Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Newtons cradle
Newtons cradle - a simple demonstration of momentum. I was surprised with such a common toy and A-level Physics students how many would predict wrongly what would happen if I set up a particular pattern.
Monday, 10 July 2023
Spiders
Think of a spider, and students only think of one like this, but there are so many species of spider with varying hunting techniques, from those jumping spiders to wolf spiders. How are they adapted to their various modes of hunting? Questions for the lessons.
Sunday, 9 July 2023
Saturday, 8 July 2023
Online demonstration terminal velocity
One of the challenges of teaching online is doing good demonstrations. With plenty of cameras, we can get in on the action and using @pascoscientific sensors like the rotary motion sensor, we can record the activity in real-time and deliver it to the students.
Friday, 7 July 2023
Chromatography required practical
Investigating the chromatography of the pigments in green plants. It's a better chromatography experiment since we have to use different solvents other than water, which brings in the idea that there are actually other solvents.
Thursday, 6 July 2023
Ultrasonic sensor
The most useful sensor I have is the @pascoscientific ultrasonic sensor. It gets used in most experiments since measuring some sort of distance is involved. It's great at distance measurements over about 15cm. At distances less than 15cm, you have to get creative.
Wednesday, 5 July 2023
Real world Maths
#Maths is more than equations. It's about solving real-world problems. From integration to logs & indices, where do you see these concepts come to life in your everyday routine? #RealWorldMaths
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Galileo's Bells
U sing Galileo's Bells to demonstrate the square relationship of acceleration: With the @pascoscientific smartcart for precise data rec...
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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...