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For science and math teachers, professors, instructors, tutors to discuss pedagogy, technology, teaching methods, lesson ideas, class management. Find advice on how to best prepare your students for success.
Low RPM Toy Motors for Physics Lab - Ideas Needed
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Theoretical Physics should belong in the math department
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Becoming a Teacher: How to Prepare Without Extra Courses
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My HTML5 Physics Apps Collection Age 6-14 - FELP.PL
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How much to invest in tutoring business?
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Dynamics cart systems: Vernier vs. Pasco?
  • Greg Craven
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High school algebra 1 topics - have they changed recently?
  • jasonRF
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What Unique Microscopy Samples Can Engage Kids in STEM Learning?
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Teaching Economics Without Calculus
  • bhobba
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Whiteboard or Slides for Teaching Equations?
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Looking for Website with lots of School Exercises in Maths
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High school physics teacher seeking slide rules
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Is Classroom Behavior Influenced by a Teacher's Attitude?
  • Stephenk53
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Deciphering Labs vs Activities in High School Teaching: A First-Year Perspective
  • nmsurobert
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Robotics/Electronics workshops carried out in England / UK?
  • Abhiram
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Kid is good at math; too young for area to consider useful; Any suggestions
  • southpawdoesart
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Do most textbooks not help their readers?
  • PhysicsMarco
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How can I teach how a motor works to students effectively?
  • Asher Kabir
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Is it generally safe for kids to handle silicon wafers?
  • austinuni
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Does the world need more teachers?
  • Posy McPostface
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Algebra Not Needed After High School
  • mathdad
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Laser Safety Glasses for Class II
  • Gamma
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How many of your students actually read the course syllabus?
  • jtbell
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Essay Writing Services: Is It Cheating?
  • Dadface
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AAPT 2018 Summer Meeting-Washington DC (Jul 28-Aug 1, 2018)
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AAPT 2018 Winter Meeting in San Diego
  • Herman Trivilino
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The problem with maths and physics teaching
  • cosmic onion
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Nuclear physics interesting experiments and activities
  • tinocasals
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Astronomy Projects for 12th Grade Class
  • nmsurobert
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Does the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Apply to Both Expansion and Contraction?
  • Jo MacDonald
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Physics videos to popularize physics - any good ideas?
  • Oomph!
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School math/physics education in USA/Canada compared to Europe
  • MichPod
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What should the Mathematics requirements be for a Physics degree
  • symbolipoint
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Is Lack of Proper Safety Policies Putting Physics Lab Students at Risk?
  • Gamma
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Understanding Newton's Laws: The Confusion Between II and III Revealed
  • vco
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School math notation - x for multiplication or a variable?
  • MichPod
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Should Algebra Be Required At Community Colleges?
  • PhotonSSBM
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Kinetic Energy and Momentum of a Relativistic Particle
  • Herman Trivilino
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Resources to help a parent with child's math struggles
  • scottkoz20
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Insights Revamping Undergraduate Introductory Physics Laboratory - Comments
  • ZapperZ
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Explaining acceleration due to gravity without math
  • Nightowl
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Biophysics course in 2-year colleges
  • Gamma
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Opinions on elementary school science homework
  • SciFi
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Convincing thesis students that doing the literature review is important
  • serbring
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TV based education instead of Human teachers?
  • Frenemy90210
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Textbook problems in my class .... to cite or not to cite
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Suggestions for videos teaching engineering concepts
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Help -- Summer school physics class
  • Nickardo
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Illustrations on physics concepts
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This is the problem with STEAM (and STEM to a lesser extent)
  • jfmcghee
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Create your own Questions for Revision
  • Saracen Rue
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Teaching Thermofluids to electronics engineering students
  • Useful nucleus
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Which Thermodynamics Demo Best Illustrates the Laws of Energy?
  • The28
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Is math homework a mistake for pre-teen and teenage students?
  • Apple_Mango
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Should Free Speech be Limited on University Campuses?
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Discover the Power of Peer Instruction for Intro E&M Classes
  • ZapperZ
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Redesigning the math/physics curriculum, take 2
  • Will Flannery
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How do you deal with perpetually late students?
  • wvuphys
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Is Velocity Increasing or Decreasing with Negative Acceleration?
  • Strange design
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Why do students struggle with math and word problems?
  • mathdad
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Can we accurately measure water pressure using DIY water towers?
  • Gersty
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Pre-university physics study group (calculus based)
  • thorbjorn
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Brainstorm for cases with technology+....
  • Zamot40
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Are there any books about how to teach nuclear reactor physics?
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Designing a Magnetic Brake with Eddy Currents: A Mechanical Engineering Project
  • Logan B
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What should be taught in school -- math/physics
  • Sherwood Botsford
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Home runs and real world projectile motion
  • pixel
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Can a Glass Pressure Vessel Demonstrate Crush Depth with a Bike Pump?
  • Gersty
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A funny remark about Newton's Cradle
  • zwierz
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Can modern physics be understood qualitatively?
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Preparing for High School Physics Final Exam
  • supernova88
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What technology can be implemented in high school Chemistry courses?
  • JTV
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Small oscillations in nonholonomic systems
  • zwierz
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Is Common Core Math Too Complex for Kids?
  • mathdad
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Violation of Determinism in Newtonian Mechanics by J Norton
  • zwierz
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Energy Changes due to Friction in a 1st Year Course
  • tzonehunter
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Is Lagrangian Formalism the Best Approach for Analyzing Forces on a Frame?
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Educators: Combat Scientific Illiteracy
  • pixel
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How Can Educators Keep Science Teaching Relevant and Current?
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Request for Advice on a Physics Lab
  • fishspawned
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Looking for a way to describe Electromagnetic Field
  • Gersty
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Tiny Tweak in Teaching Basic Circuits
  • anorlunda
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What was the cost of a Soviet high school math textbook in 1976?
  • Aufbauwerk 2045
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Which difficulty level would this problem be considered?
  • CynicusRex
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The Controversy Surrounding the Usage of Well at the Beginning of Sentences
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What makes a good question in your opinion?
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Electrons in periodic potentials -- lesson
  • plp81
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Mystery Apparatus: Can You Identify It?
  • Scott Kozak
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Analytical Geometry & Linear Algebra: "We" vs. "The Result
  • 0kelvin
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Exclusionary education - why not?
  • houlahound
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Tutoring C++ in HEP: Challenges & Common Questions
  • ChrisVer
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What Would Happen to Humans Fired from a Cannon?
  • Tiger Blood
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Open Education Resources (OER) question
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Friction during rolling: troubling student questions
  • Dr Ringuette
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A simple collision experiment and a question
  • brainpushups
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Which must be first? Beginner programming, or Algebra 1?
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Recommended whiteboards for classroom/personal use?
  • Ron Tucker76
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What does the American educational system (K-12) teach well?
  • StatGuy2000
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Help with diffraction flashlight lab activity....
  • SpiffyPhysics
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Understanding Bickley-Naylor Functions for Non-Technical Readers
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