Peter Hill Explains

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Move beyond the "knowledge" that muscles make forces and find out how billions of nano-legs power stroke to lift up your coffee cup!

I give the students a series of challenges with eggs, plastic bags and water bombs

1. A phone service plus AI to diagnose head injury / Concussion 2. GPS location reporting by mobile for ambulance, Light modulation for location identification. Automate public gate opening 3. Glow in the dark Epipens 4. RF tagging Epipens

Fairly standard lesson on the features and function of a Galvanometer

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.