Ianhorsewell @Ianhorsewell@qoto.org

Recently looking into formal diagnosis options as my AQ-50 test wasn't just 'positive' as autistic but POSITIVE!!?!. If anyone's got UK experience/suggestions, give me a shout. Or pointers towards useful communities or tags on here. #autistic

@freemo I feel like I should have played with this more back when I had a school lab instead of a laptop. Is there an observable difference if you do it in a vacuum bell jar or N2 atmosphere?

@freemo wire wool and a 9V cell is a nice demo which sets the scene for fuses. Although it also teaches kids how to start fires, McGyver-style.

To add to my first point; it would work well with 'How To Read A Paper' style approaches (ref @trishgreenhalgh ?) and similar resources. When I was in the classroom I found the NHS Behind The Headlines blog to be really useful, which has for some stupid reason been retired. There's a useful guide, similar to what I used to share with students, at
https://powerfulpatients.org/2017/03/22/how-to-read-and-understand-a-scientific-paper/

Sharing this (seen on birdsite) for science teacher colleagues for two reasons.
1 it would be a great starter paper for any yr12/13 journal clubs you're running next year.
2 translating these principles to educational research would be interesting, as it so often gets over-interpreted by SLT!

https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010954

#teaching #ASE

@noodlemaz it's a sunk-cost thing, isn't it? And we've all spent years building up a network in one place... I often come back to the old story about boiling a frog. But yes, more effort here (starting with following as many of my Twitter network as possible)

It's been a few months since I created this profile, but it's not been used. But Twitter is getting steadily worse for non-paying users with poorly-targeted adverts, so I'm aiming for a complete transition by the autumn. Hi all...

@DrRacheal I'm currently injured so can't run at all, really missing it. Glad it's working for you!

To introduce myself; ex-physics teacher in the UK, currently at IOP supporting/developing the community of physics teachers. Husband/parent, humanist/atheist, writer/reader, runner/climber.

Hello world