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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 10h

I found your cardboard boat project, @mrsgphysics.bsky.social in the AMTA projects folder. Am considering a similar one. One big question, tho: were you satisfied with the ratio of physicsing to general project fun?

Everyone -- I'd love to hear how I can improve that ratio on projects.

Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 12h

I love these two variations! I, too, have created a variant of Kelly's. The ones I use are here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Lab Practical: Forces Stations

Name: __________________________________________ Partner: _______________________________ Date: _______________ Forces Lab Practical Directions: With your assigned partner, you'll visit four differen...

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 2d

My grading is a weird mix of in and out of Canvas, digital and not. This “spreadsheet” is saving my tuchus.

Photo of a computer screen displaying “canvas is experiencing issues” and a handmade table drawn on graph paper tracking student scores.

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 2d

Nothing quite like this message the day grades are due, eh @mathmansam.bsky.social?

Screenshot that reads "Canvas is experiencing issues due to an ongoing AWS incident. We are working on recovering as soon as possible."

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 3d

The best part is the kids’ explanations and commentary happened in front of all their parents, making everyone feel really good about the day!

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 3d

I loved the ninth graders’ responses to “why is this question hard?”

1. You can’t see the magnetic force.
2. It’s not obvious that the globe is pulling down on the holder given the magnet is at the top of the holder.
3. And, without reasonably detailed force diagrams, 1 & 2 are easy to overlook.

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 3d

When the globe is removed, will the scale reading, go up, down, or stay the same? Great test of Newton’s 3rd. #ITeachPhysics #teach180 days 34 & 37

This was part of the balanced forces lab practical on Tues. We revisited it on Fri for families-visit-class day.

Photo of a desk toy, resting on a laboratory scale, in front of a whiteboard. The desk toy is a magnetically levitating globe held inside of a C shaped holder. On the whiteboard is a physics interaction diagram and a poll showing students’ votes for their prediction.

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 3d

Way to go, Rhett! I’ve learned a lot from you over the years

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 3d

Amazing! Can I get one at #AAPTWM26?

Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 5d

Right?! We’ve pivoted to nearly 100% in class work though cause the teens were getting a little too much “specific research”

Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 5d

So true!

a man in a suit and tie is standing with his hands on his hips and says `` staff training feels '' .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing with his hands on his hips and says `` staff training feels '' .

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 6d

Teachers: You don't have to teach this tool.

Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 7d

I was at my old high school today, for the first time in over twenty years, to talk to the teachers about how their curriculum can better support students. AI came up, and so many teachers were saying "Well it's a tool, they have to know how to use it, it's the future so we have to accept it!"

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 7d

Nice! I’ve had better luck with releasing the marble when the buggy crosses over a starting line. Example: youtu.be/Vas_rZ41mCY?...

The Wrecking Crew Results

YouTube video by Megan Hayes-Golding

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks! Gotta see what I can find around here. I love the ripping of aluminum foil to break the circuit, very clever. We are using very carefully positioned crocodile clips.

Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 7d

So satisfying! I need a bigger electromagnet. Good luck in class tomorrow!

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 8d

You remind me of the "pizza grilled cheese" at Sidebar in Atlanta that got me through grad school. A smear of tomato sauce and whatever pizza toppings you like.

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 8d

So good! I need a stronger electromagnet for next year.

What projectile launcher do you use?

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 8d

#ITeachPhysics After too many hours of troubleshooting, I give you The Monkey and the Zookeeper...with a Twist: our monkey has a parachute. The zookeeper needs to deliver a banana to feed the monkey on the fall.

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 15d

I don't have any on hand but like Marco I've googled "stroboscopic physics" when I needed them. Bryan, looks like Marco may have found an app that can make these images: bsky.app/profile/malm...

Marco @malmeida.bsky.social · 16d

Oops!

jeroenvantilburg.nl/motionticker/

Motion Ticker

Tracking of moving objects in videos. Educational tool.

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 17d

Oh interesting. I was trying to get the forces to balance. Would you draw the force diagram on the right?

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 17d

Agreed: So. many. subscripts.

That and a 2-column solution approach, like this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=96yI...

Projectile Launched at an Angle

YouTube video by Megan Hayes-Golding

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 17d

Yes! Overwrought is exactly what I've been feeling. Like, I just want stus to start by listing what the object is touching then ID relevant non-contact forces such as gravitation. Good luck!

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 17d

Here are two examples of the interaction diagram style: noschese180.wordpress.com/2014/10/21/d... and www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2Dj...

Day 32: Interaction Diagrams and Force Diagrams

College-Prep Physics: Now that we have gravitational forces, spring forces, and normal forces under our belts, we can analyse more complex situations. Today was a direct instruction lesson* on draw…

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 17d

#ITeachPhysics, do you use interaction diagrams (aka system schema) to help students identify interaction pairs? They've never sat well with me because students mistakenly try to apply directional meaning. I give you my modification: the Interaction List. How else are we formalizing ID'ing forces?

Table titled "Objects Interaction with Box A". First row says "Earth" and "F_g". Second row reads "Box B" and "F_N, F_A, and F_f".

A drawing of a finger pushing Box B across a surface. Stacked atop box B is Box A. Beside the diagram is the label "constant velocity" pointing to the right.

A force diagram for box A. Four forces point out from the box: F_N points up, F_g points down, F_A points right, and F_f points left. The vertical forces are balanced as are the horizontal forces.

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Megan HG @meganhg.bsky.social · 20d

I'm interested!

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