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Couldn't find a Stability Curve graph I liked, so I plotted one. Here for your use: www.jrowing.com/Stabilityofa...
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Shout out to everyone doing science communication for the greater good while some of the biggest names in science were conspiring to spread white supremacy and misogyny. Maybe don’t invite those people to your festivals anymore though?
A few role models to add to your teaching. #iTeachPhysics
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Colourful image from the webpage of the Royal Society. Background is a mix of images of electronic circuits and silicon wafers. Text reads: "Welcome to the Royal Society. We are the independent scientific academy of the UK, dedicated to promoting excellence in science for the benefit of humanity."
FOR THE RECORD: one year on, I lay out clearly how Elon Musk FRS has breached the @royalsociety.org’s code of conduct, why the Society’s failure to defend its values has been so damaging, & what they need do to recover their standing in the scientific community. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2026/...
... And that time I held a bit of Mars #ITeachPhysics
That time I held a bit of the moon... #ITeachPhysics
The easiest way to do it is to add highlighter ink to water, then bleach the colour with some citric acid/lemon juice
Made up a batch of Uv fluorescent, clear ink today. I’d almost forgotten how pretty it is.
Orion Nebula captured between breaks in the cloud last night.
They look great! I wonder if pasco will send them to Africa?
#Physics, #astronomy, #science teachers, join the AAPT/NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team's free virtual workshop series one Sat. each month. Register for the next #workshop on "Auroral Currents" February 7th from 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET. ow.ly/LgCu50XKjr1
That'd be great thanks!
This is much neater than my (previous) method! Nice one Joe
Snap, Crackle, Pop! - more Jerks in physics... #ITeachPhysics open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
And whilst I'm at it - One from Y12 student's VI prac.
g by freefall graphs plotted in R. RStudio is SUCH a useful tool. #ITeachPhysics
Blistering piece on ed tech in @economist.com.
‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
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Conductive glass is one of my favourite little demos that crosses boundaries. #ITeachPhysics #ITeachChemistry
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Hot on the heels of talking about teaching physics with whatever you have, what about this Doppler effect Saucer from what used to be my local cafe!
Amusingly this was in the CPD and the first draft and I thought someone would object so I took it out!
I like to have one that has a cool head (like normal) and one with the felt removed and a hairdryer on low at the base. This heat engines this is another fave: myriadonline.co.uk/kraul-bear-c....
#ITeachPhysics benefits from using everyday items - not just in demystifying the lab but also injecting some creativity. I used to do a CPD session on creative teaching and I've written it up here. Hopefully you'll find it interesting #physics #teaching
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Messing about with Red onion and saline solution today. Poor little cells.
#ITeachPhysics and I forget to use this tag
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Yes, that’s exactly it. Slightly surprisingly it gives good enough readings to tell the difference between an unaltered car and a streamlined one
This is a really cute way to do a static-electricity mini practical!
