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We still don't know why curling stones move the way they do The icy ballet of stone upon ice makes curling one of the most intriguing sports of the Winter Olympics. But scientists still haven't quite figured out the physics of how they move.

A colleague (non-science guy!) sent this curling physics article to me. Lots of good stuff! Mentions tribology by name. Mentions the earliest known hypothesis and a bunch of competing present-day ones. #ITeachPhysics

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This is my usual viewing too - one of the best physics videos in my opinion! I like how it discusses fictitious forces in linearly accelerated frames first.

Fantastic, thank you for this!

YouTube video by PelletierPhysics Centrifugal or centripetal?

I like this animation first: youtu.be/1_UBPOiNHj8?...

Oh these are absolutely fantastic! Thank you for sharing!

Physics teachers, how do (if at all!) explain the centrifugal force?

I am interested in this tricky bit of physics and keen to hear your ideas!

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Will look for this, thanks!

Nice. I like your use of 'zoom out' in the context of FoR. You introduce centrifugal force as a fictitious force acting on the object then, as opposed to the reaction force on the agent of the centripetal force?

Great read - always a big fan of summation notation for resultant force!

Great read thanks Joe! Out of interest, do you mention the centrifugal force to students? If so, how do you explain? 😊

The front cover of the book: Crick, by Matthew Cobb

Loved this brilliant biography of Crick by @matthewcobb.bsky.social But what struck me from the start: it's also a portrait of a lost time in science: no grant applications or teaching, big travel budgets: the job only to think, talk & get science done. Future scientific biogs will be so different.

Thanks for sharing, that will make a great starter question for my a-level projectile motion lesson :) #iteachphysics

When I have set a class questions to complete independently, I spend around 10%-20% of the time at the start standing at the front of the classroom. Seemingly doing nothing.

I mentioned this to a colleague who asked "but shouldn't you be circulating?"

No. 🧵

Falling Through Air

Simulation link: www.afreeparticle.com/falling.html

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Picture from Newtonian Physics for Babies, with two balls of different size. There are balanced up and down forces on them. Below it says “The force of the ground always equals the force of gravity”

Not when I throw the book on the ground in disgust #iTeachPhysics

A photograph showing four digital thermometers. They are reading 21.8, 21.6, 21.4, and 23.2. All in degrees C.

So. What is the lab temperature?

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Shows a comic strip of a physics joke

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Must-have LaTeX packages for Physics teachers What was once a daunting thing to use is now my go-to way of making worksheets.

Some say it looks boring, but for me it makes it standardised and easy to manage as it’s all code! Also in the age of Copilot, editors understand code better.

Here’s my frequently used LaTeX packages to make my worksheets.

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YouTube video by Physics with Simon Poliakoff What happens to the balance reading if a magnet is dropped through a copper pipe on it? #physicsfun

What will happen to the balance reading when I drop a magnet through the copper pipe which is supported on a clamp stand on the zeroed balance? A predict and explain demonstration with electromagnetic induction, terminal velocity & Newton 3

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Do #AI-generated videos obey physics laws? We present a simple, fun, and educational experiment that uses physics to distinguish an AI-generated video from a real one, using freely available online tools. Check it out: https://ow.ly/C26950XlcLl
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Patterns in Physics Inspired by the work of the Patterns Approach to Physics , I wanted to start my IB Physics classes with a short exposure to different types of mathematical models that they will see. Due to time...

New blog post!! I wanted to share the mini lab set up that I used to introduce mathematical models in my physics classes. I'm especially proud of the inverse square relationship comparing the diameter and length of a playdough snake 😊 #iteachphysics

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Sourdough starter in a Weck jar maybe one fifth full with a printed label that reads, "Sir Isaac Gluten"

Gonna tell my students this is the name of my sourdough starter

An image of the front page of the article with a weird distorted phot of some flowers.

I have a new article out in the Chartered College of Teaching journal Impact, called ‘Embedding AI in education: A critique’. Here I make five main points, which I will helpfully plop in this thread for those without access or time to read it.

Empty food tray with a label reading "Antipasta Pasta Salad, $7.99 /lb" next to trays with food at a self-service counter.

i'm no stephen hawking but i think what happens is that they cancel each other out

Superman Physics: Could He Really Stop a Falling Building? (The Science Says…) I don’t know which I like more — superhero movies or trailers for these superhero movies. Oh sure, movies can be great — but with just the…

Could #Superman stop a falling building? Would it really fall like that? Here is my #physics analysis from the Superman trailer.

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Big big fan of this. Lots of thought provoking stuff. Have unfortunately worked in a 'rocket ship' school and am very glad to be out!

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Ooo that's a lovely one that!

'Can’t get you out of my head': using earworms to teach physics – Physics World Physics teacher Kate Urell uses catchy tunes to help her students remember their lessons

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