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    Phoenix Lands!

    I've been following the Mars Phoenix probe landing on the Science Channel. 1) Good landing. When the dust settles, the NASA team will be able to tell more about it. 2) The tough part starts now. The solar panels have to open, as the probe only has very Read More...

    First Week of New Semester

    I'm on block scheduling, and, as a consequence, I have a new group of students this week. They seem to be good kids, and I'm working on organizing my equipment and materials so they can have lots of lovely, lovely labs. The first lab will involve motion. Read More...

    Change in Location

    I've been blogging on Blogger for some time under this name. I decided to try the TeacherLingo site, as some schools block Blogger. I've used the various science data collection equipment for some time, including: Vernier - my personal favorite for teachers Read More...

    Physics First - or Maybe Not

    I can see some issues with this study's conclusions. Well, of course, the students with a better performance in math will generally do better in the sciences in college. Most college courses are taught from a quantitative standpoint. In contrast, in most Read More...

    New Science Education Plan

    I'll be interested to see what comes of this plan, in practice. Read More...

    Grants from HP

    Check out the link - I'm going to be talking to the math and science teachers at my school next week. Read More...