Math/Science teacher in Fort Nelson,BC.https://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3mgeje2dsbk2s#iteachmath Does anyone use a voice operated calculator? When marking I sometimes would like to check a calculation without picking up my calculator. I tried chatGPT but within the first 10 minutes it gave a wrong answer.06 Mar 2026 04:53 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgeje2dsbk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lx77ig5o2s2jWhat do you notice? What do you wonder? #iTeachMath25 Aug 2025 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx77ig5o2s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lv4xfhmcgc2jPublic libraries are just amazing! My daughter is doing a D&D campaign as part of the summer reading program and while I am waiting, someone got a document scanned, then an elderly person got help with their fit-bit, a bunch of books were signed out, and it is all just so damn pleasant.29 Jul 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4xfhmcgc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lofa7wt75k2zIdea for fraction practice, grab a set of sockets for a socket wrench and get students to order them largest to smallest. This may or may not have been inspired by dropping a toolbox on the floor. #iteachmath05 May 2025 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lofa7wt75k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lnsfbo5mds23Real life math: I am adding a title to an audio file to make a video for youtube. The video editing software lets me stretch the length of the title clip to double its current length (more or less). The clip is initially 5 seconds long, how many times do I need to do this to make it an hour long?27 Apr 2025 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnsfbo5mds23https://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lgwjgbv77s26Watching Wheel of Fortune and people always buy vowels at the first opportunity, but surely that is more likely to help your opponents? I would think you should wait until you think you will be able to solve.30 Jan 2025 03:16 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwjgbv77s26https://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lfgzreoggc2o#iTeachMath Used the WHO baby growth charts when teaching percentiles and quartiles. Solid stuff.11 Jan 2025 06:00 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfgzreoggc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3ld52kewqhs2fOkay, I think I muddled my way into an awesome sequence of chemistry experiments for science for citizens 11 (a general science course) On Monday we did PhET simulations on building atoms and building molecules then did burning gummy bear as demo.12 Dec 2024 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld52kewqhs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3ld3hd2fw722fFor the second year I got students in Workplace Math 11 to do a Robot Prior's awesome motion graph matching exercise. I was nervous both times because it is legit tough, and tough doesn't always go well, but both times have been an absolute hit. #iTeachMath http://science.robertprior.ca/physics-11/kinematics-11/index.html12 Dec 2024 04:40 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld3hd2fw722fhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lcyn7xgzjs2xWhat major skills do you think should and/or will be dropped from a standard K-12 curriculum in the next 20 years? Equation solving maybe? I can't imagine what it would mean to be good at math without being able to do basic algebra but maybe it is possible. #iTeachMath11 Dec 2024 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcyn7xgzjs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lctsznbync2nDo you know what the SECOND most populous continent is?09 Dec 2024 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lctsznbync2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lcm7dxkf6c2gWhat is the area of the middle i.e. the overlap of the 4 quarter circles? Told to me at a BCAMT conference several years ago. #iTeachMath #recreationalMath06 Dec 2024 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcm7dxkf6c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lc5exdsm5c2fMade fruitcake from an old recipe that makes one large (8x8), one medium (6x6) and one small (4x4) cake. How would you turn this into a math problem? #mtbos #iteachmath30 Nov 2024 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc5exdsm5c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lby2ulkg722oNeat effect in the sky today, on either side of the sun there was a very bright yellow/red dot that kinda looked like part of a rainbow. I didn't get a great picture that included both sides.28 Nov 2024 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lby2ulkg722ohttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lbugu2yui226I like teaching financial math with spreadsheets. #iTeachMath26 Nov 2024 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbugu2yui226https://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lbibfsdj322221 Nov 2024 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbibfsdj3222https://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lbgcsgugc22xI wonder if kids raised in places with temperatures regularly in the negatives have an easier time with integers. #iteachmath21 Nov 2024 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbgcsgugc22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lbdy2qcnjk24Had students implement the compound interest formula in Sheets today and got them to see if the values approached a limit as # of compounding periods increased. Unfortunately ran into some kinda bug after about a billion compounding periods per year. #iteachmath20 Nov 2024 03:11 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdy2qcnjk24https://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3lb4jc6gfik2xThis year in Physics 11 I decided to make the problem sets in-class assignments. The reason was AI, but I like it. Students all get the same challenging questions but with different values and are encouraged to collaborate and use their notes. Lots of great discussions happening.17 Nov 2024 03:58 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb4jc6gfik2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3layoa7tvjb2aCoil of magnet wire, with two ends sticking out. One fully sanded, one sanded on only one side. Held up by two paperclips over a plastic cup with a magnet on top. A few batteries to provide electricity to the paper clips. I have made this so many times but each time it is magical. #iteachphysics15 Nov 2024 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3layoa7tvjb2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3laulvp54o32pOne of the odd effects of the phone ban is seeing kids playing with their calculators when they have a spare moment.14 Nov 2024 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3laulvp54o32phttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3l2g6jivf6h2pFound this problem in one of Michael Dispezio's puzzle books. I got a different solution than the key did. I am interested in how others would approach it. #iteachmath23 Aug 2024 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2g6jivf6h2phttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3kythdfj36q2nRan the problem sets I normally assign for intro Physics through ChatGPT and it can now do them (mostly at least). I don't see any way to assign them out of class going forward. Maybe I will try to find some in class time for pared down versions. #iteachphysics03 Aug 2024 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3kythdfj36q2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3kuu23sp4vs2bMY GO TO REVIEW. Make sheets with topic title on top (5-10 topics), hand out sets in order. Students write all they can about their topic for x min then pass sheets 'til everyone has seen every topic plus a couple extra. All who ended with the same topic go to the same VNPS to condense key points.14 Jun 2024 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3kuu23sp4vs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3kn2l4rwv432u#iteachmath #mtbos Has anyone created a traditional summative test as a Desmos activity? So students would have the test but at least on some questions there could be nudges that they should think a bit more about their answer.06 Mar 2024 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3kn2l4rwv432uhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3kmby3savd22uTextbook had an error, but I think I will give the question with the prompt "Solve what you can and show why no more can be known".#iteachmath26 Feb 2024 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmby3savd22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3kl32p3uljz2lThe bells at my school have been slowly slowing. So time for a task on linear change right? Rate of change averages out to be .86 sec/day. Then we confidently predicted when they would ring a week later. BUT IT IS A WEEK LATER AND THEY ARE STILL EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT OFF! 🤷‍♂️ #iteachmath10 Feb 2024 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3kl32p3uljz2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3ki4czrb6z52u#iteachmath How do y'all feel about algebra tiles for adding or multiplying polynomials? Useful?03 Jan 2024 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ki4czrb6z52uhttps://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3kfreebaog224Any ideas on a quick, in desk, non dice, activity students could do which when tabulated over the class would create a normal distribution? I normally time students walking across the room but everyone was feeling shy about that today (which is fair enough). #iteachmath05 Dec 2023 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfreebaog224https://bsky.app/profile/patnelsonbc.bsky.social/post/3kfg25ls7kk23Any suggestings for physical puzzles for a classroom? I have a Tetris Cube which is always popular, I love that it is easy to start, hard to solve, and the pieces are large enough to not get lost. So something along those lines? #ITeachMath30 Nov 2023 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:nay7yxkjircwsopjxyfjkps7/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfg25ls7kk23