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Anaerobic Respiration: Watching Yeast 'Breathe' Without Air

Watch a balloon inflate itself as yeast respires without oxygen. A required practical for comparing anaerobic and aerobic respiration. ...more

Revision

September 16, 20262 min read

Waves: Making the Invisible Visible in a Bowl of Water

Watch invisible waves become visible in a bowl of water. A hands-on way to measure frequency, wavelength and wave speed for the exam. ...more

Revision

September 09, 20262 min read

Density: Why the Stone Sinks and the Apple Doesn't

Drop a stone and an apple in water: one sinks, one floats. A required practical for measuring mass, volume and density of regular solids, irregular solids and liquids using kitchen scales and a measur... ...more

Revision

September 02, 20262 min read

Why belonging matters as much as revision technique

Why belonging matters as much as revision technique

New government research links how much pupils feel they belong at school to their GCSE results, with a gap of a full grade between those who do and those who don't. SEND, disadvantaged, and female stu... ...more

Thoughts

August 31, 20263 min read

The government wants your view on EOTAS and EHCPs, and it's worth ten minutes of your time

The government wants your view on EOTAS and EHCPs, and it's worth ten minutes of your time

The Department for Education is consulting on changes to Education Otherwise Than at School (EOTAS), and it matters even if your child is currently fine in mainstream school. ...more

Neurodivergence

August 27, 20265 min read

Chromatography: Why a Black Felt Tip Isn't Actually Black

Get a black felt tip pen wet and watch it split into blues, purples and pinks. A simple filter-paper practical for testing whether a dye is pure or a mixture, plus how to read an Rf value from the res... ...more

Revision

August 26, 20262 min read