Saturday, 6 August 2022
Making electric fields
Take a dash of semolina in some olive oil, then add a few volts from a wimshurst machine into two parallel wires and we have an electric field
Friday, 5 August 2022
Maths - revealing the solution
Revealing the solution one line at a time to show the students how to solve the problem. Their only complaint that I reveal the answer just after they have done that bit. At least they know they are correct so far
Simple Harmonic Motion
Playing with my favourite topic simple harmonic motion today, using a
@pascoscientific force sensor at the top and a protected ultrasonic motion detector below
@pascoscientific force sensor at the top and a protected ultrasonic motion detector below
Wednesday, 3 August 2022
Mounting a force sensor
We use a Manfrotto friction arm with a lighting stand adaptor to mount the @pascoscientic force sensor as it gives a degree of movement both vertically and laterally to get the force sensor in the correct position
Tuesday, 2 August 2022
More capillary rise
After a significant amount of searching I managed to find a much better capillary rise apparatus. As usual its more expensive but that is the way of all science equipment.
Monday, 1 August 2022
CBA
CBA I just Can't Be Asked to balance equations - Summer revision classes for year 10 students who seemed to have missed lots of year 10 chemistry.
Sunday, 31 July 2022
The force from a wire
Doing an online experiment to demonstrate the force a wire can make when travelling through a small magnetic field
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