Because my students took the statewide End Of Course Test (EOCT) earlier this week, my school allows me to give a final project instead of an exam. This was a big break for me because my kids are tested out and I have no desire to write a 50 question comprehensive multiple guess test that [...]
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Check out this dangerous curve near downtown Atlanta (click the picture to embiggen — it’s the loop in the lower right corner). The curve I’m looking at takes traffic toward the southeast, around the curve with all the perfectly placed trees. Drivers have to navigate a really tight turn. Plenty of them don’t believe the [...]
This upcoming year, I’m back into the physics saddle (part time, at least) and the summer blockbuster schedule is supplying me plenty of fodder for my Physics of Superheros course. Witness this scene from X-Men: First Class. (As I eagerly await the DVD release, you’ll have to settle for this single image) Sebastian Shaw is a [...]
File me under examples of the Conservation of Momentum cause this beats the heck out of pool table physics: Wade Wilson (aka Deadpool) slices a bullet with his sword — and kills 2 gunmen with the pieces. I found this gem approximately 13 minutes into the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). Here comes the pure [...]
I’m taking my students to Six Flags for Physics Day. It’s April 24 in Georgia. If you’re outside of Georgia, know that Six Flags parks all over the country host similar outings in the spring. Because we’ve been studying the Physics of Superheroes, our trip to Six Flags is extra special. Students will (in addition [...]
Grant, a student of mine, wrote a physics lab for his final project. He set up a pendulum with 2 choices of arm length and asked the rest of the class 1) for an object swinging on the end of the arm, when during the period is acceleration greatest? and 2) which would swing with [...]
Watch my physics class highlighted on 11 Alive news. I teach physics AND love superheroes. My mash-up? My Superheroes Physics class. The class is an absolute blast to teach! This past week, I was fortunate enough to be spotlighted on the local news in their education segment. 11 Alive in Atlanta filmed and highlighted my [...]
