Tilting the rings perpendicular to the velocity vector at that point is such a good idea! #iteachphysics

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 🎢

Today was Day 1 for us, and let me tell you, it felt good to be in the classroom. Teaching rocks 🎢

Did I collect accelerometer data using @phyphox.org riding the Washington Monument elevator today? Of course! The velocity (2.6 m/s) is a little faster than most elevators. Acceleration is lower than most. Max position of 153 m compares well with 500 ft height of observation level. #ITeachPhysics

Reflections and lessons learned from teaching 4 one-week LEGO robotics camps this past July #iteachphysics 🎢

How long is the cable on this crane? #iteachphysics 🎢

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Simple EM Induction demo #PhysicsEd #iTeachPhysics www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MWX...

Colored shadows! #iteachphysics 🎢

I like this take @hankgreen.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbQM...

Water reflecting off of lake water is polarized #iteachphysics 🎢

I just want to know what @pascoscientific.bsky.social was thinking when they named this product. The word "oscillator" is right there #iteachphysics 🎢

@joemilliano.bsky.social made this nice visual for this:

For those who teach #APPhysics, I recenty re-did my catalog of released free response as a spreadsheet that has free response for all four courses. Make a copy to use the sorting and filtering tools. #ITeachPhysics docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

diodes #iteachphysics

Thank you for turning me on to the air capacitor! Here's the one my colleague built: youtu.be/kwXCZE0ccgg

Parallel circuits should be called current adders instead of current dividers #iteachphysics

One goal of mine is to have a quantitative, not-simulated lab for every equation on the AP Physics equation sheets. I'm glad @mburnskaurin.bsky.social's shared this delicious idea for thermal conduction. #iteachphysics

AAPT is pleased to announce that the 2025 Paul Zitzewitz Excellence in K-12 Physics Teaching Award winner is Bree Barnett Dreyfuss, Science teacher at Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton, CA. The award will be presented at #AAPTSM25. Read more ➡ ow.ly/vSgF50VwJX2 #AAPTAwards

"I also think there are some hard conversations to be had around kids who are missing foundational skills/knowledge, and what's best for them might not always be what teachers *prefer.*" Whew. I've been thinking about this a lot re: my love of inquiry- and modeling-based instruction #iteachphysics

PhET? Never heard of it. I've got all the simulations I need from @afreeparticle.com #iteachphysics

🎢 New Simulation for #iTeachPhysics: Mass-Spring System in Gravitational Field Demonstrate what changes (& what doesn't) when a g-field is added. Replace spring force with net force, and spring potential energy with total potential, & it looks a very similar! Link in reply.

Crowdsourcing opinions! Comment below! We are currently choosing furniture for the physics rooms in our new science building. Which would you choose? #iteachphysics Option A - Adjustable height and casters. No storage. Three to a table. Option B - Fixed in place. Yes Storage. Two to a table side.

Physics challenge: Explain how this is consistent with the Law of Conservation of Energy #iteachphysics www.tiktok.com/@aaron_hakal...

Woo hoo!! These are GORGEOUS! Thanks @joemilliano.bsky.social !! #iteachphysics

Practicing solving in terms of variables! I think this better communicates what I mean by "solve in terms of given variables before plugging in values" more than saying "solve in terms of the given variables before plugging in values." #iteachphysics

New Desmos Card Sort Alert! Match the animated force diagrams with their corresponding net force vs time graph and velocity vs time graph! #iteachphysics #Desmos teacher.desmos.com/activitybuil...

NEW VIDEO! - Deriving Torricelli's Theorem using Bernoulli's Equation Check it out, eh! youtu.be/CnAWRYX23xk #BernoullisEquation #TorricellisTheorem #APPhysics1 #iTeachPhysics

I felt like trying to model a real-life object in Desmos 3D for the first time. I decided to make a bowl of ramen. :3 (Graph will take some time to load, please be patient!) desmos.com/3d/b7dvddonco

It finally happened this year! One of my favorite types of questions from students. "Mr. Milliano, can we assume that this person pulling the penguin on a sled is on Earth?" #iteachphysics #QuestionEverything

Here’s a video of the waiter’s tray demo for everyone who was curious. #ITeachPhysics ⚛️🧪

teaching is cool #iteachphysics

Measuring tapes are similar: youtu.be/EhQBkhMRnEo?...

Does anyone know if retractable ID lanyards provide a constant force, and if the magnitude of that force is independent of load? They could be a game changer for Newton's Second Law labs, if so. #iteachphysics 🎢🧪⚛️

Someone on fb said they couldn't find an animation of an exploding projectile, so naturally I had to make one without searching myself. Link to desmos in reply. Video Description: A red and blue box moving in a parabola, at one moment they split, but center of mass continues in parabola.

I finally built @joemilliano.bsky.social's swingy thingies, and we got solid data for centripetal acceleration! Well worth the time and money to make. #edusky #iteachphysics

From Doug Sample (couldn't find Bsky): Energy challenge w/ hoop springs. Ss measure 'k' experimentally, then calculate how far along the track a cart will move uphill. Ss only get the cart when ready to test. @joemilliano.bsky.social is mentioned. #iTeachPhysics

I modified a @joemilliano.bsky.social and @afreeparticle.com Desmos interactive to make my own exoplanet transit graphs. I'm definitely in over my head on this one and there are some pretty inelegant work arounds but it gave me the example graphs I needed 😅 www.desmos.com/calculator/r...

Love this first of all, but is there any talk among #iTeachMath teachers about not naming variables the same as the unit (t for time, instead of h for hours)? I find in #iTeachPhysics, students get conceptually confused between units and variables, and feel helpless to stop it before it happens...

🍎🎢 Save the Dog from the Dog-Eating Monsters! Newly updated with randomized starting values for each run. Practice for equations of motions using a real life situation that your students can relate to. Thanks for the suggestion @hoffy99.bsky.social Link: afreeparticle.com/savedog2.html

🎢 The ratio of frequencies in a perfect fifth is 3:2. You can show this by just speeding up a 3:2 polyrhythm! Source: vimeo.com/loudon

I'm really excited about the problem that I used for our cumulative review of mechanics. In 15 parts, students had to do a little bit of everything that we've been working on so far this year 😏 #iteachphysics 🎢 Lesson Details: passionatelycurioussci.weebly.com/blog/mechani...

A problem about the normal Force varying between a stack of objects led to a quick demo. Love these little scales, high capacity and thin. 🎢

We will get more nuanced packs as more people come, but PLEASE let me know if you want to be added to the Science Educator starter pack! Leave a comment and we will get you on. Make sure to share too so that we can find more of us. go.bsky.app/FdpEmsi #SciEd #NGSS #Skyence 🧪

Yay! And unbalanced forces gets “The Wrecking Crew” #iTeachPhysics

The BlueSky moment you've been waiting for! #WeAreBack #iteachphysics

I've had a recent uptick in followers. Glad to see more people joining over here! #iteachphysics

Energy example problems, if you like that sort of thing #iteachphysics youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Inspired by @meganhg.bsky.social and @joemilliano.bsky.social, here's my playlist for the balanced forces lab stations activity. #ITeachPhysics #modphys youtube.com/playlist?lis...