Saturday, 11 January 2025

Building a Network


 A-Level Computing: Understanding networking theory is one thing, but building a network from scratch is a whole new challenge! Students configured devices to communicate, added resilience with a load balancer, and set up a firewall for security. #Networking #ComputingEducation

Friday, 10 January 2025

Optically active Glucose


 A-Level Chemistry: Viewing a glucose solution through two polarising filters. The light is initially extinguished, but glucose rotates it, allowing some to pass through. This is dextrose; laevose rotates the light in the opposite direction. #Chemistry #OpticalActivity

Thursday, 9 January 2025

Galileo's Bells


 Using Galileo's Bells to demonstrate the square relationship of acceleration: With the @pascoscientific smartcart for precise data recording and a very inaccurate water clock for interval timing. A perfect blend of modern tech and historical methods! #Physics #STEM

Wednesday, 8 January 2025

Sum and Products of the roots of Polynomials


 Exploring the sum and product of polynomial roots: Teaching students how coefficients reveal the relationships between roots and equations. A key concept bridging algebra and deeper mathematical insight! #MathsEducation #Polynomials

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.

Business Studies How Ice Cream Vans Master Marketing (and Location Strategy)

 Want to understand business strategy? Follow an ice cream van. 🍦 How Ice Cream Vans Master Marketing (and Location Strategy) It’s a warm s...