Brian :cupofcoffee: :rss:

Chemistry & web programming teacher in Michigan, hobby web developer (#Flask, #HTMX), beekeeper, wannabe homesteader.

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#beekeeping

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2026-03-30 13:02:40 UTC

I have to use a skid steer this morning