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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.

Doing the Wave: Connecting Physics to Baseball
Doing the Wave: Connecting Physics to Baseball
Ever heard the crack of a bat when a hitter launches a home run? Well, there’s a wave that’s responsible for that sound. Watch this video to learn how waves...
The Importance of the Best Fit Line
The Importance of the Best Fit Line
The Best Fit Line Ruler takes the guesswork out of determining the line that captures the most central points on a scatter graph. Here are some tips for graphing scientific...
Behind the Scenes with Light and Color: 10 Great Demos
Behind the Scenes with Light and Color: 10 Great Demos
The RSpec Explorer is an innovative and versatile teaching tool for analyzing light, spectrum, and color. Here are 10 amazing experiments using the RSpec Explorer.
Measuring "g" with the g Ball
Measuring "g" with the g Ball
This CoolStuff post uses the G-Ball to investigate the validity of Galileo's claim that all objects fall toward Earth with the same acceleration.
Kinetic Energy Into Thermal Energy
Kinetic Energy Into Thermal Energy
Use these three demonstrations to drive home the principle of energy conservation, especially the conversion of kinetic energy into thermal energy.
Top 10 Demonstrations with Tuning Forks
Top 10 Demonstrations with Tuning Forks
Here are 10 enriching demonstrations to use in your classroom with tuning forks and everyday lab items.
Color Me Excited: Seeing Spectra in a Whole New Light
Color Me Excited: Seeing Spectra in a Whole New Light
This CoolStuff post bids you to move away from passive spectra demonstrations and allow the whole class to observe light together with the RSpec-Explorer.
SpillNot: The Physics Behind the Slosh
SpillNot: The Physics Behind the Slosh
The SpillNot is a cool tool for getting your students interested in the everyday physics behind why drinks spill while we're carrying them and what has to happen to prevent...
Top 10 Demonstrations with the Plasma Globe
Top 10 Demonstrations with the Plasma Globe
The Plasma Globe is an engaging and safe tool for studying high voltages and the electric field. Here are our top 10 demonstrations to perform with the Plasma Globe.
Standing Waves Like You've Never Seen Them Before
Standing Waves Like You've Never Seen Them Before
In this CoolStuff post, explore how springs can visually demonstrate standing waves by manipulating the frequency.
Playing in Galileo's Lab
Playing in Galileo's Lab
Ever been to the Museo Galileo or the Galileo Museum? If not, then we've got you covered. See Galileo's Museum through Physics Teacher Buzz Putnam's eyes as he shares his...
Recreate Physics History: Build a Voltaic Pile
Recreate Physics History: Build a Voltaic Pile
Dive into the history of the voltaic pile, and let us show you how you can make one yourself out of simple and inexpensive materials in this post.
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