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CoolStuff Blogs

Our blogs are created with educators from around the country, and offer a fun and engaging way to discover new ideas and inspiration for your classroom.

The Physics of Pepper's Ghost

A famous optical illusion that utilizes some really interesting physics! Learn how you can do your own Pepper's Ghost Demo, and connect it to physics, in this blog!

Teaching Energy Concepts with the Genecon Hand-Crank Generator

In this blog, we go over how you can use the Genecon to demonstrate different electricity and energy concepts in your classroom.

Investigating Electromagnetism

The relationship between electricity and magnetism can be a complex and confusing subject. In this blog, we go over some demos designed to bring clarity to these concepts.

Essential Equipment for AP Physics

Teaching AP Physics? Check out this blog by physics educator Meghan DiBacco, where she breaks down her top picks for each AP course.

5 Tips for Finding Funding

Finding sources of funding to purchase new and exciting lab equipment is a huge part of teaching physics! Read this blog by Tom Shefler as he describes some of the...

The Moment It Clicks: Informal Science Learning That Stays With Students

For STEM camp directors, the challenge isn't finding exciting activities — it's finding ones that actually teach. The ones that stick with students long after the summer ends. In this...

Table-top Geomorphology with the Stream Table

Oxbows, and Cut Banks, and Deltas, oh my! Read more about what you can demo with our stream table kit in this instructional blog.

Finding Community as a Physics Educator

In this blog, Bree Barnett Dreyfuss discusses her journey to finding community as a physics educator, and offers a few ways you can find yours.

BeeSpi v in the Physics Classroom

Joe Cossette shares how a small, self-contained photogate - the BeeSpi v - completely unlocked new possibilities in how his students use it investigate motion and energy.

All-In-One Sensor: Why the PocketLab Odyssey Belongs in Every Classroom

All-in-One Sensor Hub, Endless Possibilities

The Odyssey isn't just an impressive tool for teaching chemistry - measuring pH, electrical conductivity, temperature, and air - it can also be used in physics experiments. Learn more about...