Greg Schwanbeck

Here's a quick, addictive(?) game to keep your "6-7 meme" obsessed kids occupied if need be: schwanbeck.org/67/

Sound effects are just me speaking in a deep voice.

#sixseven #meme #game #aicoding

I made this total #eclipse countdown for my #astronomy class to 1) make the point that upcoming eclipse timing is known with very high precision, & 2) use as a demo for other teachers showing how easy it is to make simple websites with generative #AI. #AIinEDU #EduSky

schwanbeck.org/eclipse/

Today is 9/16/25 which is 3²/4²/5².

The next date that will be of the format a²/b²/c² where a, b, & c are consecutive, increasing, integers won't be until January 4th, 2109.

The next #date that will be of the format a²/b²/c² where a, b, & c are *any* integers is Jan. 1st, 2036.

#math #uselesfacts

This "Seasons" simulator from EarthSpaceLab.com is a great tool for students to learn about equinoxes/seasons/etc. in an interactive way.

www.earthspacelab.com/app/seasons/ #astronomy #iteachscience #scienceed

At the rate #AI is advancing, you can never be too careful. That's why I made these printable CAPTCHAs for folks to pass before our meeting starts.

First day of #Astronomy class! The tagline for my course is "By better understanding our #universe we can better understand our place within it... and ourselves."

(We'll revisit this slide throughout the course, revealing later on that the period after "ourselves" is the Earth)

#space #palebluedot

New graph puts death risk from asteroid impact in context with other dangerous events.

I’ve long taught my #astronomy students their odds of #death by #asteroid are surprisingly high—rare event, but huge toll. Now I can include quantitative info!

iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...

#science #space

YouTube video by AlphaPhoenix I weighed an airplane... while it was flying!

Awesome to see the weight of a paper airplane recorded as it flies over a scale! Great video for #physics #teachers to use when teaching Newtonian Mechanics/force diagrams/etc. #iteachphysics www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnvt...

Empowering Educators with AI: Leveraging Generative AI to Enhance Teaching & Learning | The Education Cooperative (TEC) Generative AI has the power to reshape classrooms, empower educators, and unlock new possibilities for teaching and learning. The goal […]

I've designed a really great course for teachers on AI and I'm teaching it fully-remotely in June.

Would love to have you join the class! More info & register here:

tec-coop.org/offering/emp... #EduSky #AIinEDU

LegoGPT: a text-to-lego project out of Carnegie Mellon.

avalovelace1.github.io/LegoGPT/

Excited to be speaking about innovative ways #teachers can use generative AI to differentiate instruction at UCF's Teaching & Learning with #AI conference next week!

How are you using AI for differentiation? I'd love to hear your ideas.

#AiEdu #EdChat

Rigatoni becomes spaghetti!

Wild, out-of-the-box questions like this have the potential to engage students in fun ways. This is a great example of a question where students thinking about and volunteering answers gives me insight into the degree to which they really "get it."

It's why I love @xkcd.com's "What If" series.

• Food you subsequently ate would add to your mass, but not your volume.

• Swimming would become *very* dangerous as your density increased.

• You'd starve, eventually.

• Body core temperature would increase uncomfortably from the accretion disk?

What other implications am I missing?

"What would happen if you ate a small black hole, like, with an even horizon the size of an M&M?"

A creative question from an #Astronomy student in class today.

We talked about why this wouldn't be possible, but then discussed hypothetically:

YouTube video by 2025 Sagaing Earthquake Archive First fault rupture ever filmed. M7.9 surface rupture filmed near Thazi, Myanmar

Purported to be the "first #fault rupture ever filmed," this video going directly into the slide deck for my geology unit once I verify it.

#geology #earthscience #earthquake

www.youtube.com/watch?v=77ub...

Second, I think such an explanation would require light be treated as a particle, which would imply that the law of reflection is "proof" that light is a particle, not a wave... but I've never heard that mentioned/taught before. But maybe I am thinking about it all wrong and/or mistaken.

I was thinking about an explanation built upon momentum of light, but that didn't sit well with me for 2 reasons. 1st, I think my explan. would end up being identical to the basketball bounce explanation, & it feels weird to use Newtonian mech to explain a phenomenon of light. Maybe it shouldn't?

