Saturday, 1 April 2023

Separating Oil and Vinegar


 Who knew separating oil from vinegar would be so tough for students? I demonstrated how one layer sits atop the other, but they insisted on filtering, distilling, and even freezing it! None of them suggested using a separating funnel. #ChemistryStruggles #LabFails

Friday, 31 March 2023

Orbit Tellurium


Visited Cochranes of Oxford @CochranesOxford at #Bett2023Looked at a superb Orbit Tellurium, so had to order one!

Thursday, 30 March 2023

Moments


Moments: A difficult concept to grasp but very easy to demonstrate and play with using the @pascoscientific metre stick and the mass hangers. Teaching this was a breeze.

Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Youngs Double Slit Experiment

We looked at Young's Double Slit Experiment. None of the students knew about it, so we made predictions about what would be seen and then had to come up with explanations of what happened. We got some interesting ideas not necessarily based on Physics.


 

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Protractor Advantage


 A 360-degree protractor allows for greater flexibility and accuracy in measuring and drawing angles, as it covers the full range of angles from 0 to 360 degrees. A 180-degree protractor is limited to measuring only half of this range, which can be a disadvantage when working with more complex angles. #MathTools #Geometry #Trigonometry

Monday, 27 March 2023

Infected cells game

Playing the infected cells simulation where cells with a counter are infected and those without aren't. As vaccines take effect, infection numbers plummet. Try running the simulation in different ways to see varying effects! #infectedcells #simulation #vaccines




 

Sunday, 26 March 2023

Creating working traffic lights

 Creating a traffic light program using Python on a Pi-Top 4 computer, LEDs, and a switch to trigger the sequence. #ALevelComputing #PythonProgramming #RaspberryPi #TrafficLights



Doppler Rocket

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