Biased Dice

 Maths in the Holidays—Many questions in exams and elsewhere feature biased dice, but the students have no idea what these are, so getting a set of biased dice and then letting the students play with them to work out each dice's probability of throwing a particular number is fun.

Applications of electromagnetic induction

 21st Cent Physics in the Holidays. Going through some revision of transformers and the rules of induction then applying their use in the national grid.

Extracting DNA

 A-level Biology in the Holidays. Extracting DNA from different fruits, such as in the picture of strawberries. Once extracted, the DNA can be used for molecular analyses, including PCR, electrophoresis, sequencing, fingerprinting and cloning.

Molecular Weight Determination

 A-Level Chemistry in the Holidays. We are getting ahead of the A-Level syllabus by starting early. We are determining the Molecular Weight of a volatile liquid by placing a known volume into a heated syringe at 100C.

Smart Cart

 Following along on the @Pascoscientific Essentials of Physics online course, having a look at the online materials, simulations and practical experiments available for US schools. Much of these materials are the same for UK schools, just in a different order.

A-Level Computing Projects

 Computing in the Holidays. I am working on A-level computer projects. One is with an LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) system, which creates and uses a database to control website bookings and payment systems.

Making Electric Motors

​Physics in the Holidays: The students built a Westminster electric motor from scratch and got it spinning. They had a newfound respect for the humble motor and its effectiveness and power.