01 August 2023

A more unusual diffraction


 Looking at diffraction, but a more unusual twist on the pencil in a glass by adding other liquids. Trying Oil and other organic solvents to see how they affect the diffraction of light @Hemel Private Tuition

31 July 2023

Root tip Squashes


 Creating root tip squashes of garlic root tips to stain and look for evidence of mitosis Hemel private tuition in action



30 July 2023

Network Homework


 A-level Computing Homework analyses your home network for 30 seconds using Wireshark. Who would have guessed that the network is so busy with different devices and data protocols, getting emails - and checking on machines

29 July 2023

Pendulums


 Such great fun with pendulums. Changing the mass or pushing it harder or softer has no effect on the Period. Changing the paths from back and forth to more elliptical also has no effect, only changing the length makes a difference.

28 July 2023

Electrolysis

Time in the holidays to go over some of the required practicals like electrolysis. We can spend some more time repeating the experiments and making sure that they are thoroughly understood @ Hemel Private Tuition





 

27 July 2023

Resistance and length of wire

10 minutes to do a required practical measuring the length of the resistor wire using a @pascoscientific ultrasonic Motion sensor and the voltage/current sensor linked to Capstone to work out the resistance and plot the results.@Hemel Private Tuition


 

26 July 2023

The functions on a Calculator


 These are two popular A-Level Calculators, but how many students need to learn many of the functions? Most I meet need to learn about the memories, the ENG function, how to get improper fractions as answers or know of the other log button and that's just the 991EX calculator. https://hemelprivatetuition.co.uk/

“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...