The Teacher's Blog

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, I’d like to thank a teacher who made a difference in my life. So thank you Mr. Kenneth Cole of Newburyport High School (MA)! I still remember so many of the great physics demos, including the time NO ONE in our class could come up with the force that [...]

Happy 306^th Birthday to Leonhard Euler, Swiss Mathematician with two numbers named after him. Think our Euler’s Disk will spin 306 times? There’s only one way to find out!

 

Somebody at the Department of Transportation doesn't understand that a kilometer and a mile are NOT the same!

Join us for the 60th annual MSTA Conference this Friday and Saturday at Eastern Michigan University. Stop by booth #204 to test out our newest products or attend a cool tools session presented by some of the best physics teachers from around the state.

Neulog has released software updates for the Mac and Windows machines. Visit our neulog page for download links as well as more info about all 40+ probes available.

Funny Physics cartoon, the swing set Newtonian Demonstrator!

We are exhibiting at the American Association of Physics Teachers winter meeting in New Orleans, LA Jan 6-8. Stop by and see us at Booth # 201.

Andrew Gray, an electrical and computer engineering student at the University of Florida, demonstrates the computer-operated cart he made for his pet parrot. Complete with a four-direction joy stick, infrared sensors to prevent collisions, and bump sensors that automatically reverse the cart if it does hit something, this video is a fun and example of [...]

Kittens play with Newtonian Demonstrator - Newton's Cradle.

This is the coolest thing since the Moon Landings. Felix Baumgartner's jump from 120,000 feet...