Foundations of Science - Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, and more
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Neuroscience and so on - How are they related? It's simple. Build a structure of science that lasts a lifetime.
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What is science? Whether you're artsy or sciency, you don't need to master math to be curious about the world around us.
Discover how science connects Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Neuroscience, Psychology, Math, and more in engaging sessions!
Join us for a course that simplifies how we view science. Together, we'll reveal the hidden connections between areas of science that seem to be completely unrelated.
Inspired by Richard Feynman’s wisdom — “If our small minds divide the Universe into parts, remember that nature does not know it!”
This course will help build up a framework of how to see the world and show how science is integrated into almost every part of the world around us. We simplify complex topics and give a useful framework for future learning.
Month 1: How Math creates Physics and how Engineering creates what we use.
Month 2: How Chemistry creates Biology and how life builds how we think.
Month 3 & beyond: The course will diverge into science topics driven by the students.
Expect engaging stories, head scratching questions, and a fresh perspective on what science really is.
By the way, I'm Blaine! I'm an engineer and builder of electronics and mechanical systems. I was a professional aerospace mechanic in the Air Force, former research scientists, and Neuro-engineer. I currently teach a few different classes at Recess, like "Build a Base on Mars: Engineering Simulation" and more.
Our course is ideal for both artistic and scientific minds, sparking curiosity for everyone to see the world like new!
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4 days ago
We had an excellent session today discussing Energy and topics like Gravity!
### What Is Energy — Core Definition
- Energy = “the quantitative property of a physical system that is transferred to perform work, or to cause heating, or to enable other physical processes”
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Mar 24 @ 11:37 PM
### Physics Class Session - Energy & Motion
- Reviewed energy fundamentals from previous week
- Potential energy: stored energy relative to height/position
- Kinetic energy: energy of objects in motion
- Thermal energy: generated by friction between surfaces
- Explored rel...
Mar 23 @ 11:35 PM
Today we discussed ************* and dove into a bit of how it works in theory and in practice. We talked about what we measure forces and energy with and played with simulations to have visual aids along the way!
### Physics Simulation Exploration
- Discovered sandbox physics...
Mar 17 @ 11:40 PM
This session dove into the physics of energy using an interactive simulations. We explored how a skateboarder (and a cat, and a dog) moves along different ramps. Along the way, we learned about three key types of energy and one of the most important ideas in all of physics.
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Mar 16 @ 11:41 PM
Today we discussed Energy, especially related to Physics!
What is energy?
What are the different kinds?
We talked about the idea of the Conservation of Energy: That energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
Potential Energy: When an obj...
Mar 10 @ 11:40 PM
Today we wondered and explore about what the Universe is made of!
Well, ***** of course, and ***** group together into **********. But wait a moment, where did those ***** come from before they were ***?
We took our time to reason how the ***** that make up our bodies come fro...
Mar 9 @ 11:49 PM
What a great day! We continued building up the relationship between math and physics with an interactive game called Energy Skate Park! Here it is if you want to try it.
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/energy-skate-park/latest/energy-skate-park_a…
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Mar 4 @ 12:43 AM
In our recent session, we played some games building atoms and molecules! We have worked our way up into Chemistry and took time to explore curiosities about Chemistry in space.
What are Suns/Stars made of?
Where did planets get there matter?
Where did the dirt on Earth even ...
Mar 4 @ 12:38 AM
Today we played a Game and took a step back into the Physics of an atom to see what atoms are made of and how to find what we're looking for in the Periodic Table!
If we are made of Atoms, then what even are Atoms made of anyway? How curious...
Here's a Summary:
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Feb 25 @ 12:40 AM
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Feb 24 @ 12:49 AM
Today we revisited the Scale of the Universe!
https://scaleofuniverse.com/en
We reviewed a bit of what Science even is in the first place. Is science just for people who like math? Happily, no. Science is for everyone! The first step is simple, to look around you where you sit ...
Feb 18 @ 12:52 AM
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Feb 4 @ 12:38 AM
Today in Foundations of Science, we built up from the basics the relationship between Mathematics and Physics, as well as the relationship of Physics to Chemistry.
After reviewing some basics of what those subjects even are, we spent time talking about Chemistry and watched som...
Feb 3 @ 12:37 AM
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Jan 28 @ 2:39 AM
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Jan 20 @ 12:41 AM
Today we built on our growing understanding of how Math relates to Physics and how Physics relates to Chemistry.
And today was awesome! We dove into ideas like what are atoms, elements, and molecules. Here's a short recap of things we explored and wondered about:
### Atomic St...
Jan 14 @ 12:39 AM
Today we strengthened our foundation of Mathematics and Physics, and discussed what Chemistry is.
In this session, we went into a short survey of some highlights of Chemical principles and even were able to connect how Chemistry is related to Physics!
Each week we add a little...
Jan 7 @ 12:38 AM
In this week's session of Foundations of Science, we built a framework for how Math relates to Physics and how Physics relates to Chemistry.
Along the way, we zoomed in and out of the Universe with the Universe to Scale website to gain a better understanding of how very small a...