Andrea McPhee (JarvisCI) (@ms_mcphee) 's Twitter Profile
Andrea McPhee (JarvisCI)

@ms_mcphee

Math and physics at Jarvis C.I. TDSB DLL mentor. STEPUP advocate. Lifelong learner. I occasionally blog at andreamcphee.blogspot.ca . She/her/hers.

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In Northern Hemisphere we're right in the middle of winter, but Earth is actually at its closest position to the Sun #Today at 16:17 UTC and we're 5 million km closer to the Sun now than we are in early July [read more: buff.ly/3qTubLl] #HappyPerihelion

In Northern Hemisphere we're right in the middle of winter, but Earth is actually at its closest position to the Sun #Today at 16:17 UTC and we're 5 million km closer to the Sun now than we are in early July 

[read more: buff.ly/3qTubLl] 
#HappyPerihelion
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The Andromeda galaxy is 6 times bigger in the sky than the full Moon: it's just too dim to see with the naked eye. This composite created by Tom Buckley-Houston shows what it would look like at night if it was just brighter [read more: ow.ly/EMek50A0CeU]

The Andromeda galaxy is 6 times bigger in the sky than the full Moon: it's just too dim to see with the naked eye. This composite created by Tom Buckley-Houston shows what it would look like at night if it was just brighter 

[read more: ow.ly/EMek50A0CeU]
Andrea McPhee (JarvisCI) (@ms_mcphee) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Help, chemists: I've run across three separate websites that say that elements in the same period share physical properties such as malleability and conductivity. I can see this for the actinides and lanthanides, but ...?! Am I missing something?

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Working on producing some "grab and go" guides for teachers on some common issues. Each one comes with tips and tactics that can work well. Done behaviour, questioning, retrieval practice and feedback. Any other suggestions for these guides?

Working on producing some "grab and go" guides for teachers on some common issues. Each one comes with tips and tactics that can work well. Done behaviour, questioning, retrieval practice and feedback. Any other suggestions for these guides?