Monday, 27 November 2023

Quick and easy online microscope


 Need a quick and easy microscope for online work then grab the phone and add a Macrolens and immediately you can stream the item or get a quick picture of it. A cheap way into the world of macro science.

Sunday, 26 November 2023

Web Application Programming


 Web Application Programming. You can tell when its getting serious when a student is working with a Raspberry Pi as a server a Mac and a Windows machine, two phones Android and an iPhone, and a couple of tablets, an Android and an iPad.

Saturday, 25 November 2023

Exam Practice

Getting in some Exam Practice for the Mocks. Practising lots of exam papers does help especially in Maths as it is not just necessary to learn but also to practice those problem-solving skills.


 

Friday, 24 November 2023

Nylon Rope Trick

It takes some practice to pull out the nylon thread in the nylon rope track experiment. With some practice, the students managed to get longer and longer threads. 




 

Thursday, 23 November 2023

Polarisation Angles


 Using the @Pascoscientific light sensor and rotation sensor to measure the light transmission compared to the polaroid disk's rotation angle. We could clearly see the sine wave produced as the disk went from complete transmission to virtually none and back.

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Calculator memory


 Getting used to the new news of doing things on the new Casio calculator as more students use these.

Tuesday, 21 November 2023

Superimposition of waves


 Using a wave tank and slo-mo to try to capture the superimposition of waves. This has been the best way I have found so far to show that the waves increase as they pass through one another. But if you know a better way ...

Doppler Rocket

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