I want all four of these to have distinct names and I'm not sure I've ever seen that done before. Is there a convention for this I'm not aware of? Does anybody have a way they personally do it that they like? #ITeachPhysics #AstroEdu
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I want all four of these to have distinct names and I'm not sure I've ever seen that done before. Is there a convention for this I'm not aware of? Does anybody have a way they personally do it that they like? #ITeachPhysics #AstroEdu
1: Toward the central body
2: Perpendicular to that
3: Toward the local center of curvature
4: Perpendicular to that
I feel like people call both 1 and 3 centripetal/radial, but obviously they're different. One can cause speed changes and the other can't! #ITeachPhysics #AstroEdu
2: Perpendicular to that
3: Toward the local center of curvature
4: Perpendicular to that
I feel like people call both 1 and 3 centripetal/radial, but obviously they're different. One can cause speed changes and the other can't! #ITeachPhysics #AstroEdu
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
1: Toward the central body
2: Perpendicular to that
3: Toward the local center of curvature
4: Perpendicular to that
I feel like people call both 1 and 3 centripetal/radial, but obviously they're different. One can cause speed changes and the other can't! #ITeachPhysics #AstroEdu
2: Perpendicular to that
3: Toward the local center of curvature
4: Perpendicular to that
I feel like people call both 1 and 3 centripetal/radial, but obviously they're different. One can cause speed changes and the other can't! #ITeachPhysics #AstroEdu
After a good #ITeachPhysics conversation a few weeks ago about "radial" and "centripetal" I have a new question... I'm doing orbits for the next few days.
When you are dealing with elliptical orbits (NOT circular) what names do you use for the following directions...
#AstroEdu
When you are dealing with elliptical orbits (NOT circular) what names do you use for the following directions...
#AstroEdu
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
After a good #ITeachPhysics conversation a few weeks ago about "radial" and "centripetal" I have a new question... I'm doing orbits for the next few days.
When you are dealing with elliptical orbits (NOT circular) what names do you use for the following directions...
#AstroEdu
When you are dealing with elliptical orbits (NOT circular) what names do you use for the following directions...
#AstroEdu
#iTeachPhysics
A group asked how many trials they should do, four or five, so I said... (even with the hand movements, good for a laugh).
A group asked how many trials they should do, four or five, so I said... (even with the hand movements, good for a laugh).
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#iTeachPhysics
A group asked how many trials they should do, four or five, so I said... (even with the hand movements, good for a laugh).
A group asked how many trials they should do, four or five, so I said... (even with the hand movements, good for a laugh).
Temporary intro lab crisis when a rescue hero action figure was missing, adverted when I found another one in squirrelled away in my lab, that I got at a yard sale. Bungee jumping...
#iTeachPhysics (bet chemists never have this problem)
#iTeachPhysics (bet chemists never have this problem)
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Temporary intro lab crisis when a rescue hero action figure was missing, adverted when I found another one in squirrelled away in my lab, that I got at a yard sale. Bungee jumping...
#iTeachPhysics (bet chemists never have this problem)
#iTeachPhysics (bet chemists never have this problem)
Wave on a String is now available in #PhETStudio. You can set up your preset, save its configuration, and send it as a unique link. It’s that easy.
Visit phet.colorado.edu/studio #interactYourWay #iTeachPhysics #physics
Visit phet.colorado.edu/studio #interactYourWay #iTeachPhysics #physics
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Wave on a String is now available in #PhETStudio. You can set up your preset, save its configuration, and send it as a unique link. It’s that easy.
Visit phet.colorado.edu/studio #interactYourWay #iTeachPhysics #physics
Visit phet.colorado.edu/studio #interactYourWay #iTeachPhysics #physics
The gravitation simulation "Milo's Solar System", a replacement for Phet's My Solar System after Flash was deprecated, has an updated url. See this post: #iTeachPhysics
jacobsphysics.org/2025/11/10/r...
jacobsphysics.org/2025/11/10/r...
Repost with update: Milo’s Solar System
Soon it is time for my AP physics class to move into gravitation. This is the one topic on the AP Physics 1 or C exams that doesn’t lend itself to tabletop experimentation. So we have to reso…
jacobsphysics.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The gravitation simulation "Milo's Solar System", a replacement for Phet's My Solar System after Flash was deprecated, has an updated url. See this post: #iTeachPhysics
jacobsphysics.org/2025/11/10/r...
jacobsphysics.org/2025/11/10/r...
