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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · 3d

That’s a puffball. Give them a squeeze and they spore into the air

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · 3d

Here are four from our outdoor classroom

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · 4d

Yes! It’s taken four consecutive night of carving to give everybody a go.

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · 4d

A pumpkin for every child. My work here is done. 🎃

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · 6d

Yes - I use the roller coaster - basically the same visualisation

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · 6d

Chemistry dating advice is the only advice they will need

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · 6d

Today I went out of my way to explain why certain bonds form in terms of electronegativity, stability and energy - but the students only got it when I resorted to “the hydrogen really wants to bond with the chlorine” and then everyone got it. How do you avoid giving atoms feelings? #iteachchem

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · 29d

Isn’t that just the way of it though?

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · 29d

Weekend to-do list: 15 items. Completed: just 3.
Planned a Year 13 chemistry lesson on aldehydes, a GCSE astronomy lesson on Earth’s interior, and rescued my canoe from my old school. That is it. 😬

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · Sep 20

Does anybody have a photo of chemist Gladys Elsmie - who worked with Brady to develop Brady’s reagent? She has the same name as Elvis Presley’s mother and that’s is all google will give me.

@compoundchem.com @rsc-eic.bsky.social @rsc.org @chatchemistry.bsky.social

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · Aug 22

A level chemistry on your timetable this year? Here is my work in progress. Please use and share as you wish. This is a work in progress…

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

A level Chemistry - YouTube

Chemistry for OCR A level

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · Aug 22

New to teaching physics and not sure how to proceed?

Free resource here - how to teach every concept, idea and skill. 24 hours long! Free to use, share and develop further. Enjoy.

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

AQA GCSE Physics - YouTube

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · Aug 9

Today’s job. Enroll most of September’s year 9 onto the Bronze @dofe.org award.

Thankfully this year, I am a bit ahead of myself as I asked them who wanted to join in year 8 - and can now process the list.

a person walking down a dirt path with a backpack

ALT: a person walking down a dirt path with a backpack

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · Aug 9

Definitely going to have to make one next year!

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · Aug 9

School garden growing well. But the birds have got to the sweetcorn. 😡

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · Aug 8

It does seem like nobody is there on twitter now - not even the people who enjoy telling me I am wrong. The early joy of this place was those people didn’t seem to get the memo.

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · Aug 8

I don’t think I have kept up to date with the community on here. How is it going? Is conversation thriving here?

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · Jun 11

Quick question. I am on the second day of a DSL course today. Are you only a DSL when in post as THE DSL or is everyone DSL trained a DSL? Like, imagine you are a pilot, but not flying this plane as THE pilot. Is THE pilot the only pilot and all other pilots not actually pilots? How does it work? ✈️

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · May 28

Next year a new challenge - I will be a housemaster of a Y9 and Y10 boarding house.

But don’t worry, chemistry and physics teaching support will continue!

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · May 27

Atomic kitten. I will not apologise for this.

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · May 18

Very interesting. Thank you.

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · May 9

Almost, but it was the mass of the KHCO3 that shouldn’t have been in an enthalpy of reaction calculation

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · May 9

Prizes for anybody that can spot the mistake in my work on the board behind me.

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · May 9

My departing Y13s bought me flowers. I have never been bought flowers in my life. 🥲

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Dr David Boyce @drdavidboyce.bsky.social · May 4

Exciting Science Teaching Opportunity!

Are you a science educator looking for a part-time role in the North London & Hertfordshire area?

Are you passionate about girls in STEM? Join us 👇

www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy...

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