Saturday, 6 January 2024

Phases of the moon


 Teaching all about space and looking at what causes the moon's phases. Surprised by how many students didn't know and how most living in the city had never seen stars or the Milky Way. One said that the Milky Way didn't exist because he had never seen it.

Friday, 5 January 2024

CHemistry continuing from flame tests


After looking at flame tests in Chemistry seeing where the different colours come from using discharge tubes and a @pascoscientific spectrometer to ensure all the students see the same thing.


 

Thursday, 4 January 2024

Weather Sensor


 We seem to be having a lot of weather events at the moment, so it is worth recording some of these events using the @pascoscientific wireless weather sensor for later use in the classroom.

Wednesday, 3 January 2024

Maths Draw a Diagram


 Some online Maths Tuition. Drawing a diagram to show what is happening is even more important. Colour coding helps identify which part we are talking about

Tuesday, 2 January 2024

Refraction



 A simple but still cool trick with a glass of water and an arrow behind, watching the arrow switch directions because of refraction.

Monday, 1 January 2024

Coloured Mould


 Some interesting Red Coloured mould on an old piece of cheese was found in the fridge. It will make an interesting study under the microscope.

Sunday, 31 December 2023

Mesh Networks


 Investigating Mesh Networks. How do they work? Where to position them for the best WiFi. Selecting the best channels for WiFi reception. Setting up effective routing to access all the devices on a network regardless of the OS. Some fun playing with Wireless Networks.

Doppler Rocket

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