Get a half life
Yesterday I was adding some "related investigations" to the required practical pages when I realised that I hadn't included details of a computer simulation to be used for radioactive decay. I like student...
Tonights the night
Clear dark skies and plenty of solar activity means that tonight could be a good night for seeing the Northern lights (or the southern lights if that's where you live- International mindedness). There...
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Red riding hoods apple
Little red riding hood went to the shop and bought an apple, what did red riding hood buy? We may not talk about apples so often in our physics classes (actually I do) but we do tell a lot of stories...
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The big apple
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It's complicated
Having dealt with measurement and uncertainties my first year classes have moved on to relationships. When dealing with relationships it's impossible not to think about the more common use of the term....
Nothing's impossible
In July I made a rash statement that making a heart shape out of a single rocket shell was impossible (fake fireworks). I still think the display in question was a fake but it seems that it is possible...
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Paving the way for investigations
For the past couple of years my students have carried out a design lab based on some solar powered toy cars a lamp and a dimmer switch. I also supply some cheap solar cells so they can measure the pd...