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Bernard Rand
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Here to share ideas and resources for teaching Physics.

I have a range of A Level teaching resources for OCR A and AQA on this site - https://sites.google.com/view/alevelphysicsresources/home
I go for the coscrodile’s jaws are around the angle!
February 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Day 23 - As I sit untangling my daughters Newton's cradle (!!!!) I need something relaxing and mindless to accompany the infuriating task. Luckily I have this video of a giant pendulum wave with notes for each swing.
#iteachphysics #adventofphysics

youtu.be/b8O1jlHyKpU
Large Pendulum Wave - Glow Eindhoven 2013
YouTube video by Kermiscity
youtu.be
December 23, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Well now I feel old. I get sry is sorry but what is nvm? 🤣
December 22, 2024 at 10:40 AM
/s means a post is sarcastic.
December 21, 2024 at 6:56 PM
But audio cassettes are back on sale now so I’m not sure this will be any time soon.
December 19, 2024 at 4:17 PM
But isn’t the speed of light invariant 😉 Also there are materials with a higher refractive index.
December 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Little do they know, you are the OG.
December 19, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Also although this sounds ridiculous, cover it in delicate glass baubles.
December 4, 2024 at 7:23 PM
It looks like you are beyond the easy solution (don’t have a Christmas tree and cats in the same house), Can I advise a water pistol?
December 4, 2024 at 7:19 PM
😉 I guessed something like that/the.
November 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM
How do you service your VdG? New belt? Is there more to it? Ours aren’t working that well. The belt speed seems quite variable even with new belts. Might we need to replace motors or brushes?
November 29, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Reported as spam.
November 25, 2024 at 8:12 PM
How do you define ethnically British and what would you like to be done to make it ethnically British again?
November 23, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Just some thick, bare copper. Don’t know the swg I’m afraid but I suspect the thicker the better.
November 22, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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Here it is going in circles, with a bit of help!
November 21, 2024 at 7:03 PM
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Depends a lot on the framing and impact.
There's a lot to be said for lay noticing/questioning (I saw this... what's the thinking?)
One of the problems with lesson observation is that we have entangled observing and evaluating, and then put a lot of weight on those evaluations.
November 21, 2024 at 8:39 PM
I like this a lot. Non judgemental observations are really useful feedback. Direct suggestions probably require someone with significant domain knowledge to be useful and instructive.
November 21, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Here’s another hypothetical. You are a tailor with training and experience of measuring people and carefully stitching together fitted clothes. If someone who hadn’t ever sewn anything came and made suggestions of how to do your job better how would you value their feedback?
November 21, 2024 at 8:33 PM