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StudyIB
Hello from Chris & Emma, We’ve got news! Over the past few years we’ve been developing StudyIB Physics, a site for students. This is now up and running, complete with Higher Level topics and two Options...
πg physics
This is πg he / she is a pig. Some years ago I had the idea to present the whole course with pigs. I'd noticed how much my students liked experimenting with flying pigs so thought I'd milk the idea for...
Activity answers
Over the past years I have had several requests for the answers to all the questions on the activities, well I've started to publish them. Activity answers . I'm doing them on my ipad and I'm afraid my...
Another crossword
The Guardian crossword was down the other day so I decided to make another one. I think this sort of cryptic crossword is a good learning tool as it involves problem solving as well as a knowledge of...
Christmas crossword
note: there are no clues 10,15 or 20. 2 and 16 are US spellings Across Down 7. Varied opinion is lacking ion particle (4) 11. No electric device hides French Christmas (4) 12. Equipotentials between two...
Algodoo bow and arrow
I've been doing the Mini investigation activity with my first years. It involves a bow and arrow which is quite a complex system. A superficial treatment can assume the bow is like a spring but if they...
(N)ice sounds
"What causes that weird sound when you throw a stone across the ice?" Asked Benny. "What sound?" "Step outside." "Wow!" I don't know but I can probably make something up. The sound comes from the vibrating...
The 160 hour EE myth
Our internal EE deadline was last night. I got 1 out of 5. Could be worse. Leane wins the prize for making the deadline. An interesting investigation about the relationship between the hole size in a...
Reading from the script
Sorry about the photo. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, well this one's worth about 10. When I started this blog on the 8th December 2009 (my photography has at least not got worse) my aim...