Always delightful when another #ITeachPhysics instructor discovers the unexpected engagement power of these crosswords.

NOVA is back. The BBC’s five-part series, Human premiered on Wednesday. #ITeachBiology might work this series into their courses. Part 1 is Origins. paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi has answers. And I have questions. Human - 1. Origins www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Huma...

My early studies in surface tension and thin film interference.

If you're a proud #ITeachPhysics -er and mid-September finds you with a notion for motion, take a look at this collection. There might be something in there your students will find engaging. www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Bu...

To the best of my knowledge, this injustice was never rectified. #WhatAWorld

New #APPhyscis2 Video! Electric Potential Energy of 3 Point Charges Check it out, eh! youtu.be/SuuzKhag2gs #ElectricPotentialEnergy #3PointCharges #iTeachPhysics

Join Mr.P on his Flipping Physics YouTube channel for a live AP Physics 1 Kahoot! Where you will get the opportunity to take a 10 multiple-choice quiz which covers topics from Unit 1: Kinematics. Tuesday, September 16 at 7pm ET! #APPhysics1 #Kahoot #Live #iTeachPhysics youtube.com/live/eAeQ1IL...

Not the auroral storm I’d hoped for, but I did my best with what I had.

The spectrum of school year start dates ranges from July to September across the country. So Teachers Pay Teachers holds two Back to School sales each year. One at the beginning of August, and one at the end. The BTSBONUS25 sale will be August 26-27. www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/the-le...

Playtime on the Katmai coast.

The puffins were plentiful in Kodiak.

Sitting on a 5-gallon bucket in Geographic Bay on the Katmai coast. I’m watching the bears as they take salmon from the river. And yes, they do get that close. But I am neither salmon nor bear, so they are not interested in me.

@barnettdreyfuss.bsky.social was a shining star long before she gained national recognition. I was always delighted to be illuminated in brilliance of her glow.

I am not ready for what I’m just going to call BTS25 (and I’m retired!) The good people of TPT are, though. Because some districts start unreasonably early these days. So everything’s discounted at least 5%, and many resources are discounted 25%. www.teacherspayteachers.com

A collection of cleverness, and commitment to the bit.

Today’s pro-tip, that may not be welcome here on BlueSky. If you have the #Lyft app on your phone, delete it now. Ride to airport scheduled two days ago. Driver identified. This morning? No driver, no Lyft. An hour after the scheduled pickup, Lyft canceled the ride.

She’s a firehose of facts and factory of debunkery. I’m beginning to appreciate the addictive quality of short form video via her work. Wow! bsky.app/profile/drje...

🚨 #PAEMST, the nation's highest honor for STEM teachers, has been DEFUNDED in the new NSF budget. This award was est by Reagan in 1983. This award fuels classroom innovation, strengthens the STEM pipeline, and uplifts excellence in every community.

As a science teacher, I worked to inoculate my students against scams like PowerBalance bracelets. It seems there’s a new peril emerging in our AI-powered world; time to tap the syringe again. ChatGPT is Becoming a Religion www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chat... @taylorlorenz.bsky.social

My fellow #PAEMST honorees: the good people at the NSF want us to update our profiles by 6/30. Because reasons. As you update, wisely “Save” after completing each section / prompt. The prompts require thought and composition. But the page will log you out after a certain interval.

PAEMST is dead. Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching 1983-2025

Hard to believe no one in the state had claimed this gem!

‘No Kings’: 3,000 rally in downtown Bozeman to protest USA’s direction under Trump www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/no-king...

“Polaroid was the Apple Computer of the ’50s and ’60s.” From polarizers to the SX-70, and there was a whole lot in between. American Experience has answers. And I have questions. Mr. Polaroid [PBS American Experience] www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mr-P...

As well as shining different coloured lasers on glow in the dark vinyl I thought it would be interesting to project a spectrum onto it. Thanks for @deanbaird.bsky.social for sparking the idea after suggesting the lasers. Here is the result: youtu.be/gIvT2Nx2dB8 #ITeachPhysics # SciTeachUK

Living in Montana: Aurora Edition.

My enthusiasm for microwave popcorn was limited to begin with. It is now diminished. This is a thorough explainer for PFAS (forever chemicals)—why we love them and how they're a problem. Veritasium has answers; I have questions. www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/PFAS...

I hope #ITeachPhysics friends have been able to get some engineering projects in this year. NOVA has had some nice episodes that take viewers behind the curtain of large-scale engineering projects. Here's part 1 of Ultimate Crash Test. I have questions. www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ulti...

1/7 💔 We are very disappointed to announce that on April 25, NSF terminated a $1.5M PhET grant – our Pathways to Open Source Ecosystems Phase II grant for advancing PhET’s SceneryStack project. Learn how this impacts our work and how you can help: bit.ly/PhETNSF2025

Oh this is good news. I knew immediately upon seeing a car with a touch screen for the first time that it was a mistake and exactly why. A whole lot of other people did, too. Nice to see manufacturers acknowledging it.

Am I reading my OED correctly? In British geometry, a trapezoid has no sides parallel? It’s bad enough I recently learned there’s an element the rest of the world knows as caesium.

This week's NOVA is more impactful than it is entertaining. If you think it might add to your curriculum, I recommend acting fast. I hope I am wrong to imagine this episode might be targeted for premature removal. Watch the episode; decide for yourself. www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Crit...

Jill Sobule at The Amazing Meeting 5 in 2007. She had a crowd of skeptics wrapped around her finger.

I used the excellent @phyphox.org again in this video: youtu.be/kb2yTTiedTU #ITeachPhysics #SciTeachUK

Stumping the AI: “Which cities have NBA teams but no NFL or MLB teams?” ❌Google AI ❌Siri ❌ChatGPT

If your spring break is tied to Easter and you’re looking to soften the return to classroom, you might find a Lesson of Phyz that can help. If nothing else, peruse the wares in procrastination of necessary chores. So. Much. Stuff. www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/the-le...

In which I learned what a rhizosphere is, and that planting billions of trees is not the climate change solution we might have thought it was. NOVA's "Secrets of the Forests" has answers. And I have questions. www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Secr...

Recharging my Anker power brick. At 60°C; 139°F, it’s too hot to hold.

If you’re a Revolutionary War weapons expert, assure me that the Turtle *could* have worked. I don’t see it. In any case, new Nova; new question set. Revolutionary War Weapons [PBS NOVA] www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Revo...

Mono Lake photo shoot and house hunt

Went to Zoo Montana to try to acclimate to the Z8’s workings. Still learning.

Newly improved Snackbook page, with 17 @exploratorium.bsky.social style Snack recipes that I developed for use at our annual open house ExploratoRio (Exploratorium+Rio Americano). Recipes, Notes to the Future, and Photos. phyz.org/exploratorio...

I’ve been refurbishing The Treks of Phyz blog and enjoyed revisiting the old #PAEMST glory days. There is no history if you don’t record it. So record it I did! phyztreks.blogspot.com/2012/07/paem...

Revisiting archival photos of years gone by … found this old gem from 2000. Perusing The Book of Phyz with Paul Hewitt at his place in San Francisco. (Photo by Lillian Hewitt.)

I still remember seeing video in the middle of the night of that bridge collapsing. What exactly happened? (And what happened next?) NOVA’s got answers. And I have questions. Baltimore Bridge Collapse [PBS NOVA] www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Balt...

NEW: NSF confirmed that they fired 168 employees today, out of their staff of ~1,500 feds. This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.

AI protein folding. Veritasium has answers. I have questions. Protein Folding - The Most Useful Thing AI Has Ever Done www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prot...

I hope all physics instructors have a thermal camera nearby.