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I'd best put in this disclaimer:
these resources have been written in good faith, and are provided
for free.
Although I can't see any way in which they could mess up your machine,
your exams, your lessons or your life, I can't accept any responsibility
if they do so.
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A zipped mpeg file of a school cloud chamber
in action, with alpha particle tracks clearly visible. Can't
get hold of dry ice? Never mind, you can show this video instead.
Running time approx 1 minute, VHS quality.
The visibility of the particle tracks depends
on viewing conditions, thus you may need to adjust your screen
contrast or brightness.
Unzips to approx 18Mb.
Download CloudChamberVHS.zip
(7.8Mb) or watch it on youtube here. |
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| We all know that TV remote controls give
off infra-red radiation that we can't see, but not everyone
realises that digital cameras and camcorders can see infra
red.
In fact, their CCD chips pick up infra
red all too well, and manufacturers need to correct for this
(unless you want your home movies to look like extracts from
"Predator". On the other hand, have you met my family...)
Anyway, if you point a remote control at a digital camera
or camcorder, you can clearly see the LED flashing when you
press a button.
This file is a zipped mpeg of this in action,
handy when talking about conduction / convection / radiation,
or about the electromagnetic spectrum.
Tip - if you're teaching this, I bet that several
of the pupils in front of you have camera phones on them.
Borrow one, and you'll find that the camera on the phone can
see infra-red from remote controls too.
Download IR-Remote3.zip
(1.52Mb) or watch it on youtube here. |
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These are in Word or pdf format,
and placed here on this web site so that people can freely download,
adapt and use them. Please remember that this isn't the same as
nicking them and claiming them as your own!
Don't have Word? Download
a free Word Viewer from microsoft.com or better still, download
OpenOffice and be able to open and edit the files.
These are in Excel format, and
placed here on this web site so that people can freely download,
adapt and use them. Please remember that this isn't the same as
nicking them and claiming them as your own!
Don't have Excel? Download
a free Excel Viewer from microsoft.com or better still, download
OpenOffice and be able to open and edit the files.
| howtall.xls |
Used in KS3 Human Reproduction.
This will calculate your predicted adult height from your present
age, present height & gender. Popular with year 7. |
| particle.xls |
Jumbled-up table to sort
out, for introductory particle theory. |
| physprop.xls |
As above, about physical
properties e.g brittle, ductile, etc. |
| solsys.xls |
Another jumbled table,
this one's about the Solar System. |
| sortemag.xls |
Yet another jumbled table,
about the Electromagnetic Spectrum. |
| elecbill.xls |
Key Stage 4 Physicsinteractive
electricity bill. Adjust meter readings, price per unit &
VAT and see the effect on the total. |
| elecbill.doc |
Worksheet to accompany
elecbill.xls. Word format. |
| eleccost.xls |
Key Stage 4 Physics: cost
of running various electrical appliances. Can be printed, or
used on a PC. |
| eleccosa.xls |
Numerical answer sheet
for eleccost.xls |
Some
science flash simulations |
| A zip with many swf's and other files from Pete Harvey, a
retired teacher who's happy to share these with you. Download
here. |
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