Sunday, 27 March 2022

Refraction

 Using a @pascoscientific light source in daylight to do a refraction experiment. It was bright enough to work and work well.



Saturday, 26 March 2022

Water Purification


Taking dirty pond water and getting out crystal clean water ready to be chlorinated to be safe to drink. The Students set up up a range of different filters in the correct order to get out as much fresh water as possible.

Friday, 25 March 2022

Bett 2022

 Visited the Bett show today. Largely disappointed. only about 1/4 of the exhibitors. Normally I come back with want this or that - not this time. Not that surprising due to circumstances.



Thursday, 24 March 2022

Umbrella Drop


 Doing the umbrella drop experiment. Two identical umbella's, fall at the same time, but if one is opened ...

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Bernoulli's Principle

 Bernoulli's Principle Faster air = lower pressure. Looking at everything from fun items to planes flying and wind and air pressure. #iteachphysics



Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Spectrometer with Fibre optic scope



 One of the problems of the students using a spectroscope to observed the emission lines is that they usually can't see them, but using the @pasco spectrometer I can put the image on the board and we can calculate the limes easily

Monday, 21 March 2022

A Far Infrared Picture


 My Phone with a FLIR attachment allows me to take and show heat pictures to the students, showing the shadow of a hand print on a table of how much heat the white board gives out.

Doppler Rocket

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