Saturday, 10 June 2023

Cleaning Water


 Turning pond water into something a bit cleaner. Still loads of bacteria and other nasties but much of the other stuff was removed.



Friday, 9 June 2023

Titrations


Me: Ever titrated, A-level student?

Student: Just once.

I ensure they experience 5-6 sessions, perfecting their technique. They make up their solutions, and we verify the concentrations via titration. A fun learning journey! #ChemistryEducation #Titrations #LearningByDoing

Thursday, 8 June 2023

Solar furnace


The first trial of the solar furnace. Will it raise the temperature of the water by a few degrees? Aligning it seemed a bit problematic and very crude. Maybe I should mount this on an equatorial mount with a motor to follow the sun

Wednesday, 7 June 2023

Mechanics - Maths meets Physics


Mechanics: the grand meeting of Maths & Physics! Using strobe light & a ball drop for gravity-acceleration calculations and SUVAT for the final velocity. #PhysicsIsFun #MathMagic


Tuesday, 6 June 2023

Sounds


 Investigating the shapes of the waveforms for different instruments. Comparing the waveforms for the instruments with their counterparts on a digital organ. Virtually identical

Monday, 5 June 2023

Fossil in a Rock


 I have shown students fossils before but it wasn't until I showed the students this fossil in a rock that they really understood how fossils were made and how they were found. Seeing is believing.

Sunday, 4 June 2023

Linux in Windows


 Just when the students thought that they were getting a handle on operating systems, I introduced them to virtualisation running Linux on Windows using wsl and running Windows off of a Linux server.

Peptide Bond

​Exploring protein structure in A-Level Biology: Starting with simple amino acids like glycine and alanine, forming a peptide bond by removi...