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Energy… Part 2 — Science is Sociopolitical

PHYSICS! BLOG!

Last summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the Energy & Equity summer workshop (link takes you to the portal; find the current workshop info through links on that page). This Energy… Part 2 unit is meant to come after a typical conservation of energy unit. Energy as a Sociopolitical Concept.

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Why use energy bar charts?

Jacobs Physics

The usefulness of graphical representations over straight-up equations and calculations for understanding energy concepts has been well established in physics teaching literature for years. I resisted teaching energy bar charts for nearly the first two decades of my career - mainly for point (3) above.

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Your Own Energy Story Mini Project

PHYSICS! BLOG!

This post describes a project that follows the Energy… Part 2 unit. This project was created in collaboration with Allie Boyd at the Energy & Equity summer workshop (link takes you to the portal; find the current workshop info through links on that page). If you haven’t read about that (new!)

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Students’ Physical and Mental Health Declined During the Pandemic. Could a New Telehealth Initiative Help?

ED Surge

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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Picture Books for 4th Grade Energy

Love Learning STEM

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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Mail Time: Gravitational potential energy in orbits

Jacobs Physics

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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Center of mass calculations for AP Physics 1

Jacobs Physics

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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