I'm super excited to share that I have finally assembled my online resources for the new IB Physics SL curriculum! passionatelycurioussci.weebly.com/ib-physics.h... #ITeachPhysics

I designed a little 3D printed laser mount for a diffraction lab to determine the thickness of a hair. I underestimated how much cooler it is for students to use physics to calculate a value that they have personal connection to. 😀 Files on the Blog passionatelycurioussci.weebly.com/blog/by-a-ha...

The magnetic hoops made the logistics of aiming and placing a lot easier. Pom pom streamers added to make the success more visible and dramatic 😎

For a little remix of @afreeparticle.com's "Rings of Fire", I 3D printed some magnetic hoops that students could stick to the lockers at any height and distance. For some classes, I gave groups a target time and some I gave a target horizontal distance.

We explored continental drift in my Earth Science with this 3D printed version of the Plate Tectonic Puzzle by the American Museum of Natural History (@amnh.org) www.amnh.org/content/down... 3D Model: makerworld.com/en/models/14...

I'm convinced that playing with dry ice is the most engaging introduction to constant velocity that I've ever tried. I'm looking forward to continually referencing this shared experience when we get to Newton's Laws 😃 #iteachphysics

I finally got around to making a new visual for precision and accuracy that doesn't use a target!! I'm looking forward to introducing these concepts alongside uncertainty in a way that is a little more authentic to scientific measurements 🧪 #iteachphysics

New doppler effect phenomenon just dropped! 😅 #ITeachPhysics 🎢

I've been wanting to make a self-paced ionic bonding investigation for a while now and it's finally ready to share!! passionatelycurioussci.weebly.com/blog/ionic-b... Using puzzle pieces, students work through a series of challenges to introduce the basics of ionic bonding. 🧩

"Flicking electrons" at a Van de Graaff generator wearing a rabbit for toupée ⚡ #iteachphysics 🎢

Print in Place Resonators Investigate natural resonant frequency with oscillators set to different lengths and (now in version 2) different stiffnesses. If you drive at just the right natural frequencies, you can get the lengths to oscillate independently 😎 makerworld.com/en/models/93...

Tangential Velocity Launcher Upgraded connection so a little "tooth" holds the ring together for the spin up without the need for magnets 😏 makerworld.com/en/models/93...

Double Slit - Physical Model - V2 Physical model to explore wave interference in the double slit experiment. This updated design has a much friendlier way to connect and interact with the waveforms makerworld.com/en/models/93...

Maker World is currently running a 3D printing contest with the theme of "Physics Education"!!! makerworld.com/en/contests/... I just updated and entered three of my recent physics designs but I'm equally excited to check out the other things that get posted 😀 #iteachphysics 🎢

Sometimes you make something just to prove that you can. Behold, a 3D printed physical model of double slit wave interactions! 😅 #iteachphysics 🎢

New relative motion example just dropped! #iteachphysics 🎢 Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYumthgG/

Can anyone help with making it so the graph is in the window even when the "Y-spacing" for the tick marks is changed? Since the y-axis never needs to go down beyond 99%, I just kind of have the graph floating way up there. I assume there is a way to just shift everything down to the zero point?

A 3D Printed resonator design for students to investigate natural frequency and resonance in a hands-on way. Files posted here (scroll to the bottom) passionatelycurioussci.weebly.com/store/p9/resonator.html #iteachphysics 🎢

Using a 12" embroidery hoop and some spandex, our 5 classrooms of earth science students got to investigate orbits with a small scale gravity well. We made 30 of these set ups for $130 total so that each lab group had their own to play with. I've got more plans for these later in physics too 😏

The best classroom timer of all time is the cheapest that I've ever seen it! 🥳 (amzn.to/3Z0847p) Now I just have to convince myself that I already have plenty and probably don't need a 4th one...

I'm really excited about the problem that I used for our cumulative review of mechanics. In 15 parts, students had to do a little bit of everything that we've been working on so far this year 😏 #iteachphysics 🎢 Lesson Details: passionatelycurioussci.weebly.com/blog/mechani...

I upgraded my tangential velocity target practice equipment to a new 3D printed design this year just because I needed a fun project 😏 #iteachphysics

It was a pretty special opportunity to speak at #AAPTSM23 but even more amazing to meet so many physics teachers that I've admired for years and see them go all in on an interactive crime scene session that I definitely didn't plan enough time for 😅

Increasing the mass of steel wool by expediting the oxidation process with a 9V battery. Mesmerizing 😍

I made a custom "Connections" game to help students familiarize themselves with common synonyms like slope and gradient ahead of this week's IB Physics exam. I figured since they are playing this game during my class anyway... 😎 Try it out here!! connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Nw4x2N...

Using the Energy Scramble activity to review the equations as part of our IB exam prep. All answers are either in Joules or Jewels 😏 https://passionatelycurioussci.weebly.com/blog/energy-scramble

Preparing for today's eclipse by modeling the cloud forecast in waffle form... and stress eating... 😬 Clear skies to all umbraphiles out there!! We're heading toward the blueberry now

I needed a project for my spring break so I upgraded the ionic bonding puzzle with an option to make it magnetic! 🧲 3D files are posted for free with the option to purchase preassembled kits here: https://passionatelycurioussci.weebly.com/store/p2/ionicbondingpuzzle.html

I designed an ionic bonding manipulatives kit to make on my new 3D printer as an upgrade for our ionic puzzle cutouts. I'm pretty excited about the piece and tray design. Now I just need to put together an activity for students to do with it! 😏

Repurposing a COVID-era infrared thermometer to introduce emissivity and albedo. ⚫⚪🔦 While many students "know" that black construction paper will get hotter than white construction paper under a heat lamp, it's nice to be able to quantify this difference 😀