The Blog of Phyz

When we study magnetism, we learn that certain animals have awareness of magnetic fields and can use it for navigation. Certain birds are kn...

What I always love about Jearl Walker's work is that it looks at the world, sees something peculiar, and says "why is that?" A...

Here's the latest Phyz playlist, an idea I got from fellow Phyz blogger, Dan Burns. The topic this time is waves and sound. Curiosit...

If your curriculum visits light and color, here's a nice tangent worth traveling. Not sharks with fricken lasers , but mice with night v...

I'm just gonna leave this right here, for the benefit of both of you who aren't on the social media. This is my high school phys...

I have assembled and posted several web video based lessons to The Lessons of Phyz at Teachers Pay Teachers . 1. Dodge Nitro Jump This a...

Here's The Magnetism Playlist of Phyz. It makes nice background music while students engage in magnetism lab activities. Playlists are...

With the NGSS-based California Science Test ( CAST ) set for its maiden administration this spring, a reference sheet has been prepared. Stu...

The California Department of Education's California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress program has released a set of High Sc...

I believe the first time Physics was offered at Rio Americano High School, it was for the 1966-67 school year. My now-retired former colleag...