Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Momentum
The @pascoscientific Smart carts excel at momentum equations. Even with quickly done student data the students can determine the relationships between mass and velocity in collisions
Tuesday, 4 October 2022
Getting into Coding
I find writing questions is hard. It is easier to start with the answer and find numbers that work rather than designing a question. Here coding comes in generating lots of different quadratic equations at different levels. Work in progress.
Monday, 3 October 2022
Numbers of batteries and strength of magmetic field
GCSE Physics looking at increasing the number of batteries and the relative strength of the magnetic field as measured by the number of croc clips that could be picked up
Sunday, 2 October 2022
Experimental Probability
Having a go at experimental probability using a 3-D printed dice tower and 10 dice of different types - 4, 6 10, 12 and 20 sided.
Thursday, 29 September 2022
Ready for a heart dissection
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Chromatography
We took some ground up plant leaves and ran them in a chromatogram using 3 parts hexane, 1 part chloroform and 1 part Acetone. The students had not met using solvents other than water and were surprised at the results.
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Doing Maths online
Some subjects are much easier to teach online. Maths is one of them, Using products like openboard the teacher can project the board in front of the student, but what is the best way of getting to the process back? Using openboard on the students systems works well.
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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...