Mr. Malvik
@mrmalvikscience.bsky.social
Physics Teacher and Robotics Coach in O’Fallon, IL
Me making up words for Rotational energy in AP 1: “ So some of the potential energy goes into moving it linearly, while the rest goes into moving it spinnearly” 🤷♂️ #ITeachPhysics #MalvikDictionary
#ITeachPhysics another relative velocity video for you
Ok #ITeachPhysics peeps. How do you even talk about this aerodynamics lesson to a bunch of teenagers? 🤣🤣https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/crotch-gate-the-biggest-controversy-heading-into-the-winter-olympics-involves--ski-jumping-003557536.html
Crotch-gate: The biggest controversy heading into the Winter Olympics involves … ski jumping?
Ski jumping has been pushed into the spotlight after a whistleblower uncovered a cheating scandal that involves, of all things, crotch manipulation.
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LET US BEGIN THE AIRING OF GRIEVANCES. HAPPY FESTIVUS TO ALL!
two men standing in front of an american video store
ALT: two men standing in front of an american video store
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So much for “states’ rights.” The Illinois state legislature passed a law (signed by Gov. JB Pritzker in early December) that limits federal immigration enforcement by preventing immigration officers from making arrests outside courthouses and
making it easier for Illinois residents to sue immigration agents if they believe their rights were violated. The Justice Department sued the governor and attorney general in an effort to strike the law down. States should have the authority to enforce their own laws.
DOJ sues Gov. JB Pritzker, AG Kwame Raoul over law protecting immigrants at courthouses, hospitals
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Governor JB Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul over an Illinois low that aims to project immigrants at courthouses, hospitals and daycare c...
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My takeaway from first semester…it has taken less than 5 years for people to forget what we learned the purpose of in-person school was during the pandemic. Keep pushing your transactional, job-preparation, GPA, test score narratives and we’ll just keep watching people forget how to be people.
For anyone that is interested in the rules. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Presidential Merry-Go-Round Build Regulations and Rules
2026 Presidential Merry-Go-Round Challenge - Rules and Specifications Anyone / Team consistently or purposely breaking the following rules will incur a penalty or DQ Ultimate Goal Make and control a...
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Mr. Malvik@mrmalvikscience.bsky.social · 2y agoI have a collection of stuff on Canvas. I will copy it to a google doc and share it here when the project completes. This is the 2nd year I have done this and I am making some alterations as I go. Basically student start with batteries and crude platforms turned by hobby motors. They tinker with…
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
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#ITeachPhysics “ low kinetic friction between ice and numerous counterbodies is commonly attributed to an interfacial water layer… induced by high contact pressures or frictional heat. However, even the currently leading theory of frictional melting appears to defy direct experimental verification.”
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“I’m just not ever going to use this” is the beginning of the story of regret…or just no story at all… Just live in this moment and try to learn, dammit.
#ITeachPhysics Is the practice of mental imagery helpful to learning physics? I have renamed my Physics 1 lectures, “How to draw good” bc I hypothesize that reading word problems often doesn’t form a helpful mental image. Am I right? who knows? But the students laugh at my stick figure masterpieces.
Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound
Research has linked the ability to visualize to a bewildering variety of human traits—how we experience trauma, hold grudges, and, above all, remember our lives.
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Every year we go into contract negotiations I wonder how teacher’s salaries will survive this healthcare crisis and I ask my wife if we can just move to Canada, or Norway, or Japan, or Sweden, or UK, or Finland, or Australia, or New Zealand, or France, or Taiwan, or Germany, or…#HealthCareisaRight
For any #Iteachphysics people wondering. I believe his bat is 33.5 inches long and 31.5 oz. Ball mass is about 145grams.
Mr. Malvik@mrmalvikscience.bsky.social · 10mo ago#iteachphysics check this out!
Your health care bill is about to explode. The notices will start arriving next month. A $7,000 bill could jump to $24,000. Democrats are fighting to stop this. Republicans are fighting to guarantee your costs go up. We need to fix this. Now.
Was curious and keyed my AP 2 test with AI. It scored a 55%. It apparently doesn’t do well with arrows on PV graphs. #ITeachPhysics
Once again I am reminding myself to not ask ”How long…?” in a question that asks for a time value. #iTeachPhysics
bernie sanders is wearing a jacket and glasses and is asking for help .
ALT: bernie sanders is wearing a jacket and glasses and is asking for help .
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Programmed XRP robots for the traditional tumble buggy lab practical. Students spent a day measuring positions and times for different “efforts” in the code. You can see their predictions marked on the meter stick for the collision point. #ITeachPhysics
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
I love Chicago. I went to uni and student taught in Chicago Public Schools. The way rural America views Chicago is absolutely insane. Fear of the unknown I guess. Divide and conquer playbook continues... #FDT
Started the year off in AP2 immediately with a 2 week engineering project. 1st time I’ve started the year with something like this. Seems to be generating excitement and positive vibes. #ITeachPhysics
Something I try to think about when creating culture in my classroom. Do I want my classroom to “prepare” students for the shitshow that’s out there, or do I want to show them how work and learning can be designed to prioritize humanity? #ITeachPhysics #ITeachHumans
Saturday morning reflection on first week for Physics 1 and 2. Physics 1 started the 1st day building paper towers with 3 goals. Tallest tower, holds mass, least building material. Formula scored it as a contest.
#ITeachPhysics Question. I’ve been having the students use phones for video timing, but we now have a no phone policy. Alternate options for video analysis? Kids have chromebooks with bad cameras…