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.
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