A bit more fun than Hookes Law, using the @Lascells Strip Tester to find the stretch and then the breaking point of carrier bags. Which company sold the most robust bags? Even tried out a vintage Woolworths bag.
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Monday, 2 October 2023
Air Pollution Topic
Biology Air Pollution Topic Practical Measuring the Air Pollution levels using the @Pocketlab Air recording the levels of particulates in different sites gives a series of horror stories relating to the air we breathe.
Sunday, 1 October 2023
Punched Card
Students ask me what sort of computer I used when I was at school. I didn't because only when I went to University did they have one, and then it was run-off punched cards learning Fortran, Algol 68 and Coral 66, and the computer took up the top floor of the Uni.
Saturday, 30 September 2023
The Nature of Light
Red and Green Make Yellow. In years 10-11 this is the first time many students have mixed light and become aware of how light is different to paint. And that the sun produces white light broken into a spectrum rather than a yellow sun they got taught in primary school.
Friday, 29 September 2023
Balancing ionic Equations using Ionic cards
Balancing ionic Equations using Ionic cards. Using the Visualiser on the desk to take images and place them into the electronic book to record the results.
Thursday, 28 September 2023
Simple Harmonic Motion
A spring and a mass using @pascoscientific ultrasonic motion sensor is an excellent introduction to Simple Harmonic Motion. Within seconds, we had Position, Velocity and Acceleration graphs to compare the motion of the spring, and then, including a force meter, we could capture all the info.
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Matrix Manipulation made easy
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Doppler Rocket
Demonstrating the Doppler effect with the @pascoscientific Doppler Rocket: As the rocket moves away, students can hear the pitch drop (red s...
-
Negative feedback is a difficult concept to try and get over so I tried using a balance board and the @pascoscientific smart cart strapped...
-
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 ...
-
#Physics Taking wind speed readings using the PASCO scientific wireless weather station. Grabbing some monthly data on the weather in t...