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Particle Physics and the LHC: some useful resources
The Large Hardon Collider is due to be turned on this day next week (Wednesday, 10th of September), so it’s not a bad time to put together some useful resources to show to the troops to give them some...
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Dissection – great fun entirely
I have been experiencing a renaissance in my teaching life ever since I decided to embrace my ignorance on all issues biological (still can’t learn to love Chemistry unfortunately, but there may still...
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‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’ online science game
Wonderful online science game – who knew learning could be fun? Bring the class down to the computer lab and have them play in teams of mixed ability. Millionaires get no homework. But watch out –...
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Junior Cert Physics Resources
I have tended to neglect the Junior Cert end of thephysicsteacher.ie Hopefully this has now been rectified. Or at any rate it’s a start. The interactive links were there already but not easily...
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Nice resources for atomic bonding
A rather unorthodox approach to revising atomic bonding: It dovetails nicely with one of the many free resources from absorblearning – in this case an animation of an oxygen atom bonding (covalently)...
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Leaving Cert Physics: Derivations
There are a total of 11 derivations on the Leaving Cert Physics syllabus: 1. Three equations of motion 2. F = ma 3. v = r w 4. Relationship between Periodic Time and Radius for a Satellite in Orbit 5....
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Nuclear Physics Resouces
For anyone out there interested in educating themselves on all things nuclear. I teach this as two seperate chapters for Leaving Cert Physics. I would like to think that by studying the notes on the...
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Applied Maths Resources
A bit late in the year perhaps, but for anyone out there studying (or teaching) Applied Maths it might be worth noting that I have uploaded a full set of exam questions in the Exam Material section of...
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Some of my favourite resources in my lab
1. An electronic labeller. Not cheap. But very, very necessary. This model allows for different size tape and different font sizes. It also has a wide range of characters, including mathematical...
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How to get an A in Applied Maths
It may not seem a big deal, but if you’re a teacher of Applied Maths then worked solutions – whether they be Department of Education marking schemes or full solutions – can be a life-saver. The...
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