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This teacher has doubts that microwaved food is safe
- revv
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Database of physics powerpoint slides?
- ericm1234
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Low RPM Toy Motors for Physics Lab - Ideas Needed
- JFS321
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Theoretical Physics should belong in the math department
- Andrew589
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Becoming a Teacher: How to Prepare Without Extra Courses
- gibberingmouther
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My HTML5 Physics Apps Collection Age 6-14 - FELP.PL
- RentonPhysics
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How much to invest in tutoring business?
- FallenApple
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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?
- chrisr
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Teaching Economics Without Calculus
- bhobba
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Whiteboard or Slides for Teaching Equations?
- DrClaude
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Looking for Website with lots of School Exercises in Maths
- qspeechc
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High school physics teacher seeking slide rules
- misterpugsly
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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)
- robphy
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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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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
- Useful nucleus
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Suggestions for videos teaching engineering concepts
- MitchellRosenthal256
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Help -- Summer school physics class
- Nickardo
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Illustrations on physics concepts
- Waveshaper
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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?
- bhobba
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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?
- googlefans
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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?
- FallenApple
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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?
- wrobel
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Educators: Combat Scientific Illiteracy
- pixel
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How Can Educators Keep Science Teaching Relevant and Current?
- MATS309TrinaC
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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
- Aufbauwerk 2045
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What makes a good question in your opinion?
- Hlud
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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
- Gamma
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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?
- symbolipoint
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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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