16 May 2025

Salt from salt Ore

Separating substances. Year 9 students had not done and did not know how to separate the pure Salt from Salt Ore.. So we did the practical - some thought that tweezers would be an option - after a minute, they changed their minds.






15 May 2025

Titer Concentration Determination

In the prep room, working out the exact concentration of an unknown using the @pascoscientific drop counter with the pH probe and the thermometer with the help of the magnetic stirrer. Can the students get the same answer using a burette? Probably not!



 

14 May 2025

Maths Exam


Your maths exam will be coming to your exam room tomorrow, so remember the pen, pencil, compass, protractor, ruler, and eraser. And it might just be worthwhile doing a past paper today.

 

13 May 2025

Diffraction


 Shining a red laser through a narrow slit? You’ll see diffraction in action! The light bends and spreads out, creating a pattern of bright and dark fringes—proof that light behaves like a wave.  #Physics #Diffraction #LaserLight

12 May 2025

Diffusion


 A-Level Biology: Diffusion in Agar. Some tubes are filled with agar and an indicator, and the rate of diffusion of some acid is measured as it moves through the agar. By setting up a known series of concentrations, an unknown concentration can be determined.

10 May 2025

Capturing the picture


 Trying to get the photo of the sailing boat, sailing in front of the Upper Thames Sailing Club

MicroLab


 It’s that time of year when the micro lab comes out of its suitcase and shows the students what type of computer was used and available in the 1980’s. The micro lab was used to teach the students how to diagnose computer faults

Maths Isn’t Just Learning — It’s Practising and Applying

  Maths Isn’t Just Learning — It’s Practising and Applying One of the biggest misconceptions students have about maths is this: “If I under...