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Joe Cossette
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High School Physics Teacher • #iteachphysics • Bow Tie Enthusiast • he/him https://passionatelycurioussci.weebly.com/
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · 3d
To make topographic mapping a little more hands-on in our Earth Science classes, we updated the classic shoebox and dowel approach with some 3D Printed mystery landforms. 😏

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Topographic Mystery Lab
Topographic mystery activity for students to map elevation of an unknown landform and match it to a virtual model by creating a topographic contour map
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · 13d
This is such an awesome visualization of a black body graph. I can't wait to use this with students!! #iteachphysics
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Candy Halloween @testtubegames.com · 13d
To understand the CMB map... you need to know a bit about Blackbody Spectrum.

So we've included a fully interactive spectrum. Slide the temperature to your heart's content!
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · 14d
We explored continental drift in my Earth Science with this 3D printed version of the Plate Tectonic Puzzle by the American Museum of Natural History (@amnh.org)
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3D Model: makerworld.com/en/models/14...
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · 16d
New blog post!! I wanted to share the mini lab set up that I used to introduce mathematical models in my physics classes. I'm especially proud of the inverse square relationship comparing the diameter and length of a playdough snake 😊 #iteachphysics

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Patterns in Physics
Inspired by the work of the Patterns Approach to Physics , I wanted to start my IB Physics classes with a short exposure to different types of mathematical models that they will see. Due to time...
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Chris Sarkonak @csarkonak.bsky.social · Sep 7
Day 1 cont: 12 Ss started with @cossettej.bsky.social's passionatelycurioussci.weebly.com/blog/game-of.... This is a great way to kick-start the 12s and we talked about the challenges of figuring out the rules of the game from within the game #teach180 🎢
The Game of Science
Students must complete this first week science task to determine the rules to a board game just by observing how it is played
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Sep 5
There is no better sign that we will be using ramps than walking into the classroom and seeing one of those Holt texts on the lab bench 😅
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Sep 5
I'm convinced that playing with dry ice is the most engaging introduction to constant velocity that I've ever tried. I'm looking forward to continually referencing this shared experience when we get to Newton's Laws 😃 #iteachphysics
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Aug 30
Based on the conversations people are having about my image, I think yours does a better job connecting to the *true* definition of "precision". Using cutting wood to length makes way more sense to me than variation in multiple digital measurements. Thanks for sharing!
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Aug 29
It's tricky because I think precision is typically present as this "deviation" approach. The issue that I have with it is that massing something as "100g" five times in a row doesn't make it more precise. Both ideas have value, but I find this instrumental definition more useful to students.
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Aug 29
Looks like you had a busy but engaging week! I can definitely relate with the first week feelings...
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Aug 29
haha we confirmed it with that last balance on the right of course 😅
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Aug 29
I finally got around to making a new visual for precision and accuracy that doesn't use a target!! I'm looking forward to introducing these concepts alongside uncertainty in a way that is a little more authentic to scientific measurements 🧪

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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Aug 29
I've never thought of using MCWordle with intro questions like this. Awesome idea!! 😁
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Aug 10
It's so nice to have the ability to edit it to include exactly what you want! Here's a version that my colleagues and I made in powerpoint 😅

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Printable Periodic Table
Editable Periodic Table for Printing
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Jul 30
If your reality is like mine, you will end up doing that anyway (one group at a time) so I think a preset example is a good idea to give them a model. That way they are more ready to do the thinking that you want then to do
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Jul 30
And yes. I am still grieving the loss of what we used to have in terms of a vibrant online community. 😩
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Jul 30
I think the magic of this is in the "respond to these student ideas" on the second page. 😊 I could see students getting bogged down in the logistics of the data collection. This could probably be addressed with a general diagram of the set up and maybe a completed velocity direction column.
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Jul 10
As a warning, the stuff that I have posted isn't updated yet for the 2025 curriculum yet. I'm hoping to get some of the new stuff up there this summer and during the school year...
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · May 13
I know this is a simple thing but I really like this. 😊
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · May 4
New doppler effect phenomenon just dropped! 😅

#ITeachPhysics 🎢
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Greg Schwanbeck @gregschwanbeck.bsky.social · Feb 24
I finally made that punk rock song about finding the north star and reckoning latitude that you always wanted!

I hope it's the best #video in the "punk rock musical #astronomy education" category that you see today.

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#space #iteachphysics #science #STEM #edusky
Learn to find the NORTH STAR (Polaris) & also North/South/East/West & even LATITUDE (via punk rock!)
YouTube video by Schwanbeck Physics
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Feb 24
Wow! This is REALLY good. How long did that take to put together?!?
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Feb 7
"Mythbusters for the Impatient" is one of the best Youtube channels out there 😀
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Feb 4
Wow! Congratulations and so well deserved! This is some pretty mind bending company. It's amazing what people are doing with Desmos.
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Joe Cossette @cossettej.bsky.social · Jan 29
Awesome! Let me know if you have any questions in the set up. Eventually, I have plans to make a sort of "how to" post but for now, it mostly just a reverse engineering exercise 😉
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