wigton physics
Sunday, 11 May 2025
Watching the Wind on Loch Keose
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The wind gusts were stirring up dark patches on the loch. These must be tilting the water in a direction that reflects less ligh...
Saturday, 10 May 2025
Branching time lines
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These apple trees at The Newt reminded me of branching lines that form in the time dimension as a result of decision making. Sch...
Friday, 9 May 2025
Roman pottery
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We had a brilliant pottery demonstration at The Newt. The potter explained that the minerals in clay can become aligned under pr...
Thursday, 8 May 2025
Magnets
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We had fun with this train set. We were trying to see how far apart the magnets needed to be before the V and the A attracted ea...
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
Water jets
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This feature at The Newt has jets of water being fired from the toads when sensors are triggered. The sensors are lo...
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
Changing wavelengths
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When I was young this pylon at Barrow AFC used to house the flood lights. Now it houses mobile phone aerials. It still houses el...
Monday, 5 May 2025
Fish out of water
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This amazing set-up at The Newt got me thinking. How did they get the water into the rectangular tank and to stay there? If I we...
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