Joe Rowing
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Physics. Education. Other things. https://www.JRowing.com, Writing at https://thesciencelab.substack.com/
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
Forces and Newton’s Laws - Teaching Physics Tips
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Forces and Newton’s Laws - Teaching Physics Tips
Some theory, stories and practicals to assist your teaching - for experts and non-specialists alike
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January 1, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Forces and Newton’s Laws - Teaching Physics Tips
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A Human on a Bicycle is Among the Most Efficient Forms of Travel in the Animal Kingdom
(best aligned to upper-secondary courses like AP physics, AP bio, precalculus, stats)
(best aligned to upper-secondary courses like AP physics, AP bio, precalculus, stats)
A Human on a Bicycle is Among the Most Efficient Forms of Travel
A Human on a Bicycle is Among the Most Efficient Forms of Travel in the Animal Kingdom (update on a classic 'Scientific American' graph)
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December 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A Human on a Bicycle is Among the Most Efficient Forms of Travel in the Animal Kingdom
(best aligned to upper-secondary courses like AP physics, AP bio, precalculus, stats)
(best aligned to upper-secondary courses like AP physics, AP bio, precalculus, stats)
A quiet new year eve and some time to write a bonus story for you all.
Story: Why is Radioactivity green? open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
#iteachphysics #physics #radioactivity #storiesofphysics
Story: Why is Radioactivity green? open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
#iteachphysics #physics #radioactivity #storiesofphysics
Story: Why is Radioactivity green?
A short look at a Big misconception
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December 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A quiet new year eve and some time to write a bonus story for you all.
Story: Why is Radioactivity green? open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
#iteachphysics #physics #radioactivity #storiesofphysics
Story: Why is Radioactivity green? open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
#iteachphysics #physics #radioactivity #storiesofphysics
This article is so staggering to me. Here's how to use it for good. substack.com/profile/2272...
December 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This article is so staggering to me. Here's how to use it for good. substack.com/profile/2272...
There's a non paywalled post here :https://interestingengineering.com/energy/plane-engine-gas-turbine-energy
Data centres turn to aircraft engines to avoid grid connection delays ft.trib.al/N1NLaCs
Data centres turn to aircraft engines to avoid grid connection delays
Supply chain shortages drive developers to use smaller and less efficient power sources to fuel AI power demand
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December 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
There's a non paywalled post here :https://interestingengineering.com/energy/plane-engine-gas-turbine-energy
Five Big Physics Stories This Year — and What They’re Actually Good For in Class open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
#ITeachPhysics
#ITeachPhysics
Five Big Physics Stories This Year — and What They’re Actually Good For in Class
2025's 5 biggest bits of physics
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December 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Five Big Physics Stories This Year — and What They’re Actually Good For in Class open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
#ITeachPhysics
#ITeachPhysics
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Silly #Desmos thingy inspired by the spinning wad of burning steel wool image.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Silly #Desmos thingy inspired by the spinning wad of burning steel wool image.
www.desmos.com/calculator/b...
www.desmos.com/calculator/b...
Another in my series of Teaching Physics Tips - Circular motion is today's xmas present to you all; open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
#ITeachPhysics
#ITeachPhysics
Circular Motion - Teaching Physics Tips
Some theory, stories and practicals
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December 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Another in my series of Teaching Physics Tips - Circular motion is today's xmas present to you all; open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
#ITeachPhysics
#ITeachPhysics
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Just when you couldnt be any prouder to be British, here's Joseph Banks describing Xmas 1768 on Cook's Endeavour
"all hands get abominably drunk so that at night there was scarce a sober man in the ship, wind thank god very moderate or the lord knows what would have become of us”.
"all hands get abominably drunk so that at night there was scarce a sober man in the ship, wind thank god very moderate or the lord knows what would have become of us”.
December 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Just when you couldnt be any prouder to be British, here's Joseph Banks describing Xmas 1768 on Cook's Endeavour
"all hands get abominably drunk so that at night there was scarce a sober man in the ship, wind thank god very moderate or the lord knows what would have become of us”.
"all hands get abominably drunk so that at night there was scarce a sober man in the ship, wind thank god very moderate or the lord knows what would have become of us”.
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🎢 A Merry Physmas to All! ⚛️
December 19, 2024 at 8:00 PM
🎢 A Merry Physmas to All! ⚛️
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Another in my little series: open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
Teaching Physics tips - Capacitors
Some theory, stories and practicals
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December 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Another in my little series: open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
Another in my little series: open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
Teaching Physics tips - Capacitors
Some theory, stories and practicals
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December 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Another in my little series: open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
From Radium Water to “Wellness”:
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Dennis Bodzash on Notes from The Science lab
Great science, history, and critical thinking lesson all rolled into one article. The end with the examples of current "wellness" products is especially critical to being an informed consumer.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
From Radium Water to “Wellness”:
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Physics teaching tips - Astronomy. A few things that might be useful, basics, stories and demos: open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
#ITeachPhysics
#ITeachPhysics
Teaching Physics Tips - Astronomy
Basics, Stories and Demos
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December 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Physics teaching tips - Astronomy. A few things that might be useful, basics, stories and demos: open.substack.com/pub/thescien...
#ITeachPhysics
#ITeachPhysics
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I have a large collection of these. Sadly, the collection keeps growing! usma.org/unit-mixups More in this Google drive pdf: drive.google.com/file/d/1a7EI...
Unit Mixups – US Metric Association
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December 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I have a large collection of these. Sadly, the collection keeps growing! usma.org/unit-mixups More in this Google drive pdf: drive.google.com/file/d/1a7EI...
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Another late-20th-century tale of failure to convert units is the demise of the Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft in 1999…
Mars Climate Orbiter - Wikipedia
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December 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Another late-20th-century tale of failure to convert units is the demise of the Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft in 1999…