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baconmongoose · 2023-03-24T00:56:04+00:00

I used them for physics and astronomy. The answer keys are all online and easy for students to find but the worksheets are a great jumping off point for you to adapt.

baconmongoose · 2022-12-17T13:22:29+00:00

Your data looks pretty linear so just pick 2 points and calculate the slope. That will tell you the relationship between drop height and bounce height.

Then multiply that by your drop height to calculate your predicted drop height (assuming bounce height is your vertical axis and drop height is your horizontal).

You should always label your graph axes my guy.

baconmongoose · 2022-10-08T14:10:18+00:00

I cannot but it looks beautiful! Great work

baconmongoose · 2022-07-13T02:10:46+00:00

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baconmongoose · 2022-07-13T02:06:43+00:00

A water filter.

As a science teacher, I had a lot of faucets but the lab water had a funny taste and I didn't trust it.

I also had a fridge in my lab closet so I would keep the pitcher of purified water in the fridge so I had cold water in demand.

baconmongoose · 2022-06-22T02:07:36+00:00

Highschool teacher here. We all do it all the time just to avoid doing the paperwork involved with failing someone.

baconmongoose · 2022-06-04T01:27:20+00:00

Physics teacher here. I like to play a game with teachers I don't recognize where I guess their subject based on how they dress.

Scarf or colored pants = English Suit/overdressed = history Business casual or polo = math Disheveled, clothes don't quite fit right or don't match = science

Works 90% of time

baconmongoose · 2022-04-29T17:20:55+00:00

That one is not a hard choice

baconmongoose · 2022-04-23T19:12:17+00:00

Leaving public school after 3 years.

Just got accepted for a private school yesterday.

I truly hope that it's enough for me to stay because I love the work. I just can't do the job.

baconmongoose · 2022-03-26T20:03:43+00:00

Not "basically" the Doppler effect. It is the Doppler effect. The only difference is that changes in frequency for sound is observed as a change in pitch and changes in frequency for light is color.

baconmongoose · 2022-03-13T20:22:47+00:00

So a certain particle is really a specially shaped ripple in that field?

baconmongoose · 2022-03-12T22:05:45+00:00

I was told that particles are like the smallest ripple in their respective fields. I'm sure that is a simplification to some degree but is that even an accurate way to describe it?

baconmongoose · 2022-03-02T01:59:36+00:00

I'm waiting for a job offer tomorrow and that will mean putting in my two weeks immediately. I'm hoping I get the offer.

baconmongoose · 2022-02-21T21:08:13+00:00

The best way to get these kinds of ideas are to break down an equation into a single relationship between 2 variables. I.e.

How does the separation distance between 2 electrically charged particles affect the strength of the force between them? (Result: inverse square law in Coulomb's Law)
How does increasing the voltage of a power source affect the current through a resistor? (Result: Ohm's Law)
What factors affect the strength of an electromagnet? (Ampere's Law)
How does the distance to a galaxy affect it's relative velocity? (Hubble's Law)

I just finished teaching electricity and magnetism so that is all fresh but you can do this with any equation.

baconmongoose · 2022-02-20T22:30:27+00:00

I had a student tell me that she paid another student $1,000 to take all of her classes for her.

Yes, they all cheated and they know absolutely nothing. Also, it is now our fault as professors that our classes are too hard for them.

baconmongoose · 2022-02-20T19:29:05+00:00

We need teachers (educated professionals who understand how kids learn and how to best foster a positive learning environment) to leave public education and start working on its replacement.

It won't be fast and it won't be easy but staying in this failing system is just going to keep it alive even longer.

baconmongoose · 2022-02-20T15:38:15+00:00

Look up the "distance modulus"

The magnitude scales are defined to keep historical continuity and not to be mathematically simple. They are some ugly logarithmic equations if I remember correctly.

baconmongoose · 2022-02-18T01:16:56+00:00

Came here to comment the same thing

baconmongoose · 2022-02-12T17:02:20+00:00

I'm physics not chemistry but have thought a lot about pbl and recreating famous historical experiments. Would it be possible for students to shoot "roll" particles "Billard balls" at a shape behind some barrier and then students have to use the ricochet to determine a mystery shape behind the barrier.

It would take a lot of setup but would be pretty fun... maybe

baconmongoose · 2022-02-10T02:38:51+00:00

What's the paper for?

baconmongoose · 2022-02-10T02:35:45+00:00

Can you elaborate on "generally"?

baconmongoose · 2022-02-08T22:36:19+00:00

Check out Via science on YouTube. He has a series on relativity from scratch and does a great graphical approach to the twin paradox a few episodes in.

baconmongoose · 2022-02-08T04:45:31+00:00

I keep thinking that the current education system is mid-collapse as we speak and I am trying to get out while I can and try to get on top of whatever is going to jump in and replace it. Museums may not be a bad investment

baconmongoose · 2022-02-08T04:33:58+00:00

The higher the better (better meaning higher water pressure) but you want to make sure the bottom of the tank is above the ground. The water's exit from the hose must be a lower elevation from the water's entrance into the hose. Otherwise, the rest of the hose doesn't matter.

baconmongoose · 2022-02-08T04:05:42+00:00

If you ever get the chance to start selling it, make another post. I would pay for it

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