Check out workshops happening on July 18-19 at #AAPTSM26! These workshops present an excellent opportunity to gather with colleagues, learn new teaching techniques, and engage in thoughtful discussion. Visit ow.ly/YkJl50YMBhW and add to your registration. #AAPTConference #ITeachPhysics
Students have until Thursday to book a place on our upcoming GCSE Physics online workshop.
Time: 11 am BST
Date: Saturday, 25 April
Topic: Particles and Electromagnetism
Cost: FREE!
Find out more and book your place: isaacscience.org/events/20260...
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🌟 NEW MODEL🌟 Nuclear Fusion!
Show how #nuclearfusion happens & how it might be a useful way to generate electricity with our latest paper model! Find out more here: origamiorganelles.com/collections/...
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I like when they suddenly stop the rotation of the space station too. I also showed this to physics classes during circular motion. The actor's attempt to portray weightlessness (free fall) is amusing. I hope there is an emergency stop button on the first rotating space station. #ITeachPhysics
It is a bit campy but it is hard to beat the skydiving scene at the start. Best "How to Borrow a Parachute" instructional video ever. I used to show it to my physics classes when we studied air drag. #ITeachPhysics
I am at @urochester.bsky.social today at the RSPS conference. This also doubles as the Zone 2 Meeting for Society of Physics Students.
Great Conference! The Keynote speaker was amazing! The lunch time speaker wasn't a slouch either. #ITeachPhysics
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Motion sensor plushie
I won a gift certificate at the Vernier booth. I didn’t win what my heart desires - a motion sensor plushie. #iTeachPhysics
Day 139 Physical Sci - continued working on consolidating our astronomy topics. How were heavy elements formed and where did they come from? docs.google.com/document/d/1... #iteachphysics #teach180
Day 139 Physics - students casted their concrete boys today! We’ll see how they turn out after The Weeknd #iteachphysics #teach180
Hanging out with @fpoodry.bsky.social at NSTA. 😀 I only use two hashtags on here, and Fran is familiar both with #iTeachPhysics and #BAONPDX
New Easy DMM multimeter from Philip Harris is super simple to use. Here it is in action 🙂
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Day 138 Physics - students finished their molds and had to decide if they wanted to go with the quikcrete mix or make their own aggregate. I have a sample of expanded glass from PoRaver that works well but figuring out the ratios of sand-cement-water is tricky with it #iteachphysics #teach180
Day 138 Physical Sci - getting ready to wrap up astronomy. Working on building a model that connects big bang to life cycle of stars to solar system formation to age of earth evidence. Big task! having students connect the ideas by modeling how heavy elements came to earth #iteachphysics #teach180
Yet another vibe coded simulation this time for showing color mixing and shadows.
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I did a little vibe coding to create a simulation that matched our classrooms models for grounding, conduction, polarization, and induction. Feel free to check it out. We use a mobile negatives model where positive charges cannot move.
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Blue morpho butterfly with wings open showing the blue colour.
On a school trip to the zoo today and was pleased that I managed to get a nice photo of the structural colour of the morpho butterfly.
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The 2026 AAPT Summer Meeting program is now available for viewing. Access here ➡ ow.ly/OCU750Yw3gf and get ready for a great conference experience! #AAPTSM26 #AAPTConference #AAPTMeeting #ITeachPhysics
Day 137 Physical Sci - focused on radioactive decay and half life to explain how we know the age of earth. Did dice rolling activity and had students graph the the half life to notice the trend #iteachphysics #teach180
Day 137 Physics - concrete boat design day and creating the molds. Using cardboard then duct taping the insides. Goal is to create a floating concrete boat that can support the most weight. #iteachphysics #teach180
Attended the planetarium show at the Smithsonian air and space museum about interstellar space flight. Awful. Non-evidence-based speculation. All-AI animation poorly done. Embarrassing, as now I’ll have to explain to the 90 9th graders why the movie was wrong and science is real. 😡 #iTeachPhysics
All of us, together, make a difference. #ITeachPhysics
Does anybody know of any collections of links to customized PhEt simulation "presets"? PhET has some on their own site (like phet.colorado.edu/en/simulatio...) but if people have made additional ones I'd like to see them. #ITeachPhysics
Here is a new app for studying the Phases of the Moon. I hope you find it useful 🌙
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www.drjonesphysics.com/moon-phases
Day 136 Physical Sci - How do we know how old the earth is? Looking at two pieces of evidence starting with examination of moon craters #iteachphysics #teach180 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Day 135 Physical Sci - at least three moons have liquid oceans, we discussed why this may be a condition for life then had students trace the origin of a moon or dwarf planet #iteachphysics #teach180 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Day 136 Physics - followed up the phet lab with a real one where we measured the density of water, saltwater, and oil by having Pennie’s float in a film canister and measure the mass and volume #iteachphysics #teach180
Day 135 - back from spring break, cont w density and buoyancy. @phetsims.bsky.social has a great newer buoyancy lab where we focused on the idea of how cruise and battleships are able to float #iteachphysics #teach180 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
