I’m in the process of moving my blog from https://trampleasure.net/lee to https://lee.trampleasure.net. Eventually I’ll have all my old posts moved over here, but from October 2021 forward, I’ll be adding all my new blog posts here.
Learn how to record/calculate the amount of time someone takes on a Google Form/Quiz. This does require the student to enter the date and time when they start the quiz, but other than that everything is done in a Google Sheet.
As a science teacher, I write a lot of documents that have numbers with units (e.g. 3.6 m/s). When readers see a number at the end of a line without units immediately following them, it is harder for them to keep the numbers and units. The 50 second video below shows the difference between regular spaces (what […]
Most days I ride my bicycle to work. Getting there in the morning is a two-mile ride that takes me about ten minutes. But on the way home, I have more time so I add about five miles to my ride and ‘detour’ through Robinson Preserve. This gives me almost four miles meandering through a […]
Here’s a simple DIY rack to hold a larger trike and an additional bike. If you just need to carry a trike, you can skip the bike rack portion. All together this rack cost me about $350.
This question focuses on the traditional grading system were all scores count the same, and a students’ final grade is based on the average of all the scores. The alternative presented is to look at trends in a student’s scores…looking for growth and allowing for early mistakes/low scores to not have as great an impact.
I wrote this poem in 1998. I find it as a reflection on the world condition that leaves me with a sense of hope.
The Eastern Sierras provide unique geological and environmental features. On this trip we will see towering columnar bassalts, boiling water hot-springs draining into a local stream, an earthquake fissure, and the carbonate tufas of Mono Lake. Hiking will be on Saturday and Sunday, with camping Friday and Saturday nights.
Here’s a great ionic bonding activity shared on the National Chemistry Teachers Facebook page. Students are exposed to valance electrons and matching for 1:1 ionic compounds. Two sizes are provided: One full page pies, and one with six pies on a page. Here is the PDF template.
Katie and I are leading another trip to Death Valley this spring. Each day includes hikes to explore and learn about the geology and natural sciences of Death Valley National Monument. Hikes are easy to medium rigor. Complete details here
I’ve collecting photos of the Yolo Bypass during the January 2023 flooding. Photo location is at the east end of the bypass, on the north side along the bike path. I’ll be adding more photos as I take them over the next few weeks. Looking westbound from West Sacramento Click on the forward/back buttons on […]