ED Surge

JULY 29, 2022

Faced with these daunting realities, it’s understandable that school and district leaders might put deep investment in students’ physical and mental health on the back burner. Children’s Health Is Crucial to Closing the Achievement Gap Student wellbeing—including physical and mental health—is deeply intertwined with learning outcomes.

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Love Learning STEM

JANUARY 6, 2022

I love to teach the Energy Unit in 4th grade, and although it is a hard concept to teach, these are the perfect picture books to use in your class! You can also use these picture books in addition to the Love Learning Stem Energy Unit or use it in supplement to your school’s assigned science curriculum. How is energy transferred?

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Jacobs Physics

JUNE 13, 2023

One of the Fundamentals Quiz questions in the leadup to the 2023 AP exams asked about gravitational potential energy in orbits: 118. Which has greater gravitational potential energy: the satellite A-earth system, or the satellite B-earth system? Physics is not my strong suit and I understand why using Ug = mgh.

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Jacobs Physics

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The revisions to the AP Physics exams for 2025 are imminent. I've posted about the formatting changes , which are truly no big deal for physics 1/2, and are so, so welcome in physics C. The *content* changes are nonexistent in physics C. The *content* changes are nonexistent in physics C. But what else is there?

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STEM Sport

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Integrating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) into Physical Education (PE) classes offers an innovative approach to education. The Synergy of Movement and Learning Research indicates that physical activity can significantly bolster cognitive abilities.

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Jacobs Physics

MARCH 18, 2023

Dear Greg: I read online that, for AP Physics 1, "rolling kinetic energy is not required." Rotational kinetic energy is definitely part of the AP Physics 1 exam! [Paraphrasing a correspondent.] Is that correct? What do AP1 students need to know about rolling?

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 25, 2023

These fundamentals checks are just as appropriate for AP Physics C (mechanics) as for AP Physics 1. because I'd teach it as just AP Physics 1 until about March. because I'd teach it as just AP Physics 1 until about March. What is the total kinetic energy of the two-cart system? That's totally doable.

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Jacobs Physics

MAY 5, 2023

I also will do a Conceptual Physics Summer Institute if I can get at least 10 people committed - send me an email if you'd like to suggest dates for this!) How do we get students to focus on the process of learning physics rather than merely the outcomes of their tests? Effort in physics is a matter of character, not reward.

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STEMe

JULY 3, 2022

In some particle-accelerator experiments, physicists realized that a hadron's angular momentum was exactly square to the proportion of its energy. Put in another way, it tells us that no two electrons, in the same system, can occupy the same energy state, and that all the energy states are filled from the lowest levels to the highest levels.

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PCS Edventures

JULY 21, 2022

We all know that a more active lifestyle is good for you (it’s healthy to be healthy), but did you know that physical activity in an educational environment dramatically increases student learning and retention? Physically active learners: Are 20% more likely to earn a top grade in Math and English. Why do this?

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Smore Science

JUNE 17, 2022

Laws of conservation of energy explained with real life examples. Law of ‘Conservation of energy’ is applicable in our daily life as we convert one form of energy to another to do work. Let us start by understanding work and energy. To do work, energy is needed. What is Energy ? Credit_Dreamtime.com.

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 22, 2023

I'd be happy to talk physics teaching with anyone over coffee or dinner. Yes, I'm primarily talking to physics teachers. but if you have a group of several physics students who'd like to say hello, I'd love to meet youall, too! Write the formula for rotational kinetic energy, defining each term briefly.

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 15, 2023

Write the equation for the potential energy of a spring 23. If this graph is a line, what is the physical meaning of the slope? In what kind of collision is mechanical energy conserved? Write the equation for kinetic energy. Write the equation for the force of a spring.

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 27, 2023

Now's the time to be TAPERED for the AP physics exams. Most students taking AP Physics are also taking other AP exams, and the teachers of those courses are putting all sorts of last minute burdens on their classes - Saturday practice exams, multiple choice practice tomes, study shaming, etc. See this post. Fundamentals Check #10: 91.

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Jacobs Physics

MAY 3, 2023

What does a pitch clock have to do with physics teaching? Yes, learning physics takes time! And much of that time must be unstructured, time for discovery, time for lab play, time for arguing about physics, time for relationships to develop. Who uses more energy to reach the top of the stairs? Baseball takes time, too.

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Jacobs Physics

MAY 8, 2023

Conversation is 75% physics related, which is a fantastically favorable ratio. No physics C students are here tonight, because their exam is tomorrow!) What is the equation for the potential energy of an object-spring system? Write the equation for rotational kinetic energy.

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Jacobs Physics

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

It's getting toward the back half of the school year in AP Physics 1. Okay, here's issue 1: a quiz based on the 2023 AP Physics 1 exam problem 1. This quiz brought forth excellent questions from the class about the physics behind the original question. Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

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STEM Education Guide

OCTOBER 29, 2022

When more children hear the word, “physics,” there may be a disassociation with the word, fun. However, the principles of physics, like science, are applied in our everyday living. Physics for children can be playful, entertaining, and budget-friendly. These physics experiments will show you how. What is Physics?

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MooMoo Math & Science

JANUARY 28, 2022

What is work in Physics? Work transfers energy from one object to another. Kinetic and Potential Energy. Work occurs when a force causes an object to move in the direction of the force. Let’s look at an example. Force is being applied to the bowling ball by the bowler. You may enjoy.

