I kept thinking about the beads and I thought that it is a new nice way to show how refraction happens… And then I thought about rainbows … This is another possibility… Ok, I have to switch to another subject…. Read moreMagic Beads Once Again
Yesterday I had an opportunity to visit a high school in Richmond: Steveston-London Secondary School. I was invited by a physics teachers in that school (Mr. S. Clements) to see his physics lab. It is a school break now, the… Read moreA Physics Lab in Stevenston-London High school in Richmond
As I kept thinking about the water crystal pearls, I realized that I am ready to the next step – to try and understand how these superabsorbent polymers work. My first stop for information was an article in Wikipedia (thanks… Read moreHow Superabsorbent Polymer Crystals Work
It was interesting to see how this coin got stuck in “mid-air” – actually it was mid-water… You can do lots of interesting experiments with this simple equipment.
Today a Newsletter from the Perimeter Institute happened to cross my desk (I should have said crossed my Desktop). With a great interest I read an article by Dr. Greg Dick who is one of Perimeter Institute Outreach Managers involved… Read moreCanadian Teens Do Not Like Science or Do They?
In a few short days I will be flying to Cape Town, South Africa to attend the 4h International Conference on Women in Physics organized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics. It is a very special opportunity… Read moreAttracting Girls to Physics: A Canadian perspective
Many years ago, I lived in the Ukraine… In 1986 (April 26) Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened and even though we lived 500 km East from the disaster, we were able to detect increased levels of radiation… I was 16 then… Read moreGeiger Counter in Action
Dedushka L’ova (that is how we called him, however his full name was Lev Iosifovich Bolotin or L.I.) was a real experimental physicist. He was my maternal grandfather and he worked in a very exciting place – Laboratory number 1… Read moreA Tribute to My Grandfather: Lev I. Bolotin
Being a physics teachers changes you. I think even when you are not teaching, somewhere in the back of your mind, you keep thinking about it. It became apparent to me when I entered a dollar store (a place frequently… Read moreA Cool Science Demo for 1 Canadian Dollar
Today I had a chance to preview a very interesting software produced by the Evident Point software company right here in Vancouver. The software is called ActiveTextbook. It allows a teacher to convert his or her materials into interactive courses… Read moreActiveTextbook: Adding interactivity to your materials
