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Student and teacher generated physics memes.
Structuring and Assessing The "Goalless" Inquiry Lab
A strategy for structuring open inquiry and authentically assessing lab skills at the same. How do we structure open inquiry? My mantra...
Standards Based Grading 2.0: Using Rubrics Based on The AP Science Practices
In this post I outline my new assessment strategy which uses rubrics tailored to the AP Physics 1 & 2 Science Practices within a...
Points Are Bad and You Should Stop Using Them
When discussing grading with other physics teachers, the one thing that I always emphasize the most is the value of getting rid of...
Physics Photo Project
A great way to have your students connect their learning to real-world phenomena and beautify your room at the same time. Want to skip...
Implementing Standards Based Grading
UPDATE: Since writing this post two years ago, I have refined my assessment system quite a bit. To see some of the changes I've and my...
Why Does Your Graph Look Different from Mine???
A Deep Look into The Power of Analyzing Sources of Error in The Lab A Missed Opportunity As a high school science student, I was required...
Hot Dog Circuits
Which cooks faster: Hot dogs in series or in parallel? I did not come up with this idea. A lot of physics teachers I have spoken to have...
Can We Teach Special Relativity to HS Students? (Yes, We Can.)
Special relativity is one of those branches of physics that wows students. For some, it can even provide that spark of inspiration that...
Particle in a Box for APP2
A cool and important QM problem that is not only worth introducing, but well within the context of this course's curriculum Why Should We...
Using “Shell Equations” to Scaffold Inquiry Labs
A practice for guiding the inquiry process in the development of accurate mathematical models. Inquiry vs. Content Are we supposed to use...
Resistivity of Clay
A deeper look at some different pedagogical approaches to this classic experiment. Student task sheet is available in classroom...
About Me
I teach AP Physics 1 and AP Capstone Research at Korea International School. I also have extensive experience teaching AP Physics 2. In this blog, I hope to share the good ideas I've come across with other physics teachers.
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