Saturday, 12 February 2022

Maxwell's Wheel

Playing with potential energy to kinetic energy with some rotational energy thrown in, to give the A level physicists a hard day



Friday, 11 February 2022

Making a pH curve

 Using the @pascoscientific drop counter and pH probe, Temperature senor and chemistry sensor and the electric conductivity probe, to make a pH curve with the students using Capstone.





Thursday, 10 February 2022

Newtons Cradle

 I was surprised how many students didn't predict what would happen in newtons cradle. I was amazed how many students hadn't seen one before. #iteachphysics



Wednesday, 9 February 2022

Heart Dissection

 Heart Dissection. Looking at the valves and the flow. From looking at the heart the students had to "wire up" the heart correctly. #Science #STEM




Monday, 7 February 2022

Force on a wire

 Looking at the force on a wire as we investigate magnetic fields around wires. Connecting a Ohaus balance to @pascoscientific Capstone and the magnetic field sensor. #iteachphysics



Sunday, 6 February 2022

Using the FLIR Camera

 Using a FLIR camera to show heat conduction. We could see the thermometer on each rod and the rate of conduction, but the FLIR camera made all the difference. #iteachphysics @chatphysics



Doppler Rocket

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