How thick is the book? The students got out their rulers with vastly different answers then they tried the callipers and micrometers to get a better value - looking at accuracy and significant figures that someone can read to and why you might need it. #iteachphysics
Thursday, 31 March 2022
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Exam Questions
Its that time of year to practise exam technique to improve the answers, structuring those long 6 mark GCSE questions. #Iteachphysics
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Titrations
Attempting Titrations and titration calculations. I like using Phenolphthalein because I can see the colour change whereas I can't see the colour change using Methyl Orange due to colour blindness. #iteachchemistry
Monday, 28 March 2022
Fresnel Lens
Looking into how a Fresnel lens works. How do the ridges manage to magnify and give a clear image? #iteachphysics
Sunday, 27 March 2022
Making a Salt for an Acid and Base
Copper Sulfate creation with the water bath for improved safety. Using the water bath stops the students heating the acid up too much and reduces the hazards.
Refraction
Using a @pascoscientific light source in daylight to do a refraction experiment. It was bright enough to work and work well.
Saturday, 26 March 2022
Water Purification
Taking dirty pond water and getting out crystal clean water ready to be chlorinated to be safe to drink. The Students set up up a range of different filters in the correct order to get out as much fresh water as possible.
Doppler Rocket
Demonstrating the Doppler effect with the @pascoscientific Doppler Rocket: As the rocket moves away, students can hear the pitch drop (red s...
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Negative feedback is a difficult concept to try and get over so I tried using a balance board and the @pascoscientific smart cart strapped...
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We went to the Bett Show a few weeks ago and there we saw a model of a Liver. It had been knitted so we thought we would have a go. After ...
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#Physics Taking wind speed readings using the PASCO scientific wireless weather station. Grabbing some monthly data on the weather in t...