Calvin and Hobbes cartoonist Bill Watterson expresses a Calvin-esque sentiment in a cycling self-portrait he drew for his college yearbook Happy #BicycleBirthday, Bill! Born July 5, 1958
One of my favourite pearls popped up for me today: www.jrowing.com/resources/pe...
A Pearl of Physics Teaching Wisdom — Joe Rowing
365 things to make you think
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@coralreefresearch.bsky.social Hey there. I have some ideas for bioacoustics - are there any notable folk in the reef world I should chat to?
A few of my better pictures with the Seestar s50 and the Unistellar smart telescopes from this year. Observing conditions are rarely good for long enough to get good stacked images here.
When even the most dystopian science fiction does not go as hard as reality.
MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦@maks23.bsky.social · 2mo ago💥 In Donetsk region, birds are building nests from drone fiber optics.
Well put! The right tool at the right time is what it’s all about!
Ben Sparks@sparksmaths.bsky.social · 2mo agoI'm with @helenczerski.bsky.social on the physical demos (whenever possible) but 'fancy animations/simulations' (which could still be lovingly crafted rather than AI generated) can generalize, scale up, and assist investigation in ways that practical demo faff might hinder. Use both!
The Cracked Mirrors of Genius: Why We Need to Stop Worshiping Textbook Heroes. #ITeachPhysics #Physics open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
The Cracked Mirrors of Genius: Why We Need to Stop Worshiping Textbook Heroes
From Schrödinger’s diaries to Newton’s gallows, a look at the deeply dark human realities behind history's greatest equations—and the rare few who chose a different path.
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Sad days. my AAPT and ASE memberships have now lapsed. Any good ideas on affording the memberships on an Africa wage? #ITeachPhysics might have some ideas? Perhaps I just need to find a billionaire with a thing for physics education. Maybe I need to do something grand enough to become a fellow?
This is sure to be fun. Hard to beat good stories of science.
Danny Nicholson (Science Fix book out now!!)@dannynic.bsky.social · 3mo agoI'm delivering a session on "Stories for Science Teaching" for the Association for Science Education on 16th June. Free for ASE members. details here www.ase.org.uk/events/stori... #edusky #eduskyprimary #primaryscience
If you haven't already, please support our campaign by writing to your MP to tell them that funding fundamental physics is crucial and important for both science and the economy. 🔭 ℹ️: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
"Someone, somewhere, has taken the decision to defund astrophysics research in the UK, but no-one seems quite sure who that was, or why." The latest on the impact of the catastrophic funding cuts to UK astrophysics, by me, in @natastron.nature.com 👩🔬🧪🔭 ✒️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Finishing up a new version of my "Millikan- fraud" graph and an updated Substack to go along with it. A great experimentalist, but guilty of modifying data and a eugenicist. How do we present the work without diminishing the atrocities? Well, #ITeachPhysics and I hope to have a few suggestions...
If you ( #edusky #ITeachPhysics or other) have any pearls to add please feel free to share them with me, I'd love to add them. I've also made this into a little pdf with space for reflection in case that's of interest.
Joe Rowing@jrowing.com · 3mo agoI collect pearls of wisdom from teachers and at lunch today thought it'd be fun to get them edited down to a little book of wisdom style with a prompt for reflection. This is for my own use really, to try and stop me from going stale but it's here: www.jrowing.com/resources/pe... #ITeachPhysics
I'm a bit obsessed by the Drake equation, I think it says a lot about us and how physics works. It's important for #ITeachPhysics and this is why... open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
Seven Numbers and a Galaxy
the Drake equation, the art of the good-enough guess, and a calculator to play with
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I collect pearls of wisdom from teachers and at lunch today thought it'd be fun to get them edited down to a little book of wisdom style with a prompt for reflection. This is for my own use really, to try and stop me from going stale but it's here: www.jrowing.com/resources/pe... #ITeachPhysics
365 Pearls — Joe Rowing
Some reflections on teaching
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Sorting through some files today and I found this old video of a favourite friction/cons angular momentum demo that I did to test a microphone out. It's unscripted waffle but it might be useful to someone!🎢
Ok #ITeachPhysics - something different, this is one for all of you that advise students on the #UCAS process - especially entries in #maths #physics and #ComputerScience thesciencelab.substack.com/p/what-fifty...
What Fifty Universities Told Me About Personal Statements
a real answer to the question every Year 13 is asking, for Maths, Physics, and Computer Science
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Another resource for the #ITeachPhysics peeps: All of the gcse and A-level physics practicals you're likely to do regularly, with procedures, hints and tips: www.jrowing.com/resources/ph...
Physics Experiments Database — Joe Rowing
Searchable database of 124 GCSE and A-Level physics practicals — aims, methods, equipment, common errors. Filter by exam board, topic, or required-practical status.
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Some useful experiment data (typical results) for the #ITeachPhysics bods here: www.jrowing.com/resources/ph...
Physics Experiment Data — Joe Rowing
A collection of student experiment data files from across the A-level physics course.
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Some useful demos for the #ITeachPhysics community here I hope: www.jrowing.com/resources/de...
60+ Demonstrations — Joe Rowing
Useful Demos for a busy teacher
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Some words on the cloudchaber, a cool toy (sorry) with a fab little story: open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
A Photograph of a Nucleus Falling Apart
Stories behind "the most beautiful instrument in physics"
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Been playing with making a teacher's planner app - there's a browser version and a Mac dmg. feedback welcome: www.jrowing.com/planner/
Markdown Teacher Planner — Joe Rowing
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Years ago I had a lower-tech version of this random revision activity generator for GCSE Sciences - you're welcome to steal the new one: www.jrowing.com/resources/06... #ITeachPhysics
GCSE Revision spinner — Joe Rowing
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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... #ITeachPhysics
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