Dark Lord of Science @ Peoria High

@pascoscientific 3-in-1 mirror held to a wood clipboard with a pair of magnets allows bringing the system to eye level for direct observation after predicting the image with a ray-tracing diagram. I give the students the ray parallel to the axis - I always hated drawing that one.

Even for Vegas, bottomless mimosas is a dirty trick.

Drunk in Vegas. Three days is how long it takes me to be comfortable with new people in Vegas to the point I can get plastered with them at Brunch in Vegas. The $45 bottomless mimosas with brunch may have played a role. #Drunk_on_main #Once_is_enough

Does your school teach computer science? Expand computer science at your school or district. @codeorg code.org/yourschool

Check out my classroom on @DonorsChoose! I'd love your help to bring my project to life: donorschoo.se/e/DPVTCcssJsb

Physics students interpreting a force-time graph from a @pascoscientific Smart Cart bouncing off a wall. @NoQuit_PHS @PEORIA150 #iteachphysics New Essential Physics curriculum - textbook & equipment!

Physics students hands-on (on the third day of school!) with our new @pascoscientific Essential Physics curriculum & equipment. @PEORIA150 @NoQuit_PHS

Proof that @briendunphy grades on a curve!

Anyone who suggests arming teachers needs to explain why giving a loaded gun to a guy who calls himself the "Dark Lord of Science" could possibly end well.

So this happened today. . . @pascoscientific @PEORIA150 (New physics curriculum: PASCO's Essential Physics. All three high schools get 7 Essential Physics Comprehensive bundles. (Also please ignore the out-of-date objectives, we've been too busy w/ labs to update.)

ProTip for chemistry/physical science Ts: Before working w/ 4 M (saturated) potassium chloride solution for storing your pH probes, check fingers for hangnails, big gash from an Xacto knife, other broken skin. Any broken skin, put on waterproof gloves. (I know because OUCH.)

Model feedback for my social studies and lit colleagues! Current events and content-focused, rather than writing mechanics.

@pascoscientific Capstone request: exclude specific pages from printing. Explaining to my students File | Print | Click Pages: button & type in page #s w/ commas is a hassle and hit-or-miss whether they remember. 1/

Many people still think like this (including a recently-retired colleague at a nearby school) and do everything they can to encourage other people to think the same way. Still others behave like this while claiming they oppose discrimination by sex (or race, faith, etc.).

Enriched chemistry students at @NoQuit_PHS testing Boyle's Law with Capstone connected to an AirLink/Advanced Chemistry Sensor from @pascoscientific. Also, I have too much equipment out and no time to put it away.

Check out my classroom on @DonorsChoose! I'd love your help to bring my project to life: donorschoo.se/e/zNXZWq36Kjb PS - Thursday 9/22 donations to schools like PHS will be matched! If you can donate on that day, please do!

First chemistry lab of the year (@FlinnScientific's "Following Laboratory Procedures") in the Dark Kingdom here @NoQuit_PHS! @PEORIA150

@pascoscientific How do you feel about customer-submitted 3D files for your DIY/3D printing page on @thingiverse? Asking for a friend (I'm the friend, don't tell anyone).