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Rocket Powered Lego Car
At some time or other, I think we’ve probably all played around with Rockets although normally it’s just water rockets. Although water rockets are fun to make and launch, they’re…
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Rocket Powered Lego Car
Posted on July 17, 2011 | No CommentsAt some time or other, I think we’ve probably all played around with Rockets although normally it’s just water rockets. Although water rockets are fun to make and launch, they’re... -
Physics AS Revision Guide
Posted on April 18, 2011 | No CommentsNow comes with 270 page past paper questions and markschemes e-book ABSOLUTELY FREE We’ve just completed work on what I think is the most exciting Physics AS Revision Guide on... -
Great demo for Standing (Stationary) Waves
Posted on April 2, 2011 | No CommentsI was flicking through the Pasco catalogue just now and stumbled upon the glow string they sell (£15). You can see this here You can connect this up to a... -
Exciting Moodle Opportunity
Posted on March 31, 2011 | No CommentsIf you’re anything like me, you find revision work tedious. You want to give the students some activities or some notes to help them revise at home or when they’re... -
AQA GCSE Revision – Further Physics
Posted on March 30, 2011 | 1 CommentFirst up, apologies for the lack of posts recently. I have been busy at school and also working through some revision materials for GCSE and A-level. I hope this is...
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Rocket Powered Lego Car
Posted on July 17, 2011 | No CommentsAt some time or other, I think we’ve probably all played around with Rockets although normally it’s just water rockets. Although water rockets are fun to make and launch, they’re... -
Physics AS Revision Guide
Posted on April 18, 2011 | No CommentsNow comes with 270 page past paper questions and markschemes e-book ABSOLUTELY FREE We’ve just completed work on what I think is the most exciting Physics AS Revision Guide on... -
Great demo for Standing (Stationary) Waves
Posted on April 2, 2011 | No CommentsI was flicking through the Pasco catalogue just now and stumbled upon the glow string they sell (£15). You can see this here You can connect this up to a... -
Exciting Moodle Opportunity
Posted on March 31, 2011 | No CommentsIf you’re anything like me, you find revision work tedious. You want to give the students some activities or some notes to help them revise at home or when they’re... -
AQA GCSE Revision – Further Physics
Posted on March 30, 2011 | 1 CommentFirst up, apologies for the lack of posts recently. I have been busy at school and also working through some revision materials for GCSE and A-level. I hope this is... -
The Ladybird and Ruler Puzzle – the Solution!
Posted on February 26, 2011 | No Comments“A ladybird crawls along a ruler from the 12” mark at one end to the 6” mark in the centre. It takes her 12 seconds. Continuing on her way, she... -
The Ladybird and the Ruler Conundrum
Posted on February 25, 2011 | No CommentsI love these sorts of puzzles: A ladybird crawls along a ruler from the 12” mark at one end to the 6” mark in the centre. It takes her 12... -
Put the fun back into Simple Harmonic Motion – Using the Nintendo Wii in Physics
Posted on February 22, 2011 | No CommentsSHM isn’t the most exciting topic on the A-level Physics specification by any stretch of the imagination, but here’s an interesting way to inject a little bit of fun. You’re... -
The Chemical Reaction Puzzle: The solution
Posted on February 21, 2011 | 1 Comment“After a series of experiments, a chemist discovered that it took 80 minutes for a certain chemical reaction to take place whenever he was wearing a green necktie, and the... -
The Chemical Reaction Puzzle
Posted on February 20, 2011 | 1 CommentAnother great little starter to get ‘em thinking: After a series of experiments, a chemist discovered that it took 80 minutes for a certain chemical reaction to take place whenever... -
Electrical Resistance Network Puzzle – the Answer!
