Bob Brown

Manager of Data / Teacher of Science

[Dr Dan Jones @Hookean1]

Supporting students who take Physics without Maths: A guest blog post I did recently for @PMTEducation 🙂 https://t.co/R31ueaAJKa

[Dr Dan Jones @Hookean1]

A cheap Lenz's Law demo that most depts can do, with existing kit 🙂
#iteachphysics

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

If they get it wrong, then I will… https://t.co/jZP6m43eVB

[Dr Dan Jones @Hookean1]

A-Level Physics teachers. If you are looking for some different Qs for your students to try, this site has lots of vintage Advancing Physics papers 🙂 https://t.co/SAh4niV0wX

[e=mc2andallthat @emc2andallthat]

NEW POST More (quite a bit more) on teaching blackbody radiation in GCSE Physics, including some ideas for stretch and challenge https://t.co/JfmmfJ9rtD

[Bob Brown @BobNetherhall]

@DataEducator Any idea how to get a log-in if you don't already have one?

[e=mc2andallthat @emc2andallthat]

New post from yesterday. Connections: a post on the most important scientific and engineering question of the Victorian era ("Make choo choo go faster") and how it connects with Napoleon's disastrous 1812 Russian campaign and filament light bulbs https://t.co/lKTvJ96auG

[Mr Pughsley🌍📚🌳 @ScottPughsley]

Teachers on Monday…

[Austin Fisher @austinfishernz]

New Education Minister, gives a middle finger salute to members of the public outside Downing Street. If there is one image that captures everything that is wrong with this Government- it’s this.

[Bob Brown @BobNetherhall]

More unknown bits of kit... #physics #ChatPhysics

[Bob Brown @BobNetherhall]

Physics people - our technician had a clear out and found some mysterious bits of kit. Anyone know what one of these is?! #physics #ChatPhysics

[Adam Robbins @MrARobbins]

You know when a student refuses to leave a classroom so you have to move the class to another room whilst someone comes to deal with them? Just sayin' might need to move the government to No8 or 13 Downing Street soon so the country cannot get too distracted by one bad apple

[Peter Edmunds 🦄 @edmunds_dr]

***SELF-MARKING GOOGLE FORMS***

I've just uploaded google forms for all of the AQA A level physics year 13 content.

All self-marking & coverage of the whole specification. Hopefully you find them useful; if so consider sharing so others can find them!

https://t.co/RumPUBvHHS

[Bob Brown @BobNetherhall]

@Hookean1 Can't remember who I picked this tip up from, but it really does work. Although I often get strange looks from the students when I demonstrate!

[Preproom.org @Preproom]

Schools are having trouble recruiting technicians. Why?
* The role is ridiculously underpaid
* Almost zero career development available
* Redundancies have caused higher workloads
* Job descriptions often open-ended & out of date
* A lack of recognition by heads in most schools

[Brad Moser @PhysicsAlive]

I made a simple demo to simulate exoplanet detection...and it worked on the first try! One light bulb, one pendulum, one light detector. Shine, swing, graph, transit curve!

[Bob Brown @BobNetherhall]

@PhysicsAlive Great idea! Thanks for sharing...

[Royal Astronomical Society @RoyalAstroSoc]

The RAS notes with dismay recent comments made about girls in physics. These stereotypes are extremely outdated and can be very damaging.

Physics is a subject for everyone, and no one should be discouraged from studying it.