If you know that the speed of sound is 340m/s then you can work out how far away a thunderstorm is from your position.
The video below taken from Mr Mackenzie`s wonderful fizzics website. shows a thunderstorm in progress.
Time how long the thunder comes after the flash and use this time to calculate how far the thunderstorm is away.
Lightning from Daniel Dingemanse on Vimeo.
Hi physics lovers!
Exam results have arrived. If your results were good congratulations. If they were not as expected or just what you thought you would get then never mind. Just make sure you put in the effort next time.
For help you can use the phone number above to call the Exam helpline.
If you were a member of my Higher Physics class then let me know how you got on my logging into Edmodo. I cannot get to the school because of the International Children`s Games.
All the best.
This is a wonderful movie showing how a simple set up of pendulums can create a beautiful pattern of swings.
Some questions to think about:
Today sees saw the launch of the last space shuttle. For thirty years this space craft has brought us joy and sadness. I can remember the first launch way back in 1981. I was thrilled as a physics undergraduate to see this new era of space exploration happening, especially when the astronauts carried out physics experiments in space and showed us the Earth in all its glory using modern tv and video.
There was the fantastic rescue of the Hubble Space Telescope but also the dire sadness of the two disasters.
The Challenger disaster of January 1986 was particularly sad because of the loss of the first school teacher on board Christine McAuliffe.
In 2003 a faulty tile caused the disaster of Columbia as it returned to Earth. In all fourteen astronauts lost their lives in the shuttle program.
Here is a link to a wonderful documentary on the space shuttle`s history.
Farewell Space shuttle and God`s speed on your final return.
Hi physics lovers! Here are some physics tricks you can try out during the summer holidays.
These tricks use physics and are part of a physics roadshow. You can try them out in the house and have some fun.
Take also a look at the best ever comedian that ever lived, the one and only Tommy Cooper.
Look through the above slides and answer the questions on the last slide
The first couple of lessons for the new S3 Physics class had them brainstorming about what skills and knowledge they would need to embark on a space journey to Mars.
Here is there results below. They were superb at delivering their presentations.
Teaching is a hard job but when your job is to teach physics to the young students above from Saint Andrew`s High Coatbridge, then your job becomes a pleasure.
The students pictured above are my higher physics class who will be sitting their Higher Physics exam tomorrow afternoon.
I wish them all the very best because they have worked hard all year despite the loss of time due to the bad weather (remember those days).
So to my Higher Physics Class 2010-11, one of the best classes I`ve taught, all the best and I will be thinking about you tomorrow.
Mr Mallon
Hi physics lovers click this link to get your half dozen questions to revise.
Go on give it a go!
