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The Truth about Galileo, a workshop delivered at the University of Southampton to gifted and talented children. Learn with us.
Inside cover of Galileo's book on two world systems. Picture by Ian Galloway taken at the Science Museum archives in Wroughton.
Originally titled Dialogue on the Tides it was changed to simply Dialogue. Published in 1632 it was placed on the Index of Forbidden Books and not removed until 1835. Based on the books contents Galileo was threatened with the instruments of torture and condemned to house arrest until he died in 1642. Galileo was pardoned by the Roman Catholic Church in 1992, 350 years after his death.
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EMEA Europe Middle East and Africa T3
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Teachers Teaching with Technology
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Using handheld technology to collect and analyse data, the LabStation is in itself a mini-revolution. This has now been superseded by the TI Innovator Hub, a microcontroller which is programmable from TI Nspire CX and the TI 84 CE.
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The Transit of Venus 2012, another triumph for Copernicus.
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BLOODHOUND: a vehicle for STEM. This webpage provides resources and links for a really exciting STEM project.
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Partial Eclipse from Southampton UK, 20 March 2015
Recorded using TI-Nspire.
Picture by Ian Galloway
Blue is the light level and red the temperature. Time scale is 100 minutes ending at 1011, maximum at 0929, start time just after first contact at 0831.
Note the time lag for the drop in temperature (range 5-6 C).
Note the more rapid rise in light intensity than drop.
Cloud cover remained very uniform throughout.
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Working with the Prince's Teaching Institute
Southwark Schools Learning Partnership & The Prince’s Teaching Institute
Physics Subject Day
Talking to Melendy Lovett, Past President Education Technology at Texas Instruments, about the European Science Pilot carried out over the three years 2010-2013.
The Three Musketeers Of Texas Instruments Education at Las Vegas. From left: Koen Stulens, Business Development Manager; Peter Balyta, President Education Technology; Mats Wiberg, Director of Product Marketing.
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