Sam Holcomb

Teaching science and curiosity at NPHS. Will trade bad puns and random facts for cat videos or deep space images.

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

One unit down in AME, 60+ Science Stars so far, and 3 perfect scores on our first unit test! #WeAreNorthPoint #NPScience

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

End of the year pendulum painting is definitely the best way to end physics.

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

Physics pendulum painting 2025: day 1
#NPHySics #WeAreNorthPoint #STEAM #testingbreak

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

Provided the same open ended prompt, AP Physics groups were able to collaborate on tons of different interpretations using their first 2 units of understanding.

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

Brainstorming for our “goal-less” problems in AP physics. When provided with a scenario, simply pull out all of the possible physics using everything you’ve learned.

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

First of many lab days in the science dept! An intro to chem lab for AME and speed walking for kinematics in physics (perfect weather too) #wearenorthpoint #wearewentzville #NPHySics

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

Hey @jwnichols , can we add a trophy budget for next year? Handed out 11 during the 7th hour final for PNPS 🏆🤓 #WeAreNorthPoint

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

Let’s see if I can drain my trophy stash during finals! 6 trophies going out for students receiving an A on their PNPS exam in first hour!

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

Just going to leave this here for some of our students taking 3-4 high level tests in the next 10 days.

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AP Practice Testing taking place this morning in our cafeteria! Dedication at its finest right here! 🧡💙

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

Got all wrapped up in our food webs today for PNPS

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

NPHySics students are wrapping up the rotational attraction piece of their physics theme parks! #WSDLearns #WeAreNorthPoint #NPHSscience #WeAreWentzville

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

Another successful PNPS test day! 5 students earned 100% trophies and 2 more got High Score for only missing half a point #WeAreNorthPoint #NPScience

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

Hey elementary teachers! I asked my physics students what their favorite elementary subject was and over half said science. They’re still invested today in challenging themselves because they started getting interested with you, so thank you! #WSDlearns

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

Today’s PNPS lab meant taking some froggies outside to leap out their ENERGY! Each frog had a name and distinct personality, but they definitely showed their POTENTIAL and were a blast to calculate with.

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

AP egg drop; take 1. No survivors but a lot of learning and egg-citement over our scrambled builds. It wasn’t over easy, but there were plenty of yokes and no shell-fish material hoarding.

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

Enjoying the sunshine while drawing free body diagrams in PNPS!

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

It is a seriously gorgeous night for stargazing. Highly recommend downloading the stellarium app to help you find stars, planets, and even galaxy clusters!

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

Handed out 2 of our coveted 100% trophies for our PNPS test in 6th hour!

[Sam Holcomb @holcombsclass]

Working at Panera today and overheard two men talking about how much they miss having homework because it challenged them and helped them think. They miss high school specifically and wish they’d spent more energy on it. Some food for thought from strangers. 🤓