Wednesday 31 August 2022
Investigating Joints
How does the knee work? What muscles are used? What forces are involved? How can we measure those forces? Questions and investigations that get the students to think and design experiments, even those who fail are a great learning experience.
Tuesday 30 August 2022
Sines and cosecants
Sin, Cos and Tan are ok, but when we look at Secants and Cosecants the eyes glaze over and wonder what do they really mean. And it is up to me to explain and make it clear and tell the story of these mythical beasts.
Monday 29 August 2022
Looking at Methane
A Level Chemistry looking at Methane, its properties, why it is such a potent green house gas and how it can be added to other molecules to sequester the carbon. The @Snatoms help the students quickly try out different ideas.
Sunday 28 August 2022
Building an electric motor from scratch
There is nothing like the feeling of accomplishment when the Westminster motor starts spinning around having assembled it from bits of wire and sticky tape and a couple of magnets. Getting the commutator build correct.
Saturday 27 August 2022
Apple, Linux and Windows
A Level Computing. Apple, Windows or Linux as well as Windows Servers and online platforms The students are given a choice to try out new to them operating systems to help prepare them for the real world
Friday 26 August 2022
Are these Microscopes any good?
Are these digital microscopes any good? I believe yes to get the students into the macro world. They are strong and portable enough to look at mobile screens, clothes fibres, finger prints and insect wings, to excite the students into the small world around us.
Thursday 25 August 2022
Openboard
Online Maths teaching works quite well. Using openboard (I have found it better than other paid for versions) on the Wacom and on the Smart board means that information and examples can be freely passed around and it works well in the classroom as well.
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A level Math
Students working out just what formulae are and are not in the exam sheet. Then, the panic can begin to memorise the formulae that are not...
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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...