Pretty sure I’m going to use this in the classroom next year…
Good Chemistry
A love story in chemistry. Everyone should have someone to bond ionically with.
(by weirdamerica)
Source: youtube.com
don’t panic!
my workout today helped me sort a few things out and i needed to share my thoughts and feelings.
it takes courage to grow up and be who you really are.
last day of school: 1828
finished student/substitute teaching today. SCHOOL IS OFFICIALLY OUT! and now i have about 2 weeks before my summer program begins. womp womp.
i just totaled my hours and i worked 1093 this semester alone. no wonder i’ve been so tired! but all totalled it comes to 1828. i’ve got some summer planning, classes, and an AP institute to attend, so that number is only going to get larger! but 1828 ain’t too shabby.
and, sob, one of my students stopped by today to thank me for the confidence i had in him all year. he said without me he probably would not have signed up for more challenging course work next year. because i boosted his confidence in chemistry he had enough to try harder in other classes. he showed himself that he can learn and he can succeed. i’m incredibly proud of not only his work in my class but also the maturity he’s shown and i’m little bit proud of myself too. i’ve made a difference in one child’s life :) that’s all a teacher could really ask for.
Happy Birthday, Electron (Theory)
120 years ago this month, Hendrik Lorentz published his landmark paper that laid out the basis for “electron theory”. This was not proof of the electron as a particle, as that didn’t happen until 1897, thanks to J.J. Thomson.
Lorentz took the collected equations of James Clerk Maxwell and distilled their mess into simple rules of charge and motion. It laid the groundwork for Einstein’s special relativity, and allowed fields like materials and electronics to exist.
It was elegant work, a melding of a half century’s worth of varied influences and observations, distilled into simple equations that spawned entirely new fields of physics. A true collaboration of curiosity.
Einstein himself said of Lorentz: “For me personally he meant more than all the others I have met on my life’s journey.”
(via Scientific American. Of course, Lorentz would know that electrons look nothing like what I drew above.)
Source: scientificamerican.com
Oh so true….
Yeah …
There are a number of good science reporters out there … but this pretty much nails it. The problem with science journalism is that often, science journalists have nothing to do with it. It’s some beat reporter who hasn’t taken biology since 11th grade who has to drop off 800 words to the editor in three hours. So they re-write a press release and slap a flashy headline on it.
Or they post something from Science Daily, which is not a news site, but rather a press release posting site. If you need suggestions on where to get good science news, check out my links page.
Don’t miss PHD Comics’ take on the science news cycle, and my post about “how to read a science news article”.
Source: sciencepopularis
growing up all at once
so not only do i have a job… but i might be buying a house! say what? yes, a house. i might be buying a house. i’m looking at it tomorrow. and maybe 2 others. eek! where did all this grown up stuff come from? because i want to always be a little boy and to have fun. er, wait a minute…
anyway, i’m a little overwhelmed with all of these developments which meant i did absolutely nothing this afternoon. i proctored my exams (wrote curriculum maps for next year during these exams) and other than that crossed off 1 item on my to-do list- washing my car. at least that got done.
so tomorrow i will view a potential home as well as make my way to my new place of employment and get introduced to my future coworkers!
So as it stands my lists include
School To-Do: curriculum maps, AP approval process, unit plans, lesson plans, organize classroom and make it MINE
Grad School To-Do: finish paying tuition, buy books, school supplies, update expense account
Life To-Do: find housing, roommate/co-owner agreement, all other house things, doctor appointment, wash car, laundry, dishes, fix wi-fi in apartment
“all other house things” is a bit vague but if i start writing everything out my head might explode. and if one more person asks if my boyfriend and i are getting married (because we’re potentially buying this house together) i might explode. i need to be in an explode free zone…
I HAVE A JOB!
huzzah! After all the schlepping around Indiana I finally have a job! AND it’s the one that my program director basically handed me. I’m typically not the type to “follow the leader.” I like to do things myself. But this one paid off because I am UBER STOKED about this job :)
I’ll be teaching:
8th Grade Science
Integrated Chemistry and Physics
Chemistry
AP Chemistry
YES!