Check out the many great workshops happening at #AAPTWM26 on Saturday, January 17th! These workshops are a perfect opportunity to gather with your colleagues and learn new #teaching techniques. ow.ly/UwMN50XmFlz #AAPTWorkshops #ITeachPhysics
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Check out the many great workshops happening at #AAPTWM26 on Saturday, January 17th! These workshops are a perfect opportunity to gather with your colleagues and learn new #teaching techniques. ow.ly/UwMN50XmFlz #AAPTWorkshops #ITeachPhysics
NEW VIDEO! - Understanding Equipotential Surfaces
Check it out, eh! youtu.be/w5eqIyyRm8Y
#EquipotentialSurfaces #ElectricDipole #APPhysics2 #iTeachPhysics #stem
Check it out, eh! youtu.be/w5eqIyyRm8Y
#EquipotentialSurfaces #ElectricDipole #APPhysics2 #iTeachPhysics #stem
Equipotential Surfaces and Isolines
YouTube video by Flipping Physics
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
NEW VIDEO! - Understanding Equipotential Surfaces
Check it out, eh! youtu.be/w5eqIyyRm8Y
#EquipotentialSurfaces #ElectricDipole #APPhysics2 #iTeachPhysics #stem
Check it out, eh! youtu.be/w5eqIyyRm8Y
#EquipotentialSurfaces #ElectricDipole #APPhysics2 #iTeachPhysics #stem
Bulb lit by a plasma ball
YouTube video by Hookean Physics
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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
November 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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
#iteachphysics. Just got home from the Louisiana Space Grant annual meeting. The loss of OSTEM will hurt us so much. The incredible interdisciplinary research and experience presented at this tiny conference was absolutely incredible. We had 135 attendees and 56 student poster presentations.
November 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
#iteachphysics. Just got home from the Louisiana Space Grant annual meeting. The loss of OSTEM will hurt us so much. The incredible interdisciplinary research and experience presented at this tiny conference was absolutely incredible. We had 135 attendees and 56 student poster presentations.
What will happen to the balance reading when I drop a magnet through the copper pipe which is supported on a clamp stand on the zeroed balance? A predict and explain demonstration with electromagnetic induction, terminal velocity & Newton 3
#ITeachPhysics
#SciTeachUK
youtube.com/shorts/s0eOE...
#ITeachPhysics
#SciTeachUK
youtube.com/shorts/s0eOE...
What happens to the balance reading if a magnet is dropped through a copper pipe on it? #physicsfun
YouTube video by Physics with Simon Poliakoff
youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
What will happen to the balance reading when I drop a magnet through the copper pipe which is supported on a clamp stand on the zeroed balance? A predict and explain demonstration with electromagnetic induction, terminal velocity & Newton 3
#ITeachPhysics
#SciTeachUK
youtube.com/shorts/s0eOE...
#ITeachPhysics
#SciTeachUK
youtube.com/shorts/s0eOE...
Day 51 Physical Sci - Sub day. Students had all their bridge materials cut, glue, and ready so had them in group bins ready for assembly and testing. Guided lab packet to make the process easier, Hope it went well! Will whiteboard FBDs for each block on Monday #iteachphysics #teach180
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Day 51 Physical Sci - Sub day. Students had all their bridge materials cut, glue, and ready so had them in group bins ready for assembly and testing. Guided lab packet to make the process easier, Hope it went well! Will whiteboard FBDs for each block on Monday #iteachphysics #teach180
Day 51 Physics - Sub Day! October has no breaks so feels good to have a break. Students will be taking their data from yesterdays lab and creating a Friction one-pager
#iteachphysics #teach180
#iteachphysics #teach180
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Day 51 Physics - Sub Day! October has no breaks so feels good to have a break. Students will be taking their data from yesterdays lab and creating a Friction one-pager
#iteachphysics #teach180
#iteachphysics #teach180
Friday #PhysicsFun! Can you guess the answer to this Figuring Physics question about "TWO BIKES and a BEE"? ow.ly/tCmM50XoFSS #PhysicsTeachers #ITeachPhysics #TPT
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Friday #PhysicsFun! Can you guess the answer to this Figuring Physics question about "TWO BIKES and a BEE"? ow.ly/tCmM50XoFSS #PhysicsTeachers #ITeachPhysics #TPT
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This Physics outreach truck is now just outside our Center for Natural Sciences (CNS) at Illinois Wesleyan University, ready for student engagement! #ITeachPhysics
November 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This Physics outreach truck is now just outside our Center for Natural Sciences (CNS) at Illinois Wesleyan University, ready for student engagement! #ITeachPhysics
Register for #AAPTWM26 and take advantage of Early Bird registration rates! Early Bird rates end after November 14th. ow.ly/32Qt50X1LRM #AAPTConference #AAPTMeeting #ITeachPhysics See less
November 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Register for #AAPTWM26 and take advantage of Early Bird registration rates! Early Bird rates end after November 14th. ow.ly/32Qt50X1LRM #AAPTConference #AAPTMeeting #ITeachPhysics See less
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
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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 50 Physical Sci - Wanted to connect newtons laws to some engineering concepts so used this TPT template for a stone bridge. Basically took the whole period to introduce bridge types, make predictions, then cutting and assembling. Didn’t have time to test yet #iteachphysics #teach180
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Day 50 Physical Sci - Wanted to connect newtons laws to some engineering concepts so used this TPT template for a stone bridge. Basically took the whole period to introduce bridge types, make predictions, then cutting and assembling. Didn’t have time to test yet #iteachphysics #teach180
Things left in my room after the exam today: A sweater, one foam headphone ear cup, & a bracelet. But mostly a lot of eraser crumbs #ITeachPhysics 🎢
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Things left in my room after the exam today: A sweater, one foam headphone ear cup, & a bracelet. But mostly a lot of eraser crumbs #ITeachPhysics 🎢