Dean Baird

@Phyz
87 Followers
84 Following
28 Posts
Physics teacher, author, photographer, blogger
#iteachphysics, #ITeachPhysics
Instructor websitehttp://phyz.org
Physics Teacher Bloghttps://phyzblog.blogspot.com
Lessons of Phyz at TPThttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Lessons-Of-Phyz
Lessons of Phyz Bloghttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Lessons-Of-Phyz
Show threadDean BairdJul 27, 2023
@Sheril from my collection of scientist valentines:
Show threadDean BairdDec 17, 2022
@ClareChappell_ @Sheril
Life Story (BBC Horizons)
https://vimeo.com/179934156
Life Story (1987) (Converted)

Vimeo
Show threadDean BairdDec 17, 2022
@physgal Maybe not in 2022. But 2023?… Don’t bet against it. It will, of course, mark some correct answers as incorrect and vice versa. But don’t all advancements come with a price?
Dean BairdNov 20, 2022
On the MediaNov 18, 2022
Todays podcast is about *this place* https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-mastodon-may-take-twitters-weary
Mastodon: The Platform Taking Twitter's Worn and Weary | On the Media | WNYC Studios

What happens when you slow down socializing?

WNYC Studios
Dean BairdNov 20, 2022
I never miss an episode. This week includes a segment on Twitter and Mastodon. https://journa.host/@onthemedia
On the Media (@[email protected])

44 Posts, 128 Following, 3.63K Followers · A weekly radio show about all things media produced by WNYC Studios

Mastodon
Show threadDean BairdNov 19, 2022

@level98 High school physics (Physics Kindergarten) is where I live.

I’m happy to introduce the topics, but I don’t want to hog the whole story. Gotta leave some of the plot twists(!) for the college and university instructors.

Show threadDean BairdNov 19, 2022

@level98 Rotation? I love rotation! So many great activities. And it’s like a parallel universe to translational motion. Here’s some stuff:

ROTATION
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Bundle-of-Phyz-ROTATION-7810919

Thermodynamics, on the other hand, … not a fan. Not bursting with great labs/demos. I love thermal physics. But thermodynamics? Not so much.
Still, some stuff:

HEAT AND THERMO
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Bundle-of-Phyz-HEAT-THERMO-7810945

A Bundle of Phyz: ROTATION

The bundle opens with a guided classroom discussion on "A New Kind of Motion": rotation. It's fundamentally different from linear motion."A Question of Balance" is a PhET-fueled lab activity that sets and applies the conditions for balance using the Balancing Act sim. It's a nice precursor to an in-...

Teachers Pay Teachers
Show threadDean BairdNov 18, 2022
@BeckePhysics Was it smooth re keeping BeckePhysics across servers/“instances”? Looks like you need to repopulate follows and followers.
Show threadDean BairdNov 13, 2022
@kevpluck If the sarcastic singer shows up:
HeLLo (HeLIO looks too solar).
Show threadDean BairdNov 12, 2022
@kevpluck Is it strange that as I read those variants, I heard a barbershop quartet in my head. (Only three of them got to sing.)