Here is one of the more effective ways to introduce Newton’s Third Law and the Conservation of Momentum in physics class. There is a lot of physics in these frames. But sometimes, as a science teacher, I feel that I can relate to the subject of this video. Enjoy!
Month: July 2015
Finite Earth 2015
Earth 2015
The last full photo of Earth was taken by the Apollo 17 mission over four decades ago in 1972. Nasa recently released a new photo of Earth taken from a million miles away by the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite. The Earth seems small from up there. Our home is finite.
Oliver Sacks – Science as He Dies
Oliver Sacks at Columbia University in New York City in 2009. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Oliver Sacks is a neurologist and the author of Awakenings, which was made into a movie starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro. His essay on the last months of his life and how science has been, at times, a source of comfort is poignant, wistful, and yet still somehow uplifting. I highly recommend that you give it a read.