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

Monday, December 17, 2012

Hewitt-Drew-it! Newton's Third Law

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In this screencast, Hewitt and wife Lil illustrate that one cannot touch without being touched — with supporting examples. Hewitt-Drew-it!...
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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Physics in the Fountain of Fizz

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Here's some video of this year's trials of The Fountain of Fizz: the Mentos-Diet Coke geyser. The lesson we do at Rio Phyz does ...

Gangnam Style In Space!

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NA, NA, NA, NA... NASA Johnson Style... Special thanks to astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Mike Massimino and Clay Anderson Special tha...
Monday, December 10, 2012

Puzzler: ynapmoC & seldooN

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Upon returning to my truck after enjoying a tasty repast at Noodles & Company, I noticed the restaurant's illuminated signage reflec...
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Hewitt-Drew-It! Skydiver Problem

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In this screencast, Hewitt poses and solves a problem involving Suzie Skydiver, who dives and attains terminal velocity. Hewitt-Drew-It! S...
Monday, December 03, 2012

Hewitt Drew-It! Newton's Second Law

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In this screencast, a video of Hewitt in the classroom is followed up with a discussion of force, mass, and the acceleration of freely-falli...
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Friday, November 30, 2012

Ball and Ring Caper: did it fail or was it abused?

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You make the call! I tried the Shinco Ring and Ball set recently and found the product to be wanting. But did I push the product beyond re...
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Anamorphic Illusions: Cube Tape Shoe Edition

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Bogged down in grades and lab manual manuscript preparations. So enjoy this gem.
Monday, November 26, 2012

Hewitt-Drew-It! Acceleration Units

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In this screencast, Hewitt clarifies the equivalence of m/s^2 and N/kg, and leads to Earth's gravitational field g. Hewitt-Drew-It! Ac...
Saturday, November 17, 2012

I am done with Mechanics '12

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Let this post serve as my annual notice of being done with Mechanics in Physics 1. California 9-12 Physics Standards in Motion & Forces ...
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