Laura Simons

Physics teacher at Alexandria City High School (formerly T.C. Williams High School). 2018 ACPS Teacher of the Year. NBCT.

[Alexandria City High School @AlexCityTitans]

Our Titan Community has lost a dedicated mentor and teacher. Our City has lost a legend. Rest in Peace Lou Kokonis.❤️

[Raven Baxter, Ph.D. @ravenscimaven]

Can we please do a group hug?

[Prof. Abel Méndez 🔭 🔬 @ProfAbelMendez]

Today is the final collapse of the Arecibo Observatory. In 2020, it lost its iconic 305-meter dish. Now, all the remaining instruments and computers will be closing down. Only a few people would be left there to transition to an educational center in the following months. 😕

[Laura Simons @_Simons_says]

@KellyHester_ Give up jeans and a nerdy shirt?

[Laura Simons @_Simons_says]

It’s still summer for teachers for 2 more hours. ☀️🎉

[Matthew Cappucci @MatthewCappucci]

Tonight (Saturday night) and tomorrow night mark the most spectacular meteor shower in years – the Perseids.

Pebble-sized debris left in wake of Comet Swift-Tuttle will burn up in outer atmosphere at 37 miles per second! 50+ beautiful shooting stars per hour! (Video by Bautsch).

[Laura Simons @_Simons_says]

First day back for teachers and my son cracks his head on the coffee table.

Parent achievement get: 3 hours at the ER and one staple in the back of his little head.

Happy New school year, teachers!

[World of Engineering @engineers_feed]

The International Space Station is closer to Earth than San Francisco is to Los Angeles

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

If your WiFi or internet connection is slow over the next few weeks, just know it’s because every educator in America is taking a bloodborne pathogen test online, and we still don’t know why we have to take it EVERY YEAR, but we will get through it as quick as we can.

[Randall Munroe @xkcd]

Moon https://t.co/zk7DJnaLcc

[Belinduh Pyne @belinduhpyne]

I refuse to have the X app icon on my iPhone so I changed it back to the Twitter bird icon. And I’m going to show you how to change it too:

[Woody Hoburg @Astro_Woody]

We’re not *always* weightless on the @Space_Station.

[NASA @NASA]

Introducing our new streaming platform, NASA+, launching soon. See more rockets, more science, and more space.

No subscription needed. Available on most major platforms. Download the app now to be among the first to see it: https://t.co/KTCHf7pY05

[Capital Weather @capitalweather]

A brutal 3 days ahead DC! Heat index could reach 105 to 110 and we could see the actual air temperature hit 100 for first time since 2016. Heat advisory and excessive heat watch are in effect. https://t.co/qIl3NDbBOk

[Laura Simons @_Simons_says]

👏🏻

[ALXnow @AlexandriaNow]

ACPS ignores Gov. Youngkin’s recommended policies on treatment of transgender students https://t.co/BqhHLxWHgD

[Laura Simons @_Simons_says]

@KerwinCoach 🤣

[Laura Simons @_Simons_says]

Having a hard time playing and not sure if I should be frustrated or flattered.

[Howie Hua @howie_hua]

Doing derivatives vs doing integrals

[Laura Simons @_Simons_says]

@Gabriel3lias 🤣 @aorzel1