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Many science instructors will be making the pilgrimage to totality for the August 21 solar eclipse . This will leave science students withou...

I expressed my misgivings about the AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 exams in a previous post . Once again, this is a rant. If you're not i...

For instructors making the pilgrimage to totality for the August 21 eclipse, there is a chance school will be in session and lesson plans wi...

It seems we're been here before . More than once . The kilogram: a pesky unit of measure that hasn't been behaving itself. Derek M...

As I mentioned in Part 2 of this four part series, I will be observing the August 21st total eclipse of the Sun from Madras, Oregon. My mai...

I have mentored and coached for the New Teacher Program through the Exploratorium's Teacher Institute for several years now. Many summer...

While continuing to clean my prep room (no end in sight!) I found more old Macalaster Scientific Corporation boxes similar to the radiacmete...

The lesson is a nice complement to yesterday's photography post. Destin from Smarter Every Day produced a great rolling shutter explain...

In the era of digital photography and Photoshop, the use of filters in photography has declined. Some effects of photographic filters can be...

Dan Burns recently directed my attention to a dust-up regarding a Goop-endorsed product. Goop is Gwyneth Paltrow's high-priced personal...