STEM Educators and Teaching Forum

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.

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Looking for Psychics to Teach Physics

  • ZapperZ
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Why would a teacher think microwaved food is dangerous?

  • 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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Website with large collection of school maths exercises

  • 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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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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Why are most textbooks poorly written for 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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Are essay writing services a form of 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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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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Helping a 4th grader retain math concepts

  • scottkoz20
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Insights Revamping Undergraduate Introductory Physics Laboratory - Comments

  • ZapperZ
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Explaining why mass doesn't affect gravitational acceleration without math

  • Nightowl
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Biophysics course in 2-year colleges

  • Gamma
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Classification of matter properties as observable or measurable

  • 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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Should I cite textbook problems in problem sets to avoid students finding solutions?

  • Useful nucleus
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Suggestions for videos teaching engineering concepts

  • MitchellRosenthal256
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Lesson planning for a 4-week summer school physics course

  • 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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Should math homework be done in class instead of at home?

  • Apple_Mango
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Should Free Speech be Limited on University Campuses?

  • bhobba
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Using peer instruction in 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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Are there any books about how to teach nuclear reactor physics?

  • googlefans
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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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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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Acceleration of a frame corner when pulled diagonally

  • wrobel
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Why don't LED manufacturers share spectral output data?

  • 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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Difficulty level of deriving the discriminant of a cubic equation

  • 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 physics problem a good teaching question?

  • Hlud
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Electrons in periodic potentials -- lesson

  • plp81
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Identifying an unknown Cenco apparatus with vacuum tubes and brass plates

  • Scott Kozak
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Should I use "we" or "the result" when writing about proofs?

  • 0kelvin
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Exclusionary education - why not?

  • houlahound
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What do students find hardest about C++ in high energy physics?

  • 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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Should algebra 1 or beginner programming be taught first?

  • symbolipoint
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Recommended whiteboards for classroom/personal use?

  • Ron Tucker76
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