Simulations

Sometimes there is no other way of explaining science than to use a simulation. Here I am using counters in make believe cells to show how infection can move through a population like the plague or Covid. The model also shows how herd immunity works.

Code.Node

 

One of the best hybrid sensors I have come across the @Pascoscientific Code.Node is great for learning programming, can the programmed to do all types of things that ordinary sensors can't but programmed by me for  science lesson can be invaluable.

Playing with magnets

 Playing with magnets. It doesn’t seem to matter the age, the students love playing with magnets.

Using a gas syringe

Repeating the rates experiment but this time using a gas syringe, so that the students can get experience of doing the same experiment in different ways and comparing them.

Prisms and things

 Investigating Prisms, rainbows, diffraction gratings, electromagnetic spectra and spectrometers. Mixing up the syllabus to make other connections. #iteachphysics

Density

Putting a pin in a piece of wood so the density can be measured. It came out at 0.92 g/cm3 with no wet fingers.
 

Investigating rates of reaction

Looking at the rates of reaction of vinegar and chalk. The hardest problem to solve is how to get a full measuring cylinder of water with no air bubbles. Clingfilm is the answer and works really well.