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Read more about the article TISA Hot Air Ballooneys: Race to Enter & Fuel Analysis

TISA Hot Air Ballooneys: Race to Enter & Fuel Analysis

  • Post published:August 7, 2016
  • Post category:MYP Chemistry/MYP Science
  • Reading time:1 min read

Deciding on the Ballooney Baku "race" to enter their tissue-paper hot air balloon in, identifying the kind of fuel necessary to win the race, and analyzing the fuels.

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Read more about the article TISA Hot Air Ballooneys Go For Ballooney Baku

TISA Hot Air Ballooneys Go For Ballooney Baku

  • Post published:August 6, 2016
  • Post category:MYP Chemistry/MYP Science
  • Reading time:2 mins read

This is how a series of lessons, using tissue-paper hot-air balloons as a stimulus for a study of Fuels and Energy in MYP year four Science, began at The International School of Azerbaijan in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Read more about the article Preparing for a Cracker of a Lesson

Preparing for a Cracker of a Lesson

  • Post published:August 5, 2016
  • Post category:Uncategorized
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Video of my buddy Andy and I playing with fire crackers, testing out a demonstration before performing in front of students.

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Read more about the article Pop The Magic Corn

Pop The Magic Corn

  • Post published:August 4, 2016
  • Post category:Chemistry/Enrichment Activities/IB Diploma
  • Reading time:2 mins read

What gives popcorn its pop?

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Read more about the article Speed: Nothing You Can’t Take

Speed: Nothing You Can’t Take

  • Post published:August 3, 2016
  • Post category:Pedagogy
  • Reading time:1 min read

When I used to teach, I would begin a topic with a multi-media PowerPoint presentation to introduce the topic and for a few other reasons, one of which was to get some laughter from the students!

Guess what topic this was an introduction to? Follow the link to find out!

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