System Schema: How to Teach Newton's Third Law The Right WayTeach with system schema to eliminate misconceptions about Newton's Third Law.
Structuring and Assessing The "Goalless" Inquiry LabA strategy for structuring open inquiry and authentically assessing lab skills at the same. How do we structure open inquiry? My mantra...
Standards Based Grading 2.0: Using Rubrics Based on The AP Science PracticesIn this post I outline my new assessment strategy which uses rubrics tailored to the AP Physics 1 & 2 Science Practices within a...
Points Are Bad and You Should Stop Using ThemWhen discussing grading with other physics teachers, the one thing that I always emphasize the most is the value of getting rid of...
Physics Photo ProjectA great way to have your students connect their learning to real-world phenomena and beautify your room at the same time. Want to skip...
VPython GlowscriptVPython Glowscript is a great free tool for creating simulations of mechanical systems. Here is an introduction and a link to my UbD unit.
Implementing Standards Based GradingUPDATE: Since writing this post two years ago, I have refined my assessment system quite a bit. To see some of the changes I've and my...
Reasoning, Intuition, and the Fundamental Importance of Whiteboarding What the science of human reasoning tells us about our intuitions and the fundamental importance of collaboration.
End of Year Enrichment ProjectsThe AP exam is over, what do we do now? Student Project Guide: Resource given to students with explanations of each project and scoring...
Why Does Your Graph Look Different from Mine???A Deep Look into The Power of Analyzing Sources of Error in The Lab A Missed Opportunity As a high school science student, I was required...
Hot Dog CircuitsWhich cooks faster: Hot dogs in series or in parallel? I did not come up with this idea. A lot of physics teachers I have spoken to have...
Can We Teach Special Relativity to HS Students? (Yes, We Can.)Special relativity is one of those branches of physics that wows students. For some, it can even provide that spark of inspiration that...
Particle in a Box for APP2A cool and important QM problem that is not only worth introducing, but well within the context of this course's curriculum Why Should We...
Using “Shell Equations” to Scaffold Inquiry LabsA practice for guiding the inquiry process in the development of accurate mathematical models. Inquiry vs. Content Are we supposed to use...
Resistivity of ClayA deeper look at some different pedagogical approaches to this classic experiment. Student task sheet is available in classroom...
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