Tuesday, 26 January 2021


Creating series and parallel circuits using the locktronics electronics kit. The system is very easy to use and it is also very easy for the students to understand as the circuits created look like circuit diagrams.

Wednesday, 20 January 2021

Detecting Magnetic Fields


Using a #pasco magnetic field detector and a smartcart to investigate the strength of a magnetic field between to opposite pole magnets. It wasn't quite what we predicted or expected. This was an A level Physics experiment conducted online. Using the capstone software the student could watch the experiment and the display at the same via #blackmagic atem.

Friday, 8 January 2021

Fractional Distillation


 One of the topics covered today was burning crude oil fractions we made to compare for smokiness. Though the #lockdown3 we heated crude oil at different temperatures and collected the fractions and then tested them, the student controlling this and me doing as I am told.

Tuesday, 5 January 2021

Teaching Online again

 

Well it's back to online teaching - some students never left - It only took a few moments to change back to the Lockdown way of life. The classroom is turned back into a studio with cameras and experiments galore. During our brief respite we added more equipment and resources so we are ready to go.

Monday, 15 June 2020

Using Snatoms to explain solvation

Solvation is one of those very hard topics to understand. We have been using the Snatoms to try and make solvation slightly easier to follow. We can see the idea behind size and how the different molecules can bind to one another. We can show how the shape of the molecules makes a difference. We can then help explain what ligands are and how they make sometimes those really pretty colours.

Friday, 12 June 2020

Terminal Velocity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35Gl4JAgWuk

At over 2m tall this tube filled with water can help work out the terminal velocity of an object as it sinks through water. Using a #PASCO rotary sensory, we dropped a brass weight ( 25g) attached to a piece of string. As the ball fall it turned the motion sensor which in turn recorded the distance travelled, the velocity of the weight and its acceleration.

Friday, 5 June 2020

New Classroom COVID-19 Secure

We can now offer a COVID-19 Secure classroom from private Tuition. It's like a normal classroom.

65 inch Interactive Smart Board

Large Desks, padded seats

Fully distanced.

Hand washing Station.

Access to the classroom is not through the house.

Distanced Next client waiting area.


Doppler Rocket

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