Tuesday 28 November 2017

Atomic Bomb in a beaker


This podcast describes how to recreate a thermonuclear blast in the classroom, and teach some valuable atmospheric physics

This is a video of students performing the experiment.



Monday 27 November 2017

Nuclear Fusion for Children



A simple hand game make Nuclear Fusion fun in the classroom.


Two protons hitting and bouncing off each other


A neutron and proton hitting each other

Stick together for Fusion

HR diagram for High School

The building of a 3D edible HR diagram where the stars a cakes hung on string, and coloured with icing is described.


Saturday 25 November 2017

Astrophysics for high school

Get your class to download Celestia



Get them to chase stars and log them in a Hertzsprung Russel diagram



Then do the star dance

Friday 24 November 2017

Year 8 Chocolate rock lesson

Starting with different blocks of chocolate, students grate them to simulate weathering, move the grated chocolate to simulate erosion, carry it to a river bed of Al foil to simulate transport, sprinkle it to simulate deposition, enclose and sit on it to simulate cementing, then bend to simulate geological folding of strata

Quiet Talk on Graphs and Charts

A general talk on the difference between charts and graphs and some of the deep ideas in graphs.

Tuesday 21 November 2017

Chocolate rocks

Doctor Hill talks about his chocolate geology lessons as he drives from Glenbrook to a supermarket in Penrith

Saturday 18 November 2017

George what a bloke!



George was the first ashore on the first fleet and the rest is history


A Little (Quantum) Story about magnets

A Little (Quantum) Story about magnets


John Randall, an all star convict

John Randall the American sharp shooter arrives on the first fleet


The Frog that Jump started Science

The Frog that Jump started Science

Tuesday 7 November 2017

Unpacking Principle Quantum Number

Podcast Almost everyone I know doesn't pick up on the distinctions between Period Number (Periodic Table), Principle Quantum Number (Bohr atom = radial + angle +1) and the more fundamental shape quantum number.  Without mastering this distinction there is bound to be much confusion that is often mistaken for mystery/

Through the thunder cloud

Podcast.  Ride a hail stone as it grow sheathed in super cooled water, Jump into a Van der Graff generator and think about a giant one powering an Australian Internet data center at Australia's Mawson Base.

Easy Cosmology in the Kitchen

Podcast Easy Cosmology in the Kitchen

Monday 6 November 2017

So you want to be a Quantum Physicist

Imagine the first steps on your quantum journey. Play Podcast

Friday 3 November 2017

2017 HSC Physics Q1

2017 HSC Physics Q1  nearly completed talking through this answer,  This is the end objective of Podcast technology for students to learn while on Public Transport 🡲

Yes, I developed Philosopher Numbering

Yes, I developed Philosopher Numbering

Sculptures by the sea

Join Peter as he journey to the sea to view a sculpture exposition

The Science of the Sun

The Science of the Sun reveals a clear superheated atmosphere powered by a solar dynimo