This month's Physics Teacher has a piece on the Physics Show (doi.org/10.1119/5.02...)! It's great to see our model disseminated. @barnettdreyfuss.bsky.social tells her journey in the American Journal of Physics (doi.org/10.1119/5.03...). We came up in the same ecosystem, it was a joy to read.

Register for #AAPTWM26 and take advantage of Early Bird registration rates! Early Bird rates end after November 14th. ow.ly/32Qt50X1LRM #AAPTConference #AAPTMeeting #ITeachPhysics See less

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Physics Teachers! Get your students registered for the preliminary exam in the 2026 U.S. Physics Team selection process. All students are encouraged to participate! Learn more and register today! Registration deadline is January 20, 2026. ow.ly/62QM50XnNPB. #USPhysicsTeam2026 #PhysicsEducation

Love it!

Asheville, Camp Mystic, and Valencia ... superfloods. "I'm often asked if this is a harbinger of things to come. My response would be it's already here." NOVA has answers; I have questions. www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Supe...

I wrote this article! 🙂 This is IMO one of the biggest discoveries of the year, but you haven’t heard about it bc of a NASA press release/embargo stuck bc of the shutdown. I however have no such constraint (we’re tracking it in radio but haven’t finished the paper) so got to write about it! 🔭🧪

LIVE TOMORROW: Bring math and science concepts to life with PhET Interactive Simulations through interaction and exploration. Learn strategies to lead effective whole-class discussions using progressive questioning sequences to deepen understanding. #studentInquiry #worksheet #math vz.to/4ht1YnG

A very beautiful eruption happening now at Kīlauea in Hawai'i right now. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...

Heart Mountain xkcd.com/3162/

Time to vote, @planetarysociety.bsky.social polls close on November 30: www.planetary.org/best-of-2025

Check out the many great workshops happening at #AAPTWM26 on Saturday, January 17th! These workshops are a perfect opportunity to gather with your colleagues and learn new #teaching techniques while engaging in thoughtful discussions. ow.ly/Omrx50XmFlC #AAPTWorkshops #ITeachPhysics

Time for a #spaceart showcase? Yeah, I thought so. I created these with various software, mostly #Blender, #photoshop and #3dsmax #SciArt

Do you teach physics and need support? Consider applying to the Bauder fund for assistance with special physics teaching activities. Apply by December 1st for consideration at the 2026 AAPT Winter Meeting. Learn more at ow.ly/7y4x50VRp8Q #AAPTFunding #AAPTGrants

New this year, they also calculated the angle of the velocity vector at their ring and tilt the ring to be perpendicular to the velocity. Link:

Colder temp means that the band gap is larger (ambient thermal energy is lessened) and therefore more energy is required to "jump" it. Higher energy means higher wavelength, which means a colour further along towards violet in the visible spectrum.

NEW VIDEO! - Electric Potential - But, What IS It? Check it out, eh! youtu.be/4Jo2InnLmIw #ElectricPotential #GravitationalPotential #APPhysics2 #stem #iTeachPhysics

NEW Short! - Blow Through a Funnel? Physics Happens! youtube.com/shorts/7yCxQ... #Bernoulli #Funnel #Pressure #stem #iTeachPhysics

Wow this is wild 🤯 🧪🎢⚛️🧬

The music cuts off awkwardly before the end, but this is an incredible NYC Halloween costume compilation.

After months of only raccoons, skunks, and cats, I found an image of this large visitor on my trail camera pointed at our beach on Lake of the Pines, CA. I didn't get the head, but this is definitely a mountain lion. One more reason (of many) not to let your pets run around loose.

Quick illustration of a space fountain, made in #Blender. These are seemingly impossibly tall structures made possible with a bit of physics. Think frisbee floating on a vertical jet of water. Same concept is use to hold these things aloft. #sciart #scicom

Congrats @barnettdreyfuss.bsky.social on your election! aapt.org/aboutaapt/Br...

