Motor Impaired / Orthopedic Disability

Page | February 2020

Motor Impaired / Orthopedic Disability James Prescott Joule (1818–1889) was an English physicist who studied thermodynamics, leading to the famous “Joule’s Law.” He was born with a spinal disorder that required him to be home schooled. Motor impaired/orthopedic disabilities include a…

The Vernier Go Direct Radiation Monitor: Well Worth the 90-Year Wait

Blog Post | March 2018

Stephen Hawking died recently marking 2018 as another date in science history from which events will be measured. Isaac Newton was born in 1642, the same year Galileo died. And it is that 1642 date that is often used as…

Emphasizing Physics Concepts With Cartoons, Part II

Journal Article | March 2020

Q: How Does the Sun’s Heat Get To Us Here on Earth?

Journal Article | January 2023

The Bohr Model of the Atom

Journal Article | January 2021

The Sun Is a Star

Journal Article | August 2021

Arctic Feedbacks: Not All Warming Is Equal

Journal Article | March 2022

Safety Recommendations for Opening the New School Year

Journal Article | July 2020

A Problem-Solving Experiment

Journal Article | January 2022

From User to Creator

Journal Article | January 2022

Q: What are waves, and what are some things they can do?

Journal Article | September 2020

The Importance of Reading Equations

Journal Article | March 2022

Where on Earth Is Mars?

Journal Article | November 2022

Adaptation of Project-Based Learning Concepts to the Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Curriculum in a Small College Environment

Journal Article | March 2023

Project-based learning (PBL) research is shown to improve students’ higher-order thinking skills. In this article, we describe an adaptation of the PBL model that is suitable for colleges with limited science,…