart, show how it works and then reassemble it and show it working. #iteachphysics
Sunday, 30 January 2022
Making up stock Solutions
Getting the students to make up the stock solutions. Year 11's work out the amounts for the volume and concentration. They learnt a lot and my technician didn't have to do it! #iteachchemistry @ChatChemistry
Saturday, 29 January 2022
Testing for oxygen
Making and then testing for oxygen. Fun of relighting a glowing splint in oxygen. #Science #iteachchemistry
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...