Stop detractors
I've just completed the 57th online multiple choice quiz, that's 570 questions with 3 more to go so that the whole core and AHL is covered. After a while you start to get a bit obsessed with multiple...
Met with septicism
Do you see that bit where the snow has melted well that's our neighbours septic tank, actually it's the flat rocks that cover the top of it to be more exact. The reason the snow has melted is due to all...
Negative skates
I always wanted a pair of roller skates but as far as I remember I never got any, as a result I am not very well practised at walking around with reduced friction between my feet and the pavement. I have...
Launch party
Well today the website went live so hello to anyone who has just been redirected here from the old site. I guess I should be having a party but there's no one home at the moment so I'll have to put the...
Star bright
I've been noticing a very bright planet visible in the South east every morning for the past couple of weeks so apparently its Venus and the one in the evenings is Jupiter. On Thursday I started my journey...
Time to start revising
The holidays are over and its time to start the process of revising first for the trial exams then the real thing. That's not to say that I have finished the course because I haven't. I always hope that...
Aurorasome
Last night I saw the Aurora Borealis. It was nothing like this picture by one of our students (Matthew Enger) of the aurora over the college last year. Photos usually look better than the real thing as...
Flushed with success
Last week our water froze which means we have to carry in water and flush the toilet with a bucket. It's amazing how much more efficient the real flush is compared to using a bucket. I have experimented...
Snow shoes
I bought myself a pair of snow shoes and have just been out on the hill to try them. When buying snow shoes you have to get the correct length, this is calculated on your weight, the heavier you are the...
Two clocks
I was chatting to another physics teacher, Chris Folland, at a workshop in Malta the other week. We were talking about how we physics teachers like neat solutions to simple problems and he told me about...