The Hubble space telescope was launched on April 24th 1990 on the space shuttle Discovery. In the 21 years since its installation in orbit around Earth it has taken some of the most amazing photographs of space ever recorded. Earlier this month Hubble was pointed at a pair of interacting galaxies known as ARP 273 …
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Some Physics Advice…
When I want to remember how to correctly spell practice or practise (which I do all the time) I remember the sage words of a former colleague who used to say, “Advise is a verb and advice is a noun.” This was good advice and I advise you to heed it when writing the word practice (the …
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Ah, Hollydogs Again…
I hope you are all beginning to relax after the stresses of term. I am out in France for the first time since October and am having to convince an army of flies that this is my place not theirs. They are taking some convincing but I think that I am winning. Over the next …
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Essential Reading…
On the off chance that you are an occasional visitor, popping by to do some revision with exams approaching, this page may be of help to you. Biology… A relatively recent post all about different types of muscle. Twig Prep has quite a lot about muscle. And then there is the highly acclaimed cell structure series. I’ve …
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Quantum Mechanics Part One…
Pupil Post by Saxon Quantum mechanics is the study of particles and how they interact and behave. The main experiment from which quantum mechanics originated was the double slit experiment. The experiment was that an electron gun fired electrons onto a wall with two holes in it and onto a detector. When one slit was …
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Some Graphing Help…
Graph drawing is an essential science skill. There are some conventions that you should follow and some ideas that I would urge you to consider. Graphs can show trends in data and help you to predict possible future outcomes. The more data you collect the more accurate your graph is likely to be, allowing you …
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Origin Of The Universe…
Something a little less exam-oriented but interesting stuff nonetheless I hope. This video from Minute Physics discusses what we do and do not know about the origins of the Universe. We make observations and draw conclusions. Hopefully what we don’t do is look for areas of uncertainty and then make up an explanation. It’s OK not to …
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The Crimbo Holly-Dogs…
Updated Saturday 20th December I have added to the “About” menu above. You should now find a menu item for your Year Group. It will then link to relevant posts and Twig Prep videos on material we have covered, or are yet to cover, term by term. Get ahead of the game! (Or do some …
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Top Tips…
When I was a student, there was no Internet, at least not as we know it today. I got my information/entertainment in printed form. In Newcastle there was a fringe underground magazine that I bought weekly – it was a little like Private Eye but for juveniles. My favourite section was the Top Tips page. …
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Radley…
I had a good time at the Radley Prep School’s Science Day yesterday. It is always a good opportunity to talk to other prep school science teachers and to talk to the people who may be teaching you in the future. We spent some time talking about the chemistry CE paper, and CE in general, with the man responsible …
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