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Circuits and Charges: A Physics Active Exam

This fall, I will be starting my 2nd year at a really cool progressive day school in NYC. The science curriculum is in the process of evolving, but the current program has 9th and 10th graders rotating twice through physics, chemistry, and biology (in any order) on a trimester system. This past year, I taught… Read More Circuits and Charges: A Physics Active Exam

July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 Kelly O'Shea8 Comments

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