by msander | Apr 2, 2015 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Physics
How beautiful is a ring that sparkles, whether perched upon a finger or girdling a gas giant hundreds of millions of miles away. Like precious gems, planetary rings seem all the more beautiful for their rarity—although we’re continuing to discover that more and more...
by msander | Mar 26, 2015 | All Science Teachers, Gr. 11-12 Physics
Speed of pull and position of fabric factor in when you’re pulling a tablecloth out from under a bottle, but does type of fabric? Adam Savage is on the case. Adam Savage carefully constructs the tablecloth Jamie Hyneman will pull out from under a fully set table...
by msander | Mar 16, 2015 | All Science Teachers, Gr. 11-12 Physics
Saturday, March 14 was the unofficial math holiday known as Pi Day. Celebrated throughout geekdom, Pi Day is so crowned because the first three digits of pi (3, 1, 4) are like the numeric representation for March 14 (3/14). This year it’s even more special because it...
by msander | Mar 12, 2015 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry, Gr. 11-12 Physics
Even if you’re not a mathematician trading daily in numbers of all manner, you deal with them regularly. Ever since humans have had to send ships, trade goods, track natural events, they’ve played an important role in a variety of activities. But they tend to be...
by cbrookallred | Mar 9, 2015 | Gr. 11-12 Physics
Would you like two great experiments for teaching the Elastic Energy section of grade 12 physics (SPH4U) and the Waves unit of grade 11 physics (SPH3U)? Computer technology (web camera, video analysis software) used in both...
by msander | Mar 5, 2015 | All Science Teachers, Gr. 11-12 Physics
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_xuqasP6yE] If the idea of teleportation conjures up visuals from Star Trek, you should put those fictional teleports aside. Quantum teleportation, if it’s real, is more about extracting information about an object, and...
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