Jeff Yap @jeffyapscience

Physics and Chemistry Teacher. I do all my own stunts. he/him Joined May 2016

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Jeff Yap @jeffyapscience

2 years ago

#iteachphysics

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When I taught, I had two rules in my classroom. 1) Do your best 2) Don’t stop anyone else from learning. Obviously, unpacking them leads to loads more - but it was so simple for the children and very easy to remind them of if they needed it.

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Mineral Cup #MinCup @MineralCup

2 years ago

Wait, what's that? A list of all the minerals competing in #MinCup23? YES! mineralcup.org/mineral-cup-20… Bracket released as soon as we finish checking for typos & accidental repeated matchups. Voting starts September 1 on our website.

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WholesomeMemes @WholesomeMeme

2 years ago

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@msmagaryphysics.bsky.social @MsMagaryPhysics

2 years ago

Do you want 1 minute/day of physics history for your students? If your answer is yes, you might like the year's worth of slides I just finished. bit.ly/ThisDayinPhysi… Comments are turned on if you want to leave suggestions/comments. #ITeachPhysics

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Jeff Yap @jeffyapscience

2 years ago

#iteachphysics if you hear an airplane, and point at the direction that the sound from a plane is coming from, it comes from behind the plane. Without studying (much) airplane identification, can you calculate/estimate height, velocity, size, or other data based on this?

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Swear Trek @swear_trek

2 years ago

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Massimo @Rainmaker1973

2 years ago

There is an island in the Pacific called Yap that uses circular stones as currency. The stones are too large to move so the ownership of the stones is passed by word of mouth to transact business [read more: ow.ly/LxJV30mpIqe]

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Massimo @Rainmaker1973

2 years ago

QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) first designed in 1994 for the automotive industry in Japan. This how it works [full video, Pillazo: buff.ly/42NicRB]

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Massimo @Rainmaker1973

2 years ago

Nuclear reactors start-ups (sound on 🔊) Watch the classic blue glow of the Cherenkov radiation, characteristic of an underwater nuclear reactor. The sharp sound heard is when the faster-than-sound movement occurs [read more: buff.ly/3nQJMOU]

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Dr. John Spencer @spencerideas

2 years ago

In baseball, there's an entirely useless statistic called Runs Batted In (RBI). When I was a kid, we would often hear about the RBI leaders and I immediately noticed two trends in RBI leaders. 1. They nearly all played for teams with a really good offense. 2. They nearly all…

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Scary Underwater @scaryunderwater

2 years ago

The Octopus is a master of disg...WHAT

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Massimo @Rainmaker1973

2 years ago

A swan landing on water. An ability acquired in millions of years of evolution. [read more: buff.ly/3YntZ7C]

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PFLAG National @PFLAG

2 years ago

Today is the #DayofSilence, a student-led demonstration that protests the silencing of LGBTQ+ students and their experiences. In the theme of Rising Up, we challenged adults to take part in a Day of NO Silence and use their voice to speak up in defending LGBTQ+ students rights.📣

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AAAAAAAAAA @AAAAA4A4AAAAA

2 years ago

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Massimo @Rainmaker1973

3 years ago

Pachelbel's Canon in D, P 37 played by countless trains, the sounds of which were recorded and assembled by the Czech machinist Pavel Jirásek [source, HD: buff.ly/3YVTfAP]

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Frank Noschese @fnoschese

3 years ago

Here's a bracket I think the #iteachphysics community can get behind: @Phet Sim Showdown! Which is your favorite simulation? Round 1 polls are below! I'll do each round in separate thread for convenience. And I'll use #PhETSimShowdown so can find (or mute) as needed.

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Jeff Yap @jeffyapscience

3 years ago

Iodate clock reaction lab! #apchem

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Jonelle Johnson @jcajohnson

3 years ago

@MerriamWebster There are rules for adjective order. People who learn English as a foreign language have to learn them: quantity, opinion, size, age, color, shape, origin, material and purpose. 24, valuable hand-painted, bone-China tea cups