House Project 2026 #ITeachPhysics
Some of the entries so far

I’m not sure how effective districts are at implementing such systems, which usually involve opportunities for retakes and abundantly more work for teachers giving feedback and reassessment on summative exams.

From what I understand, Grading for Equity advocates for not placing formative assessments in a mastery-based grading system. Not grading homework/formative assessments doesn’t mean there aren’t regular tests, it just means summative assessments are only ones formally reported on a grade.

Elementary students have an ungodly amount of tech time and lack of productive struggle and free play. My hypothesis is this is tech driven, not grade reporting driven. Free play gives confidence in independent problem solving at young ages.

Worked out solutions always at their finger tips. No coincidence that I have minimal students come ask me for help on really tough HW problems anymore. Often students wait out assignments in class to do it at home, where AI/teach begins to undercut time thinking/processing(no long term retention).

26 yrs since I was in HS and my math homework wasn’t graded in HS most of the time, nor was it a significant portion of my grade. I think it’s pretty common for math teachers in higher level math to treat HW this way. The focus on grades as being the causal mechanism for this seems misguided.

#ITeachPhysics “ low kinetic friction between ice and numerous counterbodies is commonly attributed to an interfacial water layer… induced by high contact pressures or frictional heat. However, even the currently leading theory of frictional melting appears to defy direct experimental verification.”

“I’m just not ever going to use this” is the beginning of the story of regret…or just no story at all…

Just live in this moment and try to learn, dammit.

Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound Research has linked the ability to visualize to a bewildering variety of human traits—how we experience trauma, hold grudges, and, above all, remember our lives.

#ITeachPhysics Is the practice of mental imagery helpful to learning physics? I have renamed my Physics 1 lectures, “How to draw good” bc I hypothesize that reading word problems often doesn’t form a helpful mental image. Am I right? who knows? But the students laugh at my stick figure masterpieces.

a student handed me a paper bc I had our turn in folder in my bag. He asked me if it was OK, and I made a deal with him that if it didn’t make it to the folder he would get 💯. He correctly stated, “If you even remember this conversation happened.” 🤣🤣 I now have two turn-in folders for rotation.

Bernoulli’s Symphony

Every year we go into contract negotiations I wonder how teacher’s salaries will survive this healthcare crisis and I ask my wife if we can just move to Canada, or Norway, or Japan, or Sweden, or UK, or Finland, or Australia, or New Zealand, or France, or Taiwan, or Germany, or…#HealthCareisaRight

Pitch was recorded at 96mph

I did some research. Pitch was 96mph. Ball approximately 145g. I think his bat is 33.5 in long and 31.5 oz(about 900g).

Pitch was recorded at 96mph.

For any #Iteachphysics people wondering. I believe his bat is 33.5 inches long and 31.5 oz. Ball mass is about 145grams.

Graphic: Enrollees making above 400% of poverty will lose all financial assistance without the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits

Your health care bill is about to explode.

The notices will start arriving next month.

A $7,000 bill could jump to $24,000.

Democrats are fighting to stop this. Republicans are fighting to guarantee your costs go up.

We need to fix this. Now.

Was curious and keyed my AP 2 test with AI. It scored a 55%. It apparently doesn’t do well with arrows on PV graphs. #ITeachPhysics

That Red Bull Channel is full of great stuff.

#iteachphysics check this out!

bernie sanders is wearing a jacket and glasses and is asking for help . ALT: bernie sanders is wearing a jacket and glasses and is asking for help .

Once again I am reminding myself to not ask ”How long…?” in a question that asks for a time value. #iTeachPhysics

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There were definitely some issues connecting sometimes via Bluetooth that we ran into. Had to connect via USB, run a code, power cycle, then connect via Bluetooth again.

Sparkfun has some YouTube videos that are helpful.

Programmed XRP robots for the traditional tumble buggy lab practical. Students spent a day measuring positions and times for different “efforts” in the code. You can see their predictions marked on the meter stick for the collision point. #ITeachPhysics

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

I love Chicago. I went to uni and student taught in Chicago Public Schools. The way rural America views Chicago is absolutely insane. Fear of the unknown I guess. Divide and conquer playbook continues... #FDT

Another winner. #ITeachPhysics

Competition is to keep egg safe while having the most hang time. 3*(payload time in air) + 10 points for egg safety is the scoring formula. Also have new 3D printers from a grant for nose cones/fins.