Dean Baird
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#ITeachPhysics, Physics Teacher (Retired), Author: The Lessons of Phyz @ TPT, Conceptual Physics, Physical Science, and Integrated Science lab manuals, The Blog of Phyz, The Lessons of Phyz (blog), photographer
In other news, Montana struggles to pay its k-12 teachers. A Montana teacher looking for a raise might consider moving to Mississippi.
When the state runs a surplus in its tax revenues, it returns money to homeowners rather than bumping teacher salaries.
This is completely unrelated to the post.
When the state runs a surplus in its tax revenues, it returns money to homeowners rather than bumping teacher salaries.
This is completely unrelated to the post.
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 AM
In other news, Montana struggles to pay its k-12 teachers. A Montana teacher looking for a raise might consider moving to Mississippi.
When the state runs a surplus in its tax revenues, it returns money to homeowners rather than bumping teacher salaries.
This is completely unrelated to the post.
When the state runs a surplus in its tax revenues, it returns money to homeowners rather than bumping teacher salaries.
This is completely unrelated to the post.
Since I don’t use AI, I don’t expect to be able to produce more than one question set per week.
But it’s a compelling story. And Ken Burns and company are thorough in their telling of it.
Fair. Nuanced. Not presented through star spangled glasses.
But it’s a compelling story. And Ken Burns and company are thorough in their telling of it.
Fair. Nuanced. Not presented through star spangled glasses.
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Since I don’t use AI, I don’t expect to be able to produce more than one question set per week.
But it’s a compelling story. And Ken Burns and company are thorough in their telling of it.
Fair. Nuanced. Not presented through star spangled glasses.
But it’s a compelling story. And Ken Burns and company are thorough in their telling of it.
Fair. Nuanced. Not presented through star spangled glasses.
Part 2 (of 2) is now available. The most dangerous lab in the world isn’t on the world. It’s in orbit.
Medical breakthroughs:, good. Micrometeoroid breakthroughs, not so much.
Operation Space Station: Science and Survival [PBS NOVA]
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Medical breakthroughs:, good. Micrometeoroid breakthroughs, not so much.
Operation Space Station: Science and Survival [PBS NOVA]
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Operation Space Station: Science and Survival [PBS NOVA]
Questions to accompany PBS NOVA's Operation Space Station: Science and Survival. This was season 52, episode 20 of NOVA. See how ingenuity and teamwork keep the crew alive and doing science 250 miles ...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Part 2 (of 2) is now available. The most dangerous lab in the world isn’t on the world. It’s in orbit.
Medical breakthroughs:, good. Micrometeoroid breakthroughs, not so much.
Operation Space Station: Science and Survival [PBS NOVA]
www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Oper...
Medical breakthroughs:, good. Micrometeoroid breakthroughs, not so much.
Operation Space Station: Science and Survival [PBS NOVA]
www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Oper...
Early in the evening, an auroral blob? Obscured by clouds.
November 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Early in the evening, an auroral blob? Obscured by clouds.
The camera sensor has advantages in sensitivity and long exposure times. Our eyes are doing their best in real time. I could see the red hue and the stringyness.
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The camera sensor has advantages in sensitivity and long exposure times. Our eyes are doing their best in real time. I could see the red hue and the stringyness.
The reds were intense enough that I was clipping them. (I instinctively worry about clipping the greens.) And there were places where there were greens in front of more distant reds, so oranges and yellows were on the menu.
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The reds were intense enough that I was clipping them. (I instinctively worry about clipping the greens.) And there were places where there were greens in front of more distant reds, so oranges and yellows were on the menu.
Bozeman, Nikon Z8+Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 10s @ ISO 1600. Photomator/Photos.
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Bozeman, Nikon Z8+Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 10s @ ISO 1600. Photomator/Photos.
Professor Oreskes has answers. And I have questions.
Merchants of Doubt
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Merchants of Doubt
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Merchants of Doubt
Question set and answer key to accompany Merchants of Doubt (Sony Classic Pictures). The film is available for purchase on DVD/BD, YouTube, and Amazon Prime Video. It does not stream for free. MERCHAN...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Professor Oreskes has answers. And I have questions.
Merchants of Doubt
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Merchants of Doubt
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Delighted to see a number of instructors incorporating this series into their instruction right off the bat.
Several were getting the new question sets each week before the complete series was streaming.
It really is that good, and valuable for those of us who need a bit more than Adam & Eve.
Several were getting the new question sets each week before the complete series was streaming.
It really is that good, and valuable for those of us who need a bit more than Adam & Eve.
October 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Delighted to see a number of instructors incorporating this series into their instruction right off the bat.
Several were getting the new question sets each week before the complete series was streaming.
It really is that good, and valuable for those of us who need a bit more than Adam & Eve.
Several were getting the new question sets each week before the complete series was streaming.
It really is that good, and valuable for those of us who need a bit more than Adam & Eve.
The mass on a spring should *always* be a harmonica.
October 17, 2025 at 5:16 AM
The mass on a spring should *always* be a harmonica.