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High school physics education issues as seen by some American teachers: From content standards to critical thinking

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Artist generates shocking images in current work

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Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto uses a Van de Graaff generator to create "images of electricity." Film photographers worry about...
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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Check 1: No new RTQs

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Given the recent history of RTQ updates coming later and later each year, I didn't necessarily expect to see them updated just yet. But ...
Sunday, January 10, 2010

Coke-powered cell phone

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Not another spin on the old lemon battery. But I'm unfamiliar with what's actually going on here . According to the article, "t...
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Saturday, January 09, 2010

PTSOS Sacramento: Give Physics a Whirl 1/30/10

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The next Physics Teacher SOS (PTSOS ) Sacramento workshop will be held at Rio Americano High School on Saturday, January 30. The focus will ...
Saturday, December 19, 2009

Richard Wiseman's holiday party tricks

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They're not necessarily holiday-themed, but let's face it: the December holidays are a mishmash of many things to many people. Happy...
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Monday, November 30, 2009

xkcd Experiment

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I assign my AP Physics students a pack of six free-response questions over Thanksgiving break. They get some "sugar" for completin...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Dance of the water droplets

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My buddy, Fred Bremmer, sent me a link to this groovy video. Who knew a drop of water could be this much fun?
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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Nice high-speed video of lightning

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The monochrome segment is especially instructive. The stepped leaders meander and split until--BLAMMO--contact is achieved. Hat tip to Huffi...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Psychic Reading's

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You might think that someone capable 0f seeing int0 the present would be capable of looking int0 a dictionary or ustage guide. But You Would...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

AP Physics B Redesign, part 2

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The College Board has added information about impending changes to AP science exams to its general redesign website. The website is called ...
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