Peter Hill Explains

By Peter Hill

You are welcome to listen in as I "explain things scientific". I have had great fun with lasers, robots and absorbing Quantum Physics. Now as a classroom teacher, laid low by heart surgery its time t... more

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Peter Hill Explains episodes:

May 08, 2018 Could you really travel to the Sun 500 times on your own DNA?
A in-depth look at your DNA as it really is. Most of the time DNA is unwound and bulked out by its negatively polarized backbone.
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1h 6min
May 08, 2018 A good momentum lesson
A precision first school experiment that is reliable and targeted. A step by step guide is given to make dynamics trolleys that show what makes up momentum.
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35min
May 06, 2018 Tips to teach Doppler shift
Placing two speakers on the rear wheel of an up ended push bike. Starts of easy to understand then gets into some maths to explain how we see spinning stars in space
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38min
May 06, 2018 How the birth of US consumer electronics won WWII
Proximity anti aircraft shells crippled Japan in days in the "Great Turkey Shoot". A secret that people had lost interest in but is key to understanding our cheap consumer gadget age.
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29min
May 06, 2018 $80 high power microscope
Rip of the lens of a laser pointer, place it under a microscope slide and collect the shadow on the CCD chip of a web camera that has had it lens removed. Great project for gifted students.
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7min
May 05, 2018 How I teach cells
I give the students a series of challenges with eggs, plastic bags and water bombs
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29min
May 05, 2018 How muscles use electrostatic forces
Move beyond the "knowledge" that muscles make forces and find out how billions of nano-legs power stroke to lift up your coffee cup!
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17min
May 04, 2018 Nano-robots inside cells
The static diagram of a cell is upgraded with the last 30 years of discoveries.
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36min
May 04, 2018 Triangulation Science Lesson
An authentic scenario from the Vietnam war is used to set the scene for a classroom learning activity. Some of the sensitive issues and background is discussed.
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23min
May 04, 2018 Galvanometer Tutorial
Fairly standard lesson on the features and function of a Galvanometer
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23min

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How many episodes does Peter Hill Explains have?

The podcast currently has 1,881 episodes available.