Physics & Astronomy Teacher, Science Olympiad Coach, Curriculum & Technology Coach, Mentor Teacher. She/Her. Black Lives Matter. Stop AAPI Hate. Anti-Racist.
Chicago, IL
Joined May 2017
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After school today our SciOly students helped make some posters for tomorrow’s lunch time activity fair! We had a HUGE turn out for today’s meeting. Do you like science? Want to join? We meet Thursdays after school in room 2425. From 3:30-5 ish.
Today in AP Physics 1 we were finding our slope mates! Students were given either an x-t or v-t graph, they had to find their partner who had their corresponding graph based on the slopes and shapes. Students then worked to make the other three representations of motion.
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Representations of motion include: written descriptions, graphs, equations, data table, and a motion diagram.
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Teaching physics this year?
New to teaching physics? Not new but looking for a new way to do it?
GIFT - Good Ideas For Teaching physics (toys, tricks, labs etc.)
GLASS - Games (online) Labs And Simulations Spreadsheet (with 2nd sheet of video clips)
The complete set (for now)!
bit.ly/3mErTj0
And to make for a late night on the Friday of the first full week of the year, Astronomy club met at the observatory from 8-11pm to do some observing! Check out our views of both Saturn and Jupiter.
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Yesterday we had our first AP Social for our AP Physics 1 students after school! ~30 students competed in different fun events including tin foil hat design, paper towel backpack making - yes those ones in all our science classrooms… (1/…)
We ended the afternoon with lots of pizza, and sitting around getting to know some new friends. My favorite student comment was “I haven’t laughed like this in a long time, I really needed that”. Here’s to a GREAT start to the year in AP Physics 1!
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Today’s Astronomy Students we’re mapping the phases of the moon on Oreos after demonstrating them using a light source and styrofoam for the Sun, Earth, and Moon! Fun and delicious activity on this snowy day! #iteachphysics #astronomy #iteachastronomy
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Today was a day of doing the impossible! We had the pigs flying here at Niles West! AP Physics 1 kiddos had to complete a lab practical by collecting analyzing data from their pig. Constraints of measurement tools and time were applied. #whenpigsfly #apphysics1 #iteachphysics
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static friction pushes vehicles forward #iteachphysics
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Gorgeous partial lunar eclipse from Chicago’s suburbs at peak! All clouds cleared a few hours ago so I got pretty lucky here #LunarEclipse #PartialLunarEclipse
Physics activity of the day forces domino card sort! Students had to match a question and it’s answer, and note the letter on the corner of the card. Groups got very competitive to try and order the cards quickly! Great review for our Newton’s Laws Test next week. #iteachphysics
Lunar Eclipse TONIGHT! Starts about midnight chicago area, max around 3am, and concludes around 6 am.
What’s full and bright and red all over? Tonight’s Moon!
It’s the longest partial lunar eclipse since 1440, and it’s so close to total that much of the Western Hemisphere will be able to see the Moon turn red in Earth’s shadow.
How to #ObserveTheMoon: go.nasa.gov/3HCtMoo
Mrs. Emily Reeves retweeted
What’s full and bright and red all over? Tonight’s Moon!
It’s the longest partial lunar eclipse since 1440, and it’s so close to total that much of the Western Hemisphere will be able to see the Moon turn red in Earth’s shadow.
How to #ObserveTheMoon: go.nasa.gov/3HCtMoo