Michael Weir
550 posts
Michael Weir
@WeirdChem
Chemist, Preceptor, gamer, cook, and collector of hobbies.
Katılım Mart 2014
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Rough teaching day. Got up early to get in and make copies. Copiers have a line, then keep jamming. No copies made. Computer has no internet, all materials saved on One Drive. Still made it work and let kids know my mood is not them.
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@sage_stage Icebreakers: how to make your PD "Unsinkable" like the titanic
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I was at a conference for administrators a few weeks ago. The guy across from my table was selling a program for principals's. Let's invent one of our own
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@bunsenbernerbmd I love Beaker! and Goldens. Thinking of getting one when I can have a dog next year. If you have the time, could you please tell me how much shedding Beaker does? Is it constant, or just periodic? Thanks!!
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@ChrisExpTheNews Its amazing how many things make much more sense when you realize the limitations of measurements and technology of the time.
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Daniel Fahrenheit was a Polish thermometer maker, and he chose zero to be the temperature of a eutectic solution of ammonium chloride, specifically because it was substantially colder than ice. He chose 180 for the BP of water because it's easy to divide into fractions
Can Vardar@icanvardar
americans saw water freeze at 0°C and said “let’s make that 32”
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Getting prepared both physically and mentally for our first day back as teachers. Campus first, then running district PD for upper science. Plenty of work and the Sunday scariest are lurking.
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Digesting the sessions from @ChemEd2025. From @chemistrykit and his keynote. 3 ways to spark interest. Ask a Q. Tell me something new. Or tell a story- "once upon a time"
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@sage_stage With your new gig, its going to be hard to be on time as the volunteer wrestling coach. Good luck!
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Year in review- At that moment, I knew that jumping into coaching would be a great way to get a leg up. However, our department ended up losing two people, and the decision had already been made anyway. I am not the wrestling coach
SageOnTheStage@sage_stage
It looks like every department in the building is going to have to lose one staff member. It's not based on senority. Out of the current science department, not one of us is a coach. But I bet coaching would give you a leg up on keeping your spot. Son of a bitch
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425+ chemistry educators from across the country choose to spend 5 days of their summer jamming out to all things chemistry education in Golden CO at @ChemEd2025
It’s a gift that this exists, and I am grateful for the wonder of teaching with them, even miles apart.
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Nugget: "I ask myself if if there's anything I'm doing that a student could do." Chemistry in community outreach. @ChemEd2025 @KatyDornbos
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@ChemEd2025 Great run. Except maybe that last hill. Blaster was very accommodating. Volunteers were great! Thank you!
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What an AMAZING Mole Run this morning!!!! Thank you to all of the incredible participants and volunteers! 👏🏻👏🏻 And thank you to Blaster the Burro! 😍🫏 #chemed2025
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@SomaBis52133092 @ChemEd2025 I agree. Registration was easy, other than the hill! Everyone was so helpful. Looking forward to tomorrow!!
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Check in at @ChemEd2025 Registration was pretty easy!! Super excited to learn and meet other chem educators over the next few days!! #iteachchem
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@VinceBoley Encourage listening in the followup. What did your partner say that was really good? If I notice a pair not talking, ill warn them that I will call on them.
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Looking for some feedback and advice on using more structured "Turn and Talks" in my classroom.
Sometimes students just stare at each other in silence (maybe with some slight drooling). How do I get every student engaged during turn and talks?
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@chessdojo Already being included in esports at scholastic level. More common way to play, low barrier to enter. Just another step in broadening the demographic. HS chess coach and dojo member
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We'll soon be doing a podcast to discuss the inclusion of chess at the 2025 Esports World Cup, taking place in Riyadh this summer.
What are your thoughts on the topic? 👇 #DojoTalks
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@TrueNorthBase Dom and Elijah are both amazing men. Looking forward to their continued success.
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So proud of these 4 on and off the field. Their hard work and dedication is rewarded with getting to continue their baseball careers!
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@KatyDornbos Yes. But I call Hbonding a subcategory of dipole dipole. Just learned that some people include ion-Hbonding, which is weird to me
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Chemistry teachers: are all 5 of these on your list of intermolecular forces?
A) Ion Dipole
B) Dipole Dipole
C) Hydrogen Bonding
D) Dipole Induced Dipole
E) Dispersion (London/VDW)
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@zora_dawn @7thgenFLMan @chris_mukiibi @SciInTheMaking Arithmetic. Fractions. Algebra. Logic. Reading and writing (answer the question asked). Some abstract reasoning and geometry- but we do teach most of that.
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@7thgenFLMan @chris_mukiibi @SciInTheMaking What would be prerequisite knowledge for chemistry class?! Signed- parent of elementary school aged child!
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