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ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2024

Think Like a Scientist The lessons focus on chemistry and physics, two “gatekeeper” subjects that are typically seen as more difficult, Schneider says. Chemistry and physics teachers within these schools will deliver the curriculum. Students will learn to think like scientists.

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Jacobs Physics

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

A source of physics questions showed a diagram like the one to the right. The work done by the person should equal the potential energy gain of the box-earth system. The easiest way to see the ill-posediness is to try to draw an energy bar chart. What's going on with the kinetic energy? That's mgh , where h is the 2.5

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STEM Education Guide

JUNE 11, 2022

Those little bodies they explore with are also built and fueled with much more energy than ours. US News reported a study where children’s energy and recovery were higher and faster than well-trained adult endurance athletes. Aerobic metabolism is the process in which oxygen is used to make energy. . How fantastic is that?

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The Blog of Phyz

MARCH 20, 2021

But I teach physics. And there's plenty of physics to exploit. Energy conservation? Total energy dissipation approximation? That was entirely cromulent: it's the engine that drives the demonstration. Between the beginning and end of the eruption, some quantity of mass is ejected. Mass flow rate? Power approximation?

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Jacobs Physics

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Most blog readers know that I'm the author of the 5 Steps to a 5: AP Physics 1 and AP Physics C books. I'm running the AP Physics 1 webinar on Tuesday March 7. My plan is to discuss the three major approaches to mechanics problems: Newton's laws/kinematics, impulse/momentum, and work/energy.

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STEM Teacher Inspiration

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Are you wondering how you can use the AP Physics 1 workbook during remote learning? I like the questions in the AP Physics 1 workbook and I think it is a very useful tool to prepare students for the AP exam. 4 – Energy. These materials are free to use and share with other AP Physics 1 students and teachers.

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The Science Penguin

AUGUST 21, 2023

NGSS Standards 4-PS3-1 and 4-PS3-3 have students asking questions and predicting outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. Talking to kids about seatbelt use is not only practical, but it helps them understand how the transfer of energy works in collisions. We built this phenomena-based unit to do just that!

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Futurum

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Black holes: the meeting of gravity and quantum physics. Dr Daniel Terno and his team at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, are building a framework of characteristics that can be used to search for black holes in the Universe, but their findings may challenge our understanding of the fundamental laws of physics.

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 24, 2022

I'm working on the final set of test corrections with my Physics C - mechanics independent study student. This student had AP Physics 1 with me two years ago. In the first part of the year, I had him focus on the mathematics that overlay the concepts he learned in Physics 1. AP Physics C students usually want to do math.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

After Carl Wieman won the Nobel Prize for physics in 2001 for, as he puts it, “shining lasers on atoms” in a new way that gave experimental proof to a theory by Albert Einstein, Wieman decided to shift his research focus. He devoted the bulk of his time and energy to studying how to improve teaching. “I

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 17, 2023

b) Can rotational kinetic energy be converted to translational kinetic energy? In a satellite's circular orbit, is the gravitational potential energy of the planet-satellite system constant or changing throughout the orbital path? Write the formula to find the gravitational field at a planet's surface. Explain very briefly why.

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STEM Sport

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Pop-up Firework Craft Engage in a creative exploration of physics and art with a pop-up firework craft. It’s a fun way to discuss energy transfer and the principles that make real fireworks soar. Homemade Party/Confetti Poppers Create homemade party poppers to learn about energy transformation and materials engineering.

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The Blog of Phyz

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The talking posters assured Hernández that physics was—in fact—relevant. With 1/3 the impact speed, conservation of energy reveals the ball will rise 1/9 the launch height: 1/9 h. Dan and I dismissed Question 1 as "not even wrong" since it's not even a physics question. And who is Marcello's physics instructor?

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Jacobs Physics

JULY 22, 2023

Fact is, whether or not the pandemic has worsened our students' math ability, even AP Physics students will cancel across a plus sign as in the picture. But how do we do that, when mathematics is the language of physics? Separate the math from the physics. Let's not talk about how we can Make Our Students Great At Math Again.

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Jacobs Physics

JUNE 16, 2022

About half of the videos in my 2020 AP Live series discuss released AP Physics 1 free response problems, including experimental evidence for the solutions. I had been grading the paragraph-response problem, number 4 on the 2021 AP Physics 1 exam. Milo coded a simulation to produce energy bar charts and energy-vs.-position

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Jacobs Physics

APRIL 20, 2023

Write the equation for translational kinetic energy. Define "mechanical energy". What is the angular momentum of the ball about point P ? An airplane has been cruising at a speed of 200 m/s for 10 s. What is the airplane's acceleration? How do you determine the location of an object from a velocity-time graph?

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Teach Hub

MAY 15, 2024

Research has also shown that recess is crucial in child development and can impact everything from physical health to social skills and cognitive abilities. Additionally, it is well-known that physical activity can improve sleep, mood, and brain function, which are all vital for a child’s growth.

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The Science Penguin

JUNE 17, 2023

3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 3rd Grade Matter : Students understand that matter has measurable physical properties. Say goodbye to mixtures and hello to combining materials based on their physical properties to serve a purpose. We no longer focus on how physical characteristics of an environment affect the life there.

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