ChatGPT for the code and Suno for the background music.

I'm teaching Law of Reflection in Conceptual #Physics & realized I don't have a good understanding of *why* light follows the law. That is, I can explain why θi=θr for a basketball bounce pass w/ Newtonian mech, but I don't have an equivalent explanation for light. Anyone have a good one to share?

I created this free game for my #astronomy students to get a sense of relative sizes of solar system objects.

Adjust moon/planet/comet/etc. sizes, lock in guess, & score accuracy points!

Made entirely with #AI

Would love your feedback

gregschwanbeck.github.io/scale-game/

#AIEDU #EduSKY #edchat

YouTube video by Schwanbeck Physics Create Educational Games/Programs with AI – No Coding Knowledge Needed At All!

It's amazing how easy it is for #teachers to program their own education games/simulations using #AI, without having to know *any* coding at all. Here's a tutorial video demoing how I made an Astronomy game from start to finish in 26 minutes!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnAe...

#EduSKY #AiEDU #STEM

YouTube video by Schwanbeck Physics How to fix your Airzooka Air Vortex Cannon by replacing the elastic rubber bungee cord

My #physics department's Airzooka air vortex cannon things were all broken because the elastic cords had all worn out, so I replaced them.

There didn't seem to be an already-existing tutorial video on how to do this, so I made one.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fUp...

#iteachphysics

Spinning Wine Decanter Glass with Crystals,Creative Rotating Goblets,Rotating Crystal Glass Red Wine or White Wine Glass with Removable Cup,Idea Wine Accessory Gift for Christmas Halloween SpecificationName: rotating red wine glassMaterial: glassStyle: simpleScene: hotel, home, KTV, restaurants, nightclubsSize: height of about 23.5 cm (9.25 inches), the mouth of the glass diameter of about 6 cm (2.36 inches)Capacity: 500mlDESCRIPTIONUnique design: turn the wine glass upside down and spin it quickly without leaking a drop. Made of glass, artisanal, one-piece molding, suitable for all occasionsVERSATILE USE: suitable for red or white wine, daily use or special occasions. Swivel the column to rotate the glass without moving the bottom of the glass, thus easy to sober up without making the wine overflow.WORTH GIFTING: Ideal gift for family and friends at Christmas, weddings, anniversaries or birthdays.REMOVABLE CUP: Aluminum stem with removable cup for easy cleaning.MULTIFUNCTIONAL: Creative swivel highball glasses can be used to serve wine, whiskey, champagne, cocktails and more.Product List1*Red wine glass1*High-grade gift box

I'm not sure if it is marketed or sold as physics equipment. I think it might just be sold to wine enthusiasts that are looking to spend money on wine-related nonsense.

That said, I think it is this glass available on Amazon for ~$40 www.amazon.com/HFLWYWD-Remo...

This spinning wine glass would make a pretty cool rotational motion demo for #physics classes.

#iteachphysics

YouTube video by Schwanbeck Physics How to Make a "Scrolling Lyrics" Video for your AI-Generated songs using slides & iMovie

Several of my colleagues are using #AI to make educational songs. Often these songs work best when students can read the lyrics while the song plays, so I just made this tutorial for #teachers on making "scrolling lyrics" music videos.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP0P...

#edusky #edchat #edtech #AiEDU

YouTube video by Schwanbeck Physics Learn about Learn About: Take a quick tour of Google’s generative AI tool for learning about… stuff.

I made a very quick tour of Google's "Learn About" tool to introduce it to my colleagues.

This #AI tool is helps you learn about whatever topic you are interested in, generating something akin to an interactive, multimedia textbook as you go.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=V90z...

#AIinEducation #EduSky

Thanks Mike I am glad you enjoyed it!

Overall I'd say it took 2-3 hours, plus however much time it took me to make the original lecture slides. Slides with all these transitions and animations can get pretty time consuming.

Thanks! It's hard to say how long it took because nearly all the visuals are slides I've made in for my classes over the years. The movie is Keynote presentation that I recorded/exported as a movie, then fine-tuned to the song in iMovie. The song is AI-generated from lyrics I wrote.