Tuesday, 7 January 2025

Levers and Weighting machines


 How much does this weigh? Exploring different tools for measurement: a lever arm balance, a Newton meter, and a set of scales with their weights. Hands-on learning at its best! #Physics #Measurement

Monday, 6 January 2025

Understanding Protein Synthesis


 Getting to grips with protein synthesis in A-level Biology, from looking at the DNA structure to transcription to RNA and then translating the RNA sequence to a Protein in a Ribosome and seeing how the protein molecule folds to create an active protein.

Sunday, 5 January 2025

Sociology Dependency Theory


In A-level sociology, we investigate how dependency theory explains development in different parts of the world and how the forces of a global capitalist society operate against and press the poorer countries that have yet to develop.

Saturday, 4 January 2025

Computing projects nearly done


 This year's A-Level Computing projects are nearly complete! Building and getting them to work is just half the battle—documenting the process, including testing, meetings, and improvements, is where the real challenge lies. #ALevelComputing #ProjectWork

Friday, 3 January 2025

Ordering the reactivity of metals

Exploring the relative reactivity of metals with acid: Magnesium reacted vigorously, while copper showed no reaction. Differentiating zinc and iron was trickier but became clearer with cleaned surfaces. Reactivity order: Mg > Zn > Fe > Cu. #Chemistry #ScienceExperiment
 

Thursday, 2 January 2025

Simple Pendulum


 Using @pascoscientific rotation sensor and Capstone to analyse a pendulum's motion: Comparing position, velocity, and acceleration to uncover patterns and relationships between them. A hands-on way to bring physics concepts to life! #Physics #STEMEducation

Wednesday, 1 January 2025

Geometry on the calculator


 Exploring geometry on the CG-50 calculator: Adding shapes to the screen can reveal amazing insights and uncover details that might not have been obvious before. A great tool for visualising concepts! #Maths #Geometry #TechInEducation

Eclipse

  In Physics, we explore why eclipses don’t happen every month — despite regular new and full moons. We also look at how the Moon’s changing...