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Direct Measurement Video Library - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 20 Jul 12
     
    Excleent library of direct measurement videos for video analysis. 
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UCLA Physics videos - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 12 Jul 12
     
    huge archive of physics videos on every topic
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Genetics "Why Do We Have to Learn This Stuff?" « Gas station without pumps - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 11 Jul 12
     
    Very interesting proposal for transforming the way genetics is taught in biology courses. 
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PLoSable Biology | ASU - Ask A Biologist - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 10 Jul 12
     
    nice summary of PLoS articles accessible to HS students. 
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10 Things I'm doing this Summer in Physics Class « Teach. Brian. Teach. - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 17 Jun 12
     
    great list of things to try in a physics class
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"Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman: Effective Teaching Should Create Students Who Think Like S... - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 14 Jun 12
     
    Really excellent summary of Nobel Laurate Carl Weman's research into best practices in science education. 
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Physics Education Research at CU-Boulder - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 14 Jun 12
     
    great archive of material for various physics courses from CU-Boulder
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How mantis shrimps deliver armour-shattering punches without breaking their fists | Not... - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 13 Jun 12
     
    great story of incredible design of mantis shrimp's "fists"
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Bouncy Ball Activity - 80.20.simpulation - 0 views

8020simpulation.weebly.com/...bouncy-ball-activity.html VPython simulation computational_modeling lessons energy
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  • John Burk on 09 Jun 12
     
    great write up of how to model bouncy ball with VPython. 
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Why Ignorance Trumps Knowledge In Scientific Pursuit : NPR - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 02 Jun 12
     
    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.
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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.
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Excellent Approximations and Lying to Children - Uncertain Principles - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 01 Jun 12
     
    Interesting thoughts on the complaint that what we teach students in physics isn't true. 
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This New Ballistics Tester Will Play Catch with Air Force Artillery - 0 views

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  • John Burk on 31 May 12
     
    very cool device built by rice undegrads to show feasibility of catching artillery projectiles w/o damaging the projectile. 
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