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Category:Blogs ‘n’ Ends
Competition Six…
Ceád Mile Fáilte! We have hit a little milestone here with 100,000 visitors so it is time for a competition. Now with all new extra clue! Yes, that’s three clues for the price of two! (Although since this is all free anyway, it is also nx clues for the price of ny!!) I bought a new album …
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Merch Opportunity…
A merch opportunity and some revision advice.
Competition…
[Closed – won by Isaac 11/10/19] Some tasty merch’ for the first of my current pupils to answer this question. Who is the character below, what is he holding and why is it important to him? Leave your answer in the comments section below.
Return To Sender…
A quick point about using this blog. If someone has already answered all the questions on a particular post, and I have said that they are correct, then there is probably no need for you to repeat those answers. If there is more than one answer to a question then offer an alternative. Also, if …
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Assez!
[This is from ages ago – but the clips are fun.] This a clip Sam sent me last term that somehow never made it to publication. . I have become a John Finnemore fan over the holidays – it was his Radio 4 sketch show that produced the Kirate With No Liks sketch from a krevious …
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That’s All Folks…
I am heading back to Oxford today so will be out of contact for a day or so. School kicks off for me on Monday so I suspect this will be my last blog post for a while. If you are an SF pupil you might try joining the community page – until it is banned!
Summer Holidays…
I don’t normally write any posts over the summer but since I gained a new subscriber today I thought I would celebrate. I am just about to embark on an overhaul of the blog with some new content, a shop and hopefully some interactive physics models. It will depend upon whether I can get the javascript …
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Bits And Pieces…
I hope you have all had an excellent Christmas with plenty of self-indulgence and regular enquiries as to whether there is anything you can do to help. I am sure that that will have been the case. Some of you may have been lucky enough to receive an iPod or other podcast playing device. The excitement …
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Gravitational Potential Energy…
One of our new toys is this rollercoaster design kit. Good old Amazon! The physics of rollercoaster design is fascinating. It is one of the few gravitational potential energy powered machines around and modern low friction bearings and computer design have meant that the initial store of energy is used in a highly efficient way. …
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