Here in East Lothian, we are on the count down to the end of term. Last year we decided to hold an end of term quiz. As there isn’t time to hold the event as a group we decided to give out copies of the CD to participating teams (five pounds per team). The idea [...]
Whilst at the Touch Rugby series at Geroge Heriot’s RFC this evening I decided to savour one of my favourite refreshments, Corona Beer. As always, I was offered a slice of Lime to place in the neck of the bottle. I wouldn’t quite class this as sacrilege, but I have often wondered why one would [...]
I have already posed this question to my pupils.
Biology is fascinating. Indeed, this is now my eighth year teaching the subject. The biological world around us never ceases to amaze me. I haven’t posted a factoid for a while, so here goes. Before you look at the image below, I will give you a little [...]
There are many great book shops in Edinburgh aside to Waterstone’s. My favorites include the secondhand shops in Stockbridge and on the Bridges. They are great for trawling if you don’t really know what you are looking for, but if you do, they are probably useless (I hope you know what I mean). One particular [...]
Ok, I am looking for the name, location and past function of the large concrete objects in the image above.
This weeks Factoid has a bit of a ‘Chemistry’ slant to it. Who can tell me the name of the molecule in the Jpeg above? I am also looking for a brief description of what it has been used for in the past. (Correct name and spelling please. Don’t worry I will not ask anyone [...]
I after speaking to a number of individuals who have read my webpage, I thought that I would start a weekly ‘Factoid: What am I?’ post.
Interesting and fun! All in the name of Science Education.
So, here goes. What am I?
Suggestions, so far, have included owl pellets, synthetic kiwi fruits and hairy pebbles! If [...]
