Tuesday 7 December 2021

Practical uses of a thermistor

 #Physics Investigating the properties of a thermistor using Locktronics by @MatrixTSL and then having to turn this into a make shift digital thermometer using some coding on a Raspberry Pi and some Python. #iteachphysics #Science #STEM



Monday 6 December 2021

Resistors give off heat

 #Physics trying to show that resistors give off heat is fairly difficult, but with this device it is easy. The students loved it. #iteachphysics #Science #STEM




Sunday 5 December 2021

mass spectrometer


 Teaching how a mass spectrometer works. It one of those machines I have always wanted but I don't really know what I would do with it if I had one. #iteachphysics

Saturday 4 December 2021

What is difference between theory and practical?

 What is difference between theory and practical? Practical should lead to theory and then better learning and understanding. But many students don't do practicals and some don't see demos. #iteachphysics #Science



Friday 3 December 2021

How the National Grid Works

 #Physics Teaching how the National Grid works https://youtu.be/P0j5VeRtGKo using a step up and a step down transformer or not and watching it fail. My pylons I am told make the difference. #iteachphysics #Science #STEM



Thursday 2 December 2021

Fermentation

 Turning all that sugar into alcohol and Carbon dioxide. One of the fun practicals learning about microbes and fermentation.


https://youtu.be/S1FhTzup-Cc #STEM #Science



Wednesday 1 December 2021

Trying out electronics

 #Physics Learning about electricity is learning what does work and what doesn't. Here practical work, seems far better than doing the theory. The students learn more and faster, here using Locktronics #iteachphysics #Science #STEM @MatrixTSL




Fun with Electrostatics

  I'm having some fun with the students investigating Electrostatics. We are deflecting water, moving suspended rods, charging hair, fix...