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

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Hewitt-Drew-it! Nellie in an Elevator

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In this screencast, Paul investigates the forces that act on Nellie Newton in an elevator. Hewitt-Drew-it! PHYSICS 23. Nellie in an Elevat...
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Monday, January 28, 2013

Hewitt-Drew-it! Newton's Laws Problem

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We're ramping up the frequency of Hewitt Drewitt! highlights to two per week. Check in on Mondays and Thursdays when you get a quiet mom...
Monday, January 14, 2013

Van de Graaff 2013 photos are up!

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Actually, the Rio Phyz 2013 album is now up on Flickr, and the VDG pics are part of it. Rio Phyz 2013

NGSS Final Draft: Feedback window open through 1/29/13

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The final public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards hit the web last week and can be accessed via http://www.nextgenscience.or...
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Thursday, January 03, 2013

Forty years before The Mechanical Universe

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The Mechanical Universe is no spring chicken. It was born in the mid-1980s. I recently stumbled across this old gem on YouTube. As a fan ...
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...
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