Friday, 30 June 2023

Optically Active

A simple but amazing property of some substances like Glucose to rotate polarised light. This is Dextrose  and Laevose rotates the same amount but in the opposite direction



 

Thursday, 29 June 2023

Rates of Concentration


A-level Chemistry working with rates of reactions, using the @Pascoscientific colourimeter to capture the responses of different concentrations of sodium thiosulfate and hydrochloric acid reacting so they can draw accurate rate graphs in Capstone

Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Excel to solve Mechanics

Diving into #Excel to tackle basic mechanics problems. As students progress, they encounter more complex #Maths. Yet, post-education, they often utilize Excel over advanced Maths in their businesses. Let's get ahead of the curve by integrating real-world #Physics education early. #STEM
 

Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Seismograph

Comparing a seismograph model demonstrating the principle with a vibrometer app in the phone to record simple seismic events.

 

Monday, 26 June 2023

A-Level Heart Revision


 A-Level Biology Revision The circulatory system. I have a great model of the 4-chambered heart, but I can't find a similar type or really any models of a fish heart system or a frog's heart system. It's ok telling, but demonstrating is so much more effective.

Sunday, 25 June 2023

Spintrionics

One of the biggest problems in teaching Physics is getting over the concept of things, sometimes using analogies like Spintronics to explain how electricity works.
 

Saturday, 24 June 2023

AI computer Programming


 A-level Computing projects - who writes the best programs ChatGPT or a student and can I tell which is which? Looking at the comments and asking ChatGPT seems to work.



Doppler Rocket

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