Physics Teaching Tips Archive | Phantastic Physics

You'll see every color on the 4th except a good blue

The sequel to last week's secret about water.

Summer

Water is blue. You've just never seen enough of it.

Jun 25, 2026

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1 min read

Water is blue. You've just never seen enough of it.

A short one, smuggled out before sunrise.

Summer

Jun 18, 2026

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5 min read

The universe might be a hologram

A physicist some call "the next Einstein" thinks everything you see might be written on a flat surface. Here's that idea, explained from zero.

Nobody actually knows why ice is slippery

Jun 11, 2026

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3 min read

Nobody actually knows why ice is slippery

The ice in your drink is hiding a problem scientists still can't agree on. A perfect porch-chair rabbit hole for summer.

The school year is over. Read this weird one.

Jun 4, 2026

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2 min read

The school year is over. Read this weird one.

One weird twisted-light story, one free PBL guide, and one tiny August-folder win.

Your car slammed the brakes for a puddle that wasn't there

May 28, 2026

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2 min read

Your car slammed the brakes for a puddle that wasn't there

750 phantom braking complaints. Zero obstacles on the road. The physics behind it is the same reason your eyeball works.

The equation your students will forget by June is getting us to Mars

May 21, 2026

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2 min read

The equation your students will forget by June is getting us to Mars

NASA's Mars engine runs on high school physics. Plus a free case file and your last-weeks-of-school lifesaver.

Your blood is one tiny tweak away from ending all life

May 14, 2026

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2 min read

Your blood is one tiny tweak away from ending all life

Plus: a free mystery review that covers an entire year of physics.

Your weather app gets record-breaking heat wrong

May 7, 2026

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2 min read

Your weather app gets record-breaking heat wrong

Physics still beats AI when it counts most. Plus: 3 days left on 25% off.

May 5, 2026

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2 min read

Today is yours (and so is 25% off)

Plus: physicists just measured "negative time." Your students are going to lose it.

Students built a dark matter detector. With no budget.

Apr 30, 2026

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2 min read

Students built a dark matter detector. With no budget.

Plus a free project-based learning guide inside.

Electrons just broke a 200-year-old law of physics

Apr 23, 2026

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2 min read

Electrons just broke a 200-year-old law of physics

Plus: free Circuits Misconception Probes (student worksheet + teacher guide)