Learning about dihybrid crosses resulted from doing lots of crosses with Drosophila over many weeks. Now the students seem to occasionally see this, only in a textbook and wonder what it is all about. Students don't see a Punnett square as explaining reality.
03 July 2023
02 July 2023
Networking
Learning about how networks work. This then involves building a server and a couple of workstations and getting them to connect to one another. Raspberry Pi's work well for this. We build wired and wireless networks.
01 July 2023
30 June 2023
Optically Active
A simple but amazing property of some substances like Glucose to rotate polarised light. This is Dextrose and Laevose rotates the same amount but in the opposite direction
29 June 2023
Rates of Concentration
A-level Chemistry working with rates of reactions, using the @Pascoscientific colourimeter to capture the responses of different concentrations of sodium thiosulfate and hydrochloric acid reacting so they can draw accurate rate graphs in Capstone
28 June 2023
Excel to solve Mechanics
Diving into #Excel to tackle basic mechanics problems. As students progress, they encounter more complex #Maths. Yet, post-education, they often utilize Excel over advanced Maths in their businesses. Let's get ahead of the curve by integrating real-world #Physics education early. #STEM
27 June 2023
Seismograph
Comparing a seismograph model demonstrating the principle with a vibrometer app in the phone to record simple seismic events.
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“Why the Rate-Determining Step Is Not Always Obvious” A-Level Chemistry
“Why the Rate-Determining Step Is Not Always Obvious” A student sees a three-step mechanism and immediately chooses the slowest-looking s...
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