Saturday, 5 August 2023

How forces vary on different surfaces


 The students expect certain surfaces to have more friction than others but are often surprised by two smooth surfaces that can have a considerable amount of friction at Hemel Private Tuition

Friday, 4 August 2023

Lead Iodide


 Making Lead Iodide from two colourless aqueous solutions, or Potassium Iodide and Lead Nitrate. The unsuspecting students made up the solutions dissolving the white crystals. When the two mixed the insoluble precipitate of bright yellow Lead Nitrate was formed. The look of surprise on their faces as the reaction happened at Hemel Private Tuition

Thursday, 3 August 2023

Vectors


 One of the best ways of demonstrating vectors using a @pascoscientific Smartcart with a fan, set at an angle. Changing the angle of the fan shows dramatically how the angle of the force affects the velocity of the cart along the track at Hemel Private Tuition

Wednesday, 2 August 2023

Writing new questions


 One thing that makes a difference at Hemel Private Tuition is that I write a significant number of additional Maths questions and problems with their worked solutions for my students. Practice makes perfect, and having the right type and number of questions makes the difference.

Tuesday, 1 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

Monday, 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



Sunday, 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

Doppler Rocket

Demonstrating the Doppler effect with the @pascoscientific Doppler Rocket: As the rocket moves away, students can hear the pitch drop (red s...