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

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Challenge Accepted: 2019 Top Safety Picks

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On Wednesday,  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released its 2019 list of Top Safety Picks and Top Safety Picks+, it's...

Porch Pirates vs. STEM Stars

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In the event you've severed all your social media ties, you might have missed this week's viral video. So allow me to present Mark R...
Tuesday, December 04, 2018

Epic Rotational Derby

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This year in my AP Physics C class I did a Rotational Derby Lab, students have no prior knowledge of rotational inertia formulas and observe...
Friday, November 16, 2018

You've heard about the new kilogram, but here are the unit changes nobody's talking about

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I clearly have no skill in writing clickbait headlines. Anyway... Let this be our last post about the kilogram. We've had posts on the...
Friday, November 02, 2018

Earth Science Week 5: Astronomy Beyond the Solar System

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Okay, the title here might not be the most perfect fit. But it meshes so nicely with the title of Series 4, I went with it. Stars, exoplan...
Thursday, November 01, 2018

Earth Science Week 4: Astronomy in the Solar System

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Having addressed earth, wind, and water in previous sets, it's time to look beyond the atmosphere. The first time I watched Nova...
Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Earth Science Week 3: Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes

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Okay, let's take it down a notch. Right down to the crust. Maybe even deeper. After yesterday's behemoth, this series turned out t...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Earth Science Week 2: Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate

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With the prelims out of the way, this series gets straight into it. The atmosphere, weather, storms, and climate. It's only Tuesday, but...
Monday, October 29, 2018

Earth Science Week 1: Science, Mapping, and Water

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I taught a non-lab science Earth Science course a few years ago. I looked for recent-vintage, high-quality documentaries that might compleme...
Friday, October 12, 2018

Banked Turns

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In AP Physics C students deal with forces in two dimensions, on inclines, acting in circles and more. Inevitably during the unit students wi...
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