Open the Strait of Vermouth, you crazy bastards!

Ancient Skies - 1. Gods and Monsters [PBS] Questions to accompany PBS's Ancient Skies - Episode 1. Gods and Monsters. Explore the earliest origins of our relationship with the skies.As of the publication of this resource, the video was availab...

Somehow I missed this when it aired in 2019. But I’m on it now. @philplait.bsky.social and others recount how humans came to understand the heavens. A great story, well told.

And I have questions.

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I had to pin my ears back to craft this set in just few hours. And here I’m trying to live a life of retired leisure out here on the frontier.

It was great fun, for the most part.

If you’re wrangling taxes tonight or caught up in testing schedules and just need a moment, this might hit the spot.

Return to the Moon [PBS NOVA] Questions to accompany PBS NOVA's Return to the Moon This was season 53, episode 7 of NOVA. Follow the Artemis mission to bring humanity back to the Moon for the first time since Apollo.As of the publ...

NOVA’s premiering its Artemis II episode while Integrity is still drying off.

This is as “ripped from the headlines” as it gets for NOVA.

If you want to get some current events into your curriculum, well …

I have questions.

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Our New World - 2. A Wild Revival [PBS] Questions to accompany PBS's Our New World - Episode 2. A Wild Revival. Four people across continents face environmental change and seek coexistence with wildlife.As of the publication of this resourc...

Our New World, episode 2. A Wild Revival takes us to the French Alps, the seaweed forests off Japan, and a new forests in Alaska.

I have questions.

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My Magic 8 ball tells me that NOVA returns tomorrow with … Artemis 2.

Our New World - 1. The Pulse of Change [PBS] Questions to accompany PBS's Our New World - Episode 1. The Pulse of Change. Four people across continents face environmental change and seek coexistence with wildlife.As of the publication of this resource, the video was available via PBS streaming. Amazon Prime, and Apple iTunes. PBS streaming lin...

Our New World [PBS] looks at how humans and wildlife are navigating climate change together.

Wombats, tigers, and elephants are featured in episode 1. You might experience some feels.

And I have questions.

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Achieving orbit is no mean feat. But TLI (translunar injection burn) is when astronauts put Earth in the rearview and put the pedal to the metal.

Or as Smashmouth fans recall it, when they are finally “Go for the Moon.”

Hey now…

National Geographic: For All Mankind (1989) YouTube video by Rando Retro Video

For All Mankind (1989)
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For All Mankind This is a video question set to accompany the 1989 documentary, For All Mankind. This is the best take on the Apollo mission I have ever seen, and it was eventually added to the prestigious Criterion ...

On the off chance that there’s a sudden interest in crewed moon missions, For All Mankind (1989) retraces the sequence of an Apollo mission. No tech specs. The human experience. The film streams on YouTube. For free.

And I have questions. For free.

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Marsha singing “every girl’s a woman, too” didn’t age well.

The Brady's Sing 'Time To Change' | The Brady Bunch | TV Land YouTube video by TV Land

You’re welcome.
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Just as Americans voted for.

They’re moving away from any attempt at hiding it anymore. Their clock is ticking; they need everyone to be inured to the rhythms of naked autocracy.

Full moon ranging from dark orange on top rights to bright white bottom left.

Tried this because it’s been a while since I shot a lunar. A learning experience. Hope to do better in … is it 2028?

Well that brings joy to my heart.

The Germans probably have a word for simultaneous delight and embarrassment. I often feel that courtesy of episodes of Nova. So it was with this therapsid-themed story.

Nevertheless, I have questions. (What’s a therapsid?)

Mammal Origins [PBS NOVA]
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Was it this one? It started as a series of number puzzles with a roller coaster theme. Later, I replicated it with conceptual questions in place of the calculations. I thought they worked nicely in tandem.

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Can Dogs Talk? [PBS NOVA] Questions to accompany PBS NOVA's Can Dogs Talk? This was season 53, episode 3 of NOVA. Do speech buttons really allow dogs to talk to us? Scientists investigate.As of the publication of this resource...

The title pits tried and true attention economy convention against Betteridge’s law of headlines.

I have even more questions. But I’m not here to push your buttons.

There are some interesting findings, but room for skepticism.

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Michael Faraday's "your lines of force are highly attractive" is my personal favorite. What's yours?

I always considered it a victory when I was able to transform jaded, "been there; done that" high school juniors and seniors back into the giggling elementary students they had been just a few years ago. Scientist valentines did that reliably.

Here are some ideas on how to implement scientist valentines:
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Scientist Valentines - Dean Baird (phyz) Scientist Valentines

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Michael Faraday scientist valentine: Your lines of force are highly attractive.

Valentine's Day has a way of sneaking up on you, #ITeachPhysics colleagues. It arrives a day early in schools this year, but there is still time to prepare.

It’s 50+°F in Bozeman here in February. The Sun’s got some spots, so I thought I’d shoot them before sunset. Neither the skies nor my technique were perfect.

Marco Rubio is no Isaac Newton.

While true, that statement doesn’t pack as much devastation as one might hope for.

I’m no Isaac Newton, and for that I am grateful.

an acceleration graph that increases, then decreases approximately linearly

That's why it's cool! If a force is applied to an object that increases or decreases linearly, you get an acceleration that varies linearly. Every time you takeoff on a plane you experience this as this @phyphox.org graph shows. You do something similar when merging onto a freeway. #ITeachPhysics

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

The one I used was public domain. That probably helps its popularity. Image Playground wasn’t quite up to the task.

Asteroids: Spark of Life? [PBS NOVA] Questions to accompany PBS NOVA's Asteroids: Spark of Life? This was season 53, episode 1 of NOVA. What if violent asteroid impacts actually jump-started life on Earth? Explore a dramatic theory.As of...

... and this is the first Lesson of Phyz to carry a 2026 tag. A momentumous occasion, indeed!

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In clickbait terms: "Everyone was WRONG about Earth's asteroid bombardment!" But that is not the way.

New NOVA. Season 53 opens with the story of how asteroids might have initiated life on Earth. It's compelling, and evidence for the model is presented.

Nevertheless, I have questions...