Joe Rowing
@jrowing.com
Physics. Education. Other things. https://www.JRowing.com, Writing at https://thesciencelab.substack.com/
A few role models to add to your teaching. #iTeachPhysics
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Female Physicists...
A small effort to rebalance the textbook.
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February 15, 2026 at 9:40 AM
A few role models to add to your teaching. #iTeachPhysics
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FOR THE RECORD: one year on, I lay out clearly how Elon Musk FRS has breached the @royalsociety.org’s code of conduct, why the Society’s failure to defend its values has been so damaging, & what they need do to recover their standing in the scientific community. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2026/...
February 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
FOR THE RECORD: one year on, I lay out clearly how Elon Musk FRS has breached the @royalsociety.org’s code of conduct, why the Society’s failure to defend its values has been so damaging, & what they need do to recover their standing in the scientific community. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2026/...
... And that time I held a bit of Mars #ITeachPhysics
February 5, 2026 at 11:47 AM
... And that time I held a bit of Mars #ITeachPhysics
That time I held a bit of the moon... #ITeachPhysics
February 5, 2026 at 11:46 AM
That time I held a bit of the moon... #ITeachPhysics
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Teaching Physics Tips - Gravity
Some theory, stories, and practical activities
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February 5, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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Made up a batch of Uv fluorescent, clear ink today. I’d almost forgotten how pretty it is.
February 4, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Made up a batch of Uv fluorescent, clear ink today. I’d almost forgotten how pretty it is.
Orion Nebula captured between breaks in the cloud last night.
February 4, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Orion Nebula captured between breaks in the cloud last night.
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#Physics, #astronomy, #science teachers, join the AAPT/NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team's free virtual workshop series one Sat. each month. Register for the next #workshop on "Auroral Currents" February 7th from 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET. ow.ly/LgCu50XKjr1
January 29, 2026 at 3:31 PM
#Physics, #astronomy, #science teachers, join the AAPT/NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team's free virtual workshop series one Sat. each month. Register for the next #workshop on "Auroral Currents" February 7th from 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET. ow.ly/LgCu50XKjr1
This is much neater than my (previous) method! Nice one Joe
I designed a little 3D printed laser mount for a diffraction lab to determine the thickness of a hair. I underestimated how much cooler it is for students to use physics to calculate a value that they have personal connection to. 😀
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Files on the Blog
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January 29, 2026 at 8:46 AM
This is much neater than my (previous) method! Nice one Joe
Snap, Crackle, Pop! - more Jerks in physics... #ITeachPhysics open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
Snap, Crackle, Pop!
we need more Jerks
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January 29, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Snap, Crackle, Pop! - more Jerks in physics... #ITeachPhysics open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
g by freefall graphs plotted in R. RStudio is SUCH a useful tool. #ITeachPhysics
January 26, 2026 at 10:09 AM
g by freefall graphs plotted in R. RStudio is SUCH a useful tool. #ITeachPhysics
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Blistering piece on ed tech in @economist.com.
‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
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‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
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Ed tech is profitable. It is also mostly useless
Independent research identifies few learning gains
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January 24, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Blistering piece on ed tech in @economist.com.
‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
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‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
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Conductive glass is one of my favourite little demos that crosses boundaries. #ITeachPhysics #ITeachChemistry
When Glass Learns to Conduct
One of my favourite electrical demos
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January 22, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Conductive glass is one of my favourite little demos that crosses boundaries. #ITeachPhysics #ITeachChemistry
January 22, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Hot on the heels of talking about teaching physics with whatever you have, what about this Doppler effect Saucer from what used to be my local cafe!
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Hot on the heels of talking about teaching physics with whatever you have, what about this Doppler effect Saucer from what used to be my local cafe!
#ITeachPhysics benefits from using everyday items - not just in demystifying the lab but also injecting some creativity. I used to do a CPD session on creative teaching and I've written it up here. Hopefully you'll find it interesting #physics #teaching
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January 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
#ITeachPhysics benefits from using everyday items - not just in demystifying the lab but also injecting some creativity. I used to do a CPD session on creative teaching and I've written it up here. Hopefully you'll find it interesting #physics #teaching
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Messing about with Red onion and saline solution today. Poor little cells.
January 14, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Messing about with Red onion and saline solution today. Poor little cells.
January 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
This is a really cute way to do a static-electricity mini practical!
Day 79 Physical Sci - started a short electricity unit before we get to finals. Started with a sticky interaction inquiry lab using just tape, balloons, and paper bits #iteachphysics #teach180
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January 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
This is a really cute way to do a static-electricity mini practical!
A simple practical on measurements, and why you should bother. #ITeachPhysics
Measuring the World
Why simple skills practicals still matter
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January 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
A simple practical on measurements, and why you should bother. #ITeachPhysics
Messing about with my IPEVO Visualizer and a microscope. Always fun to display cells HUGE on the board and have the students annotate the features with whiteboard pen.
January 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Messing about with my IPEVO Visualizer and a microscope. Always fun to display cells HUGE on the board and have the students annotate the features with whiteboard pen.
I like this very much. Great use of clever sensors
A level physics demo - dropping a magnet through a copper tube. This time with a force sensor data logger so we can measure the extra downward force in the copper tube as the magnet falls within. DIY Bluetooth sensor in 3d printed case that streams the data to @phyphox.org app. #iteachphysics
January 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I like this very much. Great use of clever sensors
Very often we ignore drag because it's hard but we can investigate it in the lab - here's a nice set-up with a lever, fan, trolley, ramp and a force meter. Students can streamline the car and lowest force recorded wins! #ITeachPhysics
January 2, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Very often we ignore drag because it's hard but we can investigate it in the lab - here's a nice set-up with a lever, fan, trolley, ramp and a force meter. Students can streamline the car and lowest force recorded wins! #ITeachPhysics
So - what's happening here? #ITeachPhysics
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One that i’ve just put into the statics page of tips (coming soonish). Another all time favourite demo - can you figure out what’s going on…
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January 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
So - what's happening here? #ITeachPhysics
Another image from the random pictures from textbooks that make me laugh
January 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Another image from the random pictures from textbooks that make me laugh