burkhonorsphysics

An article written by Anne Marie Slaughter on the topic.

Article that advocates little studying and learning by associations. REally neat stuff

you really should watch this-it's amazing. 5 minutes well spent

awesome advice about making mistakes and learning from them 

very interesting MRI study of Dweck's work. growth mindsets actually see mistakes differently, and this is responsible for faster learning. 

Really cool article about how Apple's success came from prototyping and doing the homework.

Article about failure of a prototype. I bet this failure will teach Blue Origin so they can succeed the next time. Also, this relates to the topic for debate this year.

A physicist built a computer simulation of passengers boarding an airplane and cut wait time in half. 

Information about hurricanes to all those who are interested in understanding hurricane Irene

If you want an example of what an awesome capstone would look like, here it is. This is work done by a physics professor, trying to figure out how the speed of a tweetwave compares to the speed of a seismic wave, to answer the question did the twitter updates about the earthquake travel faster than the seismic wave itself. You should be able to understand almost everything in here, since it is CVPM.  Obviously, your first attempt at a capstone won't look like this, but it is something to set out as a long term goal.

Really awesome website if you have free time and want something to do!

This is a great video of showing the propigation of yesterday's earthquake across the US. The deflections these sensors are measuring are 40 micons at the most (0.000040 m). Crazy!  A question-is this wave moving with constant velocity? How could you tell? 

This is a must read post-it outlines three rules that will help you to achieve your highest dreams with less stress and more joy. 

This is an incredible blog. It's a site every student should read. In these posts are the secrets to earning a 4.0 with almost no stress, getting into the college of your dreams, and changing the world while still in high school. It is that good.