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How much do I Weigh, Anyway?
Congratulations to Dominick who got closest to the correct answer. Lamar was kind of on the right track too. You all might have paid attention to Perry and Micha’s experiences with this experiment to...
View ArticleIt is ok to let your child do their own work!
Yesterday and today I encountered situations where parents were taking over their children’s projects. And as a parent I know how suductive it would be to just do it instead of teaching/talking my...
View ArticleAnswer: How Much Do I Weigh, Anyway?
Reid Knabe!!! Good for you for ‘testing’ out on a scale our blog post this week! I also particularly liked the two Andrews’ answers. Many, many of you had some of the answer right. Here’s the scoop:...
View ArticleAn Optical Puzzle
aluminum foil image Hi guys! Long time no see… We’re going to try blogging again to see if it adds educational value to your Physics learning. If you looked closely at your assignment guide you...
View ArticleColors
Congratuations go out to Taylor, Emily E., and Wally for really thinking thru why they were seeing what they were seeing. Extra credit also awarded to Dom for his inclusion of mirrors at right angles!...
View ArticlePolarized Sunglasses
Answer to Colors: True, but with a caveat. Most of the time the blouse looks green because the combination of colors selectively scattered to our eyes make some shade of green. However, the caveat...
View ArticlePrisms
Hi guys- A quick post to say that the Prism post will come later this week. Instead…talk amongst yourselves about something “Physics-y”! Also- Note the Flickr Pics and the RSS Feed shared items along...
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The Sky Should be Violet
Hi guys! See the comments to the “prism” post for some quality questions. I found them very interesting and I bet you will too. I really enjoyed answering them as well…so if you every have a...
View ArticleThe Coolest thing about Light is…
Kudos to Rachel E! Her accurate answer to why the sky isn’t violet earned her an extra-credit point. Many of you had the misimpression that the Nitrogen in the atmosphere didn’t have a natural...
View ArticleExpelled Exposed
Don’t let the movie intimidate you. Get the facts: Expelled Exposed: Expelled
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