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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...

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...

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...

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...

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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.