A halloween cartoon for @newscientist.com

Join us for the next AAPT Virtual Coffee Hour on "An Evening with Paul Hewitt" with presenters Paul Hewitt and John Suchocki, Conceptual Academy on November 18 at 7:30 pm EST. This event is open to the public. ow.ly/fJfn50XbSZy #AAPTCoffeeHour #PhysicsEducation #ITeachPhysics

A quick reminder that I will be doing an AP Physics 1, Unit 2, Live YouTube Kahoot! on Tuesday, October 28 at 7pm ET. Oh, and, enjoy my recent Survivor application video! —> youtu.be/FHqEiYjltXU and, here’s the link for the Kahoot!—> youtube.com/live/Tm9Vetg...
 #Survivor #iTeachPhysics #APPhysics2

I have a very bad feeling about this...

Great seats for the Illini - Husky game yesterday. Both offenses played well but I think the Illini defense got stranded in Champaign by Alaska Airlines. The rain held off for the most part. That’s me in the shirt with the white and orange stripes.

Here is a lovely line spectra activity for students 🙂 #PhysicsEd #iTeachPhysics #Science 🧪 www.helpmyphysics.co.uk/spectradragd...

Looking for an aurora tour this season? Check out my website for available options: theauroraguy.com/pages/alaska... The photo was taken by Maia Hartwigsen. I am partnered with Maia this season to provide the best aurora tours in Fairbanks along with other reputable tour companies.

Via ABC news, Planet imagery showing the change in the view from space of the White House over the past month

If you want to learn more about space weather phenomena and the aurora, I highly recommend you download my free e-book on aurora chasing: go.theauroraguy.com/ebook . It's a great resource which has been downloaded by tens of thousands.

definitely a game changer for my #astrophotography

Hi, folks Just finished a revamp of my space-art website. It's an on-line gallery of my most recent space- and astronomy-related illustrations and animations: www.space-art.co.uk/index.php Please do give it a gander. And if you would be so kind, repost this for me. :-) #sciart #spaceart

Parents, PLEASE check your kids’ Halloween candy this year. I just found atoms in this candy bar that were formed during BIG BANG NUCLEOSYNTHESIS, and many more that were the result of earlier generations of stars exploding as POWERFUL SUPERNOVA. Parents need to know about this dangerous trend!!

Yikes indeed

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

stunning

Join us for the next AAPT Virtual Coffee Hour on "An Evening with Paul Hewitt" with presenters Paul Hewitt and John Suchocki, Conceptual Academy on November 18 at 7:30 pm EST. This event is open to the public. ow.ly/fJfn50XbSZy #AAPTCoffeeHour #PhysicsEducation #ITeachPhysics

NEW VIDEO! - Electric Potential Check it out, eh! youtu.be/hMoMw3NzCr8 #ElectricPotential #ElectricPotentialEnergy #APPhysics2 #iTeachPhysics #STEM

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification. I glanced down at the message. “Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began. So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

The longer I teach physics, the less interested I become in teaching about energy. It seems like every time we use the idea of energy to try and explain something, we're actually hiding the underlying mechanism which causes that thing to happen. #iteachphysics 🎢

James Lincoln Addresses Fluid Physics for AP Physics 1. Watch the video here ➡ www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYPz... #APPhysics #PhysicsEducation #PhysicsResearch #PhysicsResources #ITeachPhysics

Our destination for today, about 1 mile away. Yay! The Venetians didn’t blow up more while we slept. We will have to see if the British stole more of it overnight.

NEW Short! - Real-Life Example of Fluid Flow Physics Check it out, eh! youtube.com/shorts/lUH0u... #IdealFlow #LaminarFlow #River #stem #iTeachPhysics

All five episodes of PBS/NOVA/BBC’s Human are now streaming. Masterfully done, and having a woman hosting the show does make a difference. For the better. How did Homo sapiens outlast all other human species? I have … 191 questions. Human [PBS NOVA] www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Huma...

AAPT is offering funding assistance to members of the physics education community to help defray the cost of attending #AAPTWM26. Access Dependent Care and Accessibility Grants at: ow.ly/Q1zt50WVPR1 & Travel Grants at: ow.ly/ktRI50WVPR0. Apply by November 2. #AAPTMeeting #AAPTConference #AAPTGrants

One of civilization’s most profound and revolutionary ideas didn’t come from an educated elite. It came from inside these dark and miserable mines through the copying and innovating of lowly migrant workers. I have questions. www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Huma...