Ben Wildeboer
@willyb
I teach science and I like it. 9th grade Physics and AP Physics 1. @WillyB in the bird app. #modphys #iteachphysics
This sounds very much like a plot point out of Vernor Vinge's Rainbows End, where the bad guys plan to destroy all the books in the UCSD Geisel Library to scan them.
Not to be pedantic about historically accurate Revolutionary War Fife & Drum Corps uniforms, but... That's the Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps - part of the US Army. From their website: (obviously they get this question a lot...)
Went to a 2nd tier football game in Iceland last night - it was also refreshingly devoid of the "exaggerations."
DC Area law enforcement release footage of the vandals who ruined the Reflecting Pool.
Related: I've been on the Honkball top since 2013. Dutch is such a ridiculous language I love it.
Seems about right! (Though closer to the Brazilian Fortnite Community than I'd have predicted)
Umm...those predictions for next Friday and Saturday can't be right...right?!! 😬🥶
Posted by a local school district (not mine). "Preparing students for an AI Workforce" "committed to preparing students for an AI driven future" What are we doing here? This doesn't sound like they're critically considering the negative impacts on learning, socialization, the environment, etc.
Tested this out yesterday - the car doesn't point tangent to the circle, but it I didn't have any issues with the buggy flipping.
When you sit down to figure out the specifics of a Lab Practical Exam for this year and discover that you already did it several years ago! #iTeachPhysics
Need a Graphical Analysis Expert: Back in the day I used photogates w/ LoggerPro so the accel of a cart was instantly displayed (see vid) during a practical. With GA & the newer photogates I haven't been able to figure out a setup to replicate this. I can measure the accel, but it's not as dramatic
without downloading any new pics, describe your vibe for today using an image from your gallery.
Had a student describe this motion as, "stays negative but constantly goes slowly faster." I see their misconception but that's quite a mix of descriptors. Sometimes I find reminding students to write less formally helps fix this type of overly complex wording.
Our neighborhood holds a very laid back Turkey Trot. My 6 yr old was *supposed* to do the shorter 1.6 mile loop but instead insisted on the 5K. He's never run more than a mile but insisted we stay on the longer loop. 😂 (My daughter ran ahead and beat us by probably 10 minutes)
Wednesday is Pie Day! 🥧🥧🥧🥧 Several years ago my pie loving wife decided we should make and eat pies on Wednesday, when we're not stuffed full of Thanksgiving dinner and can fully enjoy the pies. It's a tasty tradition! #Thanksgiving
Stayed up too late but satisfyingly finished a new graph analysis handout as a follow up to our Circular Motion Lab. I think it'll be good practice for Ss in determining the meaning of the slope & using slope to make measurements experimentally. #iTeachPhysics docs.google.com/document/d/1...
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16? To be fair, I'm not sure 16 yr old me was aware GZA existed, or had even heard of any of the Wu-Tang Clan. (Look, it was very very rural)
And to celebrate the beautiful auroae- a tasty beverage in a brand new glass.
#iTeachPhysics is so valuable often in a illustrated in this here comic. So often I'll have done a lab for YEARS and one of you will post, "Hey, you know that tricky bit, I changed this one thing and it's way better!" And it IS way better! I *love love love* these small tweaks! xkcd.com/3163