I just came back from the Canadian Association of Physicists Congress in St.John’s Newfoundland and Labrador. It was a very interesting conference. It was especially exciting to see that the Division of Physics Education had 4 sessions and each one… Read morePhysics in Primary Schools
I feel very fortunate to get to know Olivia Fermi who is a very interesting person in her own right (Olivia is an artist), but in addition to that she is also a granddaughter of a famous physicist America-Italian physicist… Read moreOpening Enrico Fermi’s Time Capsule: 62 years later
My blog has been dormant for almost a month. There are a few reasons for it, but it certainly doesn’t mean I didn’t have anything interesting to write about. One of the most interesting things that happened last month was… Read moreMathematics and sustainability
As I am preparing to present at the BC AAPT Annual General Meeting in Kelowna, I decided to post my presentation online so I can share it with other physics teachers. I am a big fan of Video-Based Motion Analysis…. Read moreVideo-Based Motion Analysis Presentation
This video was shared with me by a friend. Although I have seen this demo before, I still love it. I think you can just build it yourself – a fun project for a high school physics class. Notice, the… Read morePendulum Waves
In Memory of ALL the people who Suffered from the Chernobyl Disaster: you are not forgotten… Today is May 26, 2011. Exactly 25 years ago. the nuclear power station in Chernobyl – a small town only 100+ km away from… Read moreChernobyl 25 Years Later…
I often listen to TED talks. Probably not as often as I would love to, but often enough to enjoy a few amazing minutes listening to the most interesting speakers of our times. Today, I happened to listen to the… Read moreTeaching Reflections On Being Wrong…
Kenya was not on my radar till very recently. I knew very little about Africa, especially Central Africa and the little I knew painted some very problematic pictures – AIDS, political uncertainly, genocide, starving people, kids whose parents got killed… Read moreGetting to know Kenya and Daadab Refugee Camp
I have been a fan of Vernier Video Analysis for a long time. I have used it in many different contexts (small and large classes, lectures and labs, HS and University physics) and always recommended it for physics teachers. Therefore… Read moreVernier Video Physics for iOS
International Conference on Women in Physics has been one of the most interesting and inspirational conferences I have ever attended. More than 250 women and men from more than 60 different countries attended it. As the conference took place in… Read moreInternational Conference for Women in Physics
