More physics

Free online course to lead you through some fundamental ideas at FearofPhysics.com.

To be honest, when I chose the free online course, and looked through the notes, the fear came back.

My strategy would be to watch the videos first, look at some books, go web browsing, then come back to the notes supplied with your no-fear course.

(With that amount of preparation, the panic might have begun to lessen.)

Physics

Watch these videos, and think about a physics part of an IGCSE.

You can have a go at blowing stuff up in your fire pit, but remember to stand back and keep a bucket of water handy.

Centre of the Cell

In preparation for your visit to Centre of the Cell, play these games.

Have read about, and have formed some ideas about the following:

- the different types of cells in the body doing different jobs
- how you might go about diagnosing a disease
- what you understand by the terms 'clinical research'; 'screening programme'; 'risk factor'.

I'd also like to play the Double Blind Trial game, so let's leave time for that this week. (Comes with chocolate.)

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Three line whip for the chemistry lectures on the RI Channel.

Watch them.

I have biscuits, hot chocolate, and a sharp stick. I find this combination a sure winner to academic success.

Astronomy

Links to Brian Cox without his shirt on (I wish).

Animal training

Look over the following materials around the workshop.

Animal training at Seaworld

Pavlov's Dog info on the Nobel Prize website

Training a Tiger for animal husbandry

Checking a hyena's teeth.

GCSE Biology Behaviour element

Colchester Zoo worksheet. Can you do it?

And, if you fancy them, the wiki pages on Ethology and Behaviourism.