Friday 22 December 2023
Splint flame tests
Flame tests are always a good way of finishing a term's experiments. There are many ways to do flame tests, but one of the easiest is to use a wooden splint. It's quick, easy, and fun.
Thursday 21 December 2023
Electric fields
A problem for the students having to explain how electricity works by visualising the electric field around a wire and seeing and measuring the magnetic field using the @pascoscientific magnetic field probe. Are the fields the same but just looked at differently?
Wednesday 20 December 2023
Tree Diagrams
By far, the best way of teaching tree diagrams is with sweets. After the first round, if you have eaten a green sweet, how many left becomes easier when it is the mouth.
Tuesday 19 December 2023
Specific Latent Heat of Vaporisation
Ready to perform the Specific Latent Heat of Vaporisation experiment. The older style immersion heaters were shorter, but my replacement one is too long and doesn't give accurate results.
Monday 18 December 2023
Exploring the Brain
Exploring the Brain in Year 11 Biology. Trying out some clever brain tricks to see how it works and how easily the Brain can be fooled.
Sunday 17 December 2023
Turing Tumble
Using the turning Tumble for working out logic operations and solving problems then turning them into computer assembly code.
Saturday 16 December 2023
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