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Direct Measurement Video Library - 0 views

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    Excleent library of direct measurement videos for video analysis. 
John Burk

UCLA Physics videos - 0 views

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    huge archive of physics videos on every topic
John Burk

Genetics "Why Do We Have to Learn This Stuff?" « Gas station without pumps - 0 views

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    Very interesting proposal for transforming the way genetics is taught in biology courses. 
John Burk

PLoSable Biology | ASU - Ask A Biologist - 0 views

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    nice summary of PLoS articles accessible to HS students. 
John Burk

10 Things I'm doing this Summer in Physics Class « Teach. Brian. Teach. - 0 views

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    great list of things to try in a physics class
John Burk

"Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman: Effective Teaching Should Create Students Who Think Like S... - 0 views

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    Really excellent summary of Nobel Laurate Carl Weman's research into best practices in science education. 
John Burk

Physics Education Research at CU-Boulder - 0 views

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    great archive of material for various physics courses from CU-Boulder
John Burk

How mantis shrimps deliver armour-shattering punches without breaking their fists | Not... - 0 views

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    great story of incredible design of mantis shrimp's "fists"
John Burk

Bouncy Ball Activity - 80.20.simpulation - 0 views

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    great write up of how to model bouncy ball with VPython. 
John Burk

Why Ignorance Trumps Knowledge In Scientific Pursuit : NPR - 0 views

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    In Ignorance: How It Drives Science, neuroscientist Stuart Firestein writes that science is often like looking for a black cat in a dark room, and there may not be a cat in the room. Firestein discusses why the hit-or-miss process, the "not knowing" is the true engine of science.
John Burk

Quantum Biology | World Science Festival Webcast - 0 views

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    Can the spooky world of quantum physics explain bird navigation, photosynthesis and even our delicate sense of smell? Clues are mounting that the rules governing the subatomic realm may play an unexpectedly pivotal role in the visible world. Leading thinkers in the emerging field of quantum biology explored the hidden hand of quantum physics on the scales of everyday life.
John Burk

Excellent Approximations and Lying to Children - Uncertain Principles - 0 views

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    Interesting thoughts on the complaint that what we teach students in physics isn't true. 
John Burk

This New Ballistics Tester Will Play Catch with Air Force Artillery - 0 views

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    very cool device built by rice undegrads to show feasibility of catching artillery projectiles w/o damaging the projectile. 
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