We're Going on a Planet Hunt! My son and I riffed on We're Going on a Bear Hunt as the intro for my latest episode of Physics Alive. But now he wants to know what a black hole is. Fun conversations with a 4-year-old! physicsalive.com/wp-content/upl…

Episode 43 of Physics Alive: Diffraction of DNA and the DNA of my Physics Class. I talk about a simple DNA diffraction experiment using the spring from a pen and the DNA, the structure, of my introductory physics class during the spring ’22 semester. physicsalive.com/dna

Happy August 1st! I’m a Panther now! Faculty ID at Plymouth State = received. Next, it’s time to setup the new office: a space for coffee, office hours, class prep, podcasting, and more coffee.

A sweet simulation for teaching radioactivity 👉spark.iop.org/sweet-simulati… Find the full collection of quick practicals 👉spark.iop.org/quick #QuickPracticals #TeachPhysics

The Physics Alive podcast is alive again! Needed the summer for moving and unwinding. But now...let's learn about the Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE) with Eugenia Etkina! physicsalive.com/isle/

#ITeachPhysics: New Desmos sim: Falling through Air! Link: afreeparticle.com/falling.html Explore air drag with: - Adjustable initial height, velocity, & mass. - See effect of changing radius, g, & rho in real time - Motion & force vectors - Motion, force, & energy graphs vs. t & h

This is really cool! Immensely satisfying to explore, even as "the educator."

Trying out one of the dons: @[email protected]

2-meter sticks. Thought they'd be easy to buy. Can't find them. #iteachphysics #modphysics help! Where do you buy them?

Something new you could try in the New Year: Physics with Phones! Listen in to my interview with David Rakestraw about using phone apps to tap into the remarkable computing technology of our phones for doing introductory physics experiments. physicsalive.com/phones/

Bought more happy/sad ball sets from Arbor Scientific so my students could do this classic experiment instead of watching me do it. I used the old 2D collision ramps made from bent rulers and scrap wood from the shop. Students predicted first, then tried it, then we talked about why.

Ok #iteachphysics pholks. I’m going through old equipment and found this. Lopsided glass goalposts? Anyone know what this might be used for? There’s a second smaller one as well.

Plymouth State Planetarium show on Thursday, October 5, 2023 -- from 5:00-6:00 pm. If you are in the Plymouth, NH area, come out for the FIRST public show in years! #PlymouthState

Plymouth State partial eclipse presentation on Saturday, October 14, 2023 - from 12:00-1:00 pm. If you are in the Plymouth, NH area, come out and learn about the partial eclipse and, if the weather cooperates, some telescope views! #PlymouthState