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Another Lab Report Idea – iBook 1 Aug 2013 | 08:42 am
Our school has added a number of iPad carts. The technology push is on and I’m not generally excited about it. You have to understand, I am the technology guy. I sold top of the line engineering so...
Sharing the SBG Wealth 23 May 2013 | 05:56 am
I have a steady stream of teachers asking if I would be willing to share my SBG files and spreadsheets. My answer is always a qualified ‘yes.’ I have over 300 Physics quizzes, 200 AP Calculus quizzes...
Helping Hand Challenge 18 Mar 2013 | 02:11 am
I did this engineering challenge last year, but it didn’t go the way I wanted it to. I provided the kids with a stick, about 25″ long as the basis of a reach device. My mistake was allowing them to ...
A Year in Review: Standards-Based Grading 22 Jan 2013 | 07:23 am
It’s been a pretty mundane year. No drama, no great leaps, no alien invasion or Mayan apocalypse, pretty much the same stuff, new year. Hey, this would be a good time to assess the pro’s and con’s of...
New Free Fall Lab 4 Oct 2012 | 07:51 am
I had been using the archaic ticker tape device to do a lab comparing acceleration to constant velocity. Yawn. It was not my favorite. It wasn’t anybody’s favorite. Let me be clear – it was boring...
My Standards-Based Grading Presentation 27 Aug 2012 | 08:24 am
A few weeks back, my principle asked me to talk to the faculty about my experience with Standards-Based Grading. Our professional development begins this week and I will be presenting on Tuesday (8/2...
Light in Slow Motion 26 Aug 2012 | 08:50 pm
My father just sent me this TED Talk. He doesn’t read my blog and didn’t know about the other TED Talks I posted. This one is a little different, Ramesh Raskar from MIT has developed a camera that c...
I Love TED Talks 15 Aug 2012 | 01:52 am
I do. They frustrate me a bit because there are just so many and I don’t know most of the speakers. You can spend an evening jumping from one talk to the next. I prefer recommendations, here are tw...
What I did on My Summer Vacation (AAPT National Meeting) 11 Aug 2012 | 09:32 pm
I’ve been a member of American Association of Physics Teachers for about 6 years now. If you teach physics, please join! The journals and posters alone are worth the tax deductable annual dues. I a...
I’m Done With Sig Figs 10 Aug 2012 | 10:10 pm
This is not a new topic for me, it’s been a burr in my saddle for some time now. All of the introductory physics textbooks address significant figures in much the same way. The problem is – nobody i...
