Hotwheels PE to KE

Using the Hotwheels track to launch cars from 1m, .75m, .5m and 25cm, and then to measure their KE using a @pascoscientific light gate and Capstone. Working out why KE didn't = gPE was more of a problem because it was better when dropping a ball.

 

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.

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.

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.

 

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. 

 

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.

Calculator memory

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