Friday 7 January 2022
Measuring the resistance of a length of Wire
Getting ready to do the resistance is proportional to the length of wire practical. Using a rheostat to visualise the system in a smaller space. Using the Locktronics by @matrixtsl to simplify and explain the circuit
Thursday 6 January 2022
Creating a powered pendulum
Creating a powered pendulum to look at resonance. We collected the data using a motion sensor and displayed in @pascoscientific Capstone. This gave numbers to the effect observed. #iteachphysics #Science #STEM
Wednesday 5 January 2022
Maths Day.
Sorting out the Binomial expansion, and binomial probability. Its amazing what two weeks holiday, and Christmas can do to students brains. First Maths in 2 weeks.
Tuesday 4 January 2022
Fluctuating Gravity Field?
Using @pascoscientific Sparkvue and track and a Smartcart to work out a value of acceleration due to gravity. In my lab there seems to be a fluctuating gravity well, which seems to constantly change the value of g. #iteachphysics #Science
Monday 3 January 2022
Sunday 2 January 2022
Lime water
Setting up to test for Carbon Dioxide - perhaps one of the simplest tests. The students making their own limewater solution, is a good fun way of doing a test and means much more than just doing something. #iteachchemistry #Science @ChatChemistry #STEM
Saturday 1 January 2022
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Current speed on the River Thames
Measuring the current speed on the River Thames. It has dropped considerably in the past couple of weeks and was doing a steady 1.1 mph
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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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Getting a classic set of results for the titration of NaOH and HCl is not that difficult but it is nice when we can get students to this ...
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Mechanics: the grand meeting of Maths & Physics! Using strobe light & a ball drop for gravity-acceleration calculations and SUVAT fo...