Posted on February 16, 2011 | 1 CommentThe answer to this puzzle is 5/6 Ohms. I had a boy in Year 12 solve this without writing anything down doing the whole thing in his head. I was... -
Electrical Resistance Network Puzzle
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 1 CommentJust used this with my Year 12 class and it kept them thinking for ages! Each resistor has a resistance of 1Ω. What is the resistance between A and B?... -
The Scale of the Universe
Posted on January 31, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve just recieved an email from the PTNC Institute of Physics email list. If you’re not already signed up for it, I would certainly reccomend it. Anyway the email contained... -
Max Tegmark and Parallel Universes Scientific American pdf download
Posted on January 28, 2011 | No CommentsAfter watching the recent BBC Horizon programme “What is Reality” (Iplayer here) I visited the site of Max Tegmark, one of the Physicists featured in the programme. You can find... -
The floating hat problem – the solution
Posted on January 27, 2011 | No CommentsHere’s the solution to the Floating Hat problem from yesterday… Because the speed of the river has the same effect on both boat and hat, it can be ignored completely... -
The Floating Hat Problem – another great puzzle for a Physics starter
Posted on January 26, 2011 | No CommentsHere’s another puzzle that works as a brilliant starter. It’s similar in style to the bicycle and the fly posted last week. In fact it even comes from the same... -
Physics Tutor in South Bucks/Berks Area. GCSE and A-level
Posted on January 25, 2011 | 1 CommentI’m now available for Private tutoring work in the evenings in the South Bucks/Berks area including Windsor, Slough and High Wycombe. I’m an experienced Head of Physics and happy to... -
The bicycles and the fly – a great puzzle for a starter
Posted on January 24, 2011 | No CommentsHere’s a brilliant puzzle that could be used as a starter to a lesson on motion. It’s taken from “Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles ” by Martin Gardner. Two boys on bicycles,... -
Einstein’s Riddle
Posted on January 21, 2011 | No CommentsEinstein’s riddle is a great way to get pupils thinking and working in groups. Here it is: Einstein’s Riddle! There are 5 houses in 5 different colours. In each house... -
Getting Girls into Physics no.1 – Using the Twilight Films to teach SUVAT/Energy
Posted on January 18, 2011 | No CommentsWhat could be a better way of engaging with the girls in your Physics class than by using the Twilight films? Check out the Youtube video below and think about... -
Quantum Mechanics of Cricket
Posted on January 18, 2011 | 2 Commentshttp://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/cricket.html Have a look here – fascinating and fun article about the likelihood of a cricket ball diffracting through the bat-pad gap. And who’d have though Steve Waugh had an... -
Virtual Oscilloscope
Posted on January 17, 2011 | No CommentsThis is an easy way to explain how an oscilloscope works – it can be projected onto the board and it even looks like the real thing! I’m just about... -
Physics for Entertainment – free pdf of classic book here
Posted on January 16, 2011 | No Comments“Published in 1913, a best-seller in the 1930s and long out of print, Physics for Entertainment was translated from Russian into many languages and influenced science students around the world.... -
O-level Physics – useful for homework and tests
Posted on January 16, 2011 | No CommentsIf you’re looking some good GCSE questions (including multiple choice) to use in tests and homework, have a look at the Cambridge University International O-level Physics papers. Click here to... -
Inductive Games – a great starter
Posted on January 11, 2011 | 1 CommentNext time you’re stuck for an interesting way to start a lesson for any year group try some of these inductive games: Rules: Pupils are in pairs. One pupil reads... -
Exploring the motion of plastic popper toys
Posted on January 9, 2011 | No CommentsIn case you’re wondering what these toys are: And here’s the information and challenge that I give to the students: Remember the SUVAT equations of motion: v = u +... -
Scalextric and velocity time graphs
Posted on January 9, 2011 | No CommentsUsing toys is often a great way of illustrating Physics concepts, and Scalextric in particular has an enormous range of possibilities. Scalextric can be used to generate velocity time graphs... -
Range sensor and displacement time graphs
Posted on January 9, 2011 | No CommentsThis is a really simple way of introducing displacement time graphs. Your school may well already have a range sensor such as the Alba Data Ranger (http://www.djb.co.uk/ppm_ranger.html) or you may... -
The Classic Vector Triangle Experiment With A Twist
Posted on January 9, 2011 | No CommentsAmazon.co.uk Widgets Somewhere in the prep room there will be a drawer with a set of old pulley wheels and tangled balls of string. Or there might even be boards... -
Giant Vectors
Posted on January 9, 2011 | No CommentsWhen students begin A-level Physics in Year 12, one of the first difficult areas they encounter is the use of trigonometry and Pythagoras’ theorem to perform calculations with vectors. This...