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deanbaird.bsky.social
#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
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My fellow #PAEMST honorees: the good people at the NSF want us to update our profiles by 6/30. Because reasons. As you update, wisely “Save” after completing each section / prompt. The prompts require thought and composition. But the page will log you out after a certain interval.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

PAEMST is dead. Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching 1983-2025

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Hard to believe no one in the state had claimed this gem!

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

‘No Kings’: 3,000 rally in downtown Bozeman to protest USA’s direction under Trump www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/no-king...

submitted 10 days ago • 5 comments

“Polaroid was the Apple Computer of the ’50s and ’60s.” From polarizers to the SX-70, and there was a whole lot in between. American Experience has answers. And I have questions. Mr. Polaroid [PBS American Experience] www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mr-P...

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

As well as shining different coloured lasers on glow in the dark vinyl I thought it would be interesting to project a spectrum onto it. Thanks for @deanbaird.bsky.social for sparking the idea after suggesting the lasers. Here is the result: youtu.be/gIvT2Nx2dB8 #ITeachPhysics # SciTeachUK

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Living in Montana: Aurora Edition.

submitted 24 days ago • 8 comments

My enthusiasm for microwave popcorn was limited to begin with. It is now diminished. This is a thorough explainer for PFAS (forever chemicals)—why we love them and how they're a problem. Veritasium has answers; I have questions. www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/PFAS...

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I hope #ITeachPhysics friends have been able to get some engineering projects in this year. NOVA has had some nice episodes that take viewers behind the curtain of large-scale engineering projects. Here's part 1 of Ultimate Crash Test. I have questions. www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ulti...

submitted 44 days ago • 2 comments

1/7 💔 We are very disappointed to announce that on April 25, NSF terminated a $1.5M PhET grant – our Pathways to Open Source Ecosystems Phase II grant for advancing PhET’s SceneryStack project. Learn how this impacts our work and how you can help: bit.ly/PhETNSF2025

submitted 49 days ago • 6 comments

Oh this is good news. I knew immediately upon seeing a car with a touch screen for the first time that it was a mistake and exactly why. A whole lot of other people did, too. Nice to see manufacturers acknowledging it.

submitted 51 days ago • 21 comments

Am I reading my OED correctly? In British geometry, a trapezoid has no sides parallel? It’s bad enough I recently learned there’s an element the rest of the world knows as caesium.

submitted 50 days ago • 2 comments

This week's NOVA is more impactful than it is entertaining. If you think it might add to your curriculum, I recommend acting fast. I hope I am wrong to imagine this episode might be targeted for premature removal. Watch the episode; decide for yourself. www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Crit...

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Jill Sobule at The Amazing Meeting 5 in 2007. She had a crowd of skeptics wrapped around her finger.

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

I used the excellent @phyphox.org again in this video: youtu.be/kb2yTTiedTU #ITeachPhysics #SciTeachUK

submitted 56 days ago • 2 comments

Stumping the AI: “Which cities have NBA teams but no NFL or MLB teams?” ❌Google AI ❌Siri ❌ChatGPT

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