Can’t do yard work without trying to teach my kids some physics Good warmup question during a fluids unit is why does the ball get closer when it’s directly over the leaf blower vs at an angle? #iteachphysics #bernoullisprinciple

Day 50 Physics - Came up with a lab idea w/o testing it. Wanted to get students to saw and sand wood so set up a sand grit vs μ lab. Had Ss launch wood through photogate and measured distance then derive μ. Had them sand with different grits and repeat. Reflection in thread #iteachphysics #teach180

Day 48 Physics - Friction notes and problem solving with Ff=uFn

Lots of great discussion, used magnifying glasses on lab tables to see the irregularities in the surface, dragged wood blocks across diff surfaces, pulled up @phetsims.bsky.social friction sim for a micro look #iteachphysics #teach180

Day 47 Physics - Newtons 3rd law notes but mostly a bunch of demos. Very conceptual day before we get into friction #iteachphysics #teach180

Day 46 Physical Sci - powered through our N2L lab. Worth it to follow through not just for data but also for Ss to build those labs skills even when it’s against their will 💀 used a mix of cars with motion detectors and smart carts #iteachphysics #teach180

Day 43 Physics - measured vertical jump on earth both the analog method with tape on a wall and by using verniers force plate. The force plate is great but students won’t jump as high as they can given they land back down on the plate. Calculated verticals on other planets #iteachphysics #teach180

Day 42 Physics - notes on fundamental forces with focus on gravity. Began with cup stacking challenge with using spring scales as a twist! Had students make observations of how the force they pulled with affected the partner opposite #iteachphysics #teach180

Day 39 Physics - students working on final draft of presentation of our car safety project. #iteachphysics #teach180

Day 38 Physics & Physical Sci - Did @cossettej.bsky.social newton block lab. Lots of setup so did it with both classes. My old set of blocks were beat up and missing pieces so adapted my set of a million go cars to do the same thing. Great lab to do each year! #iteachphysics #teach180

Day 37 Physics - Compiled our 100 points of data and found that cars pass our school with an avg speed of 46.63mph. Students broke out to prepare a presentation for district. #iteachphysics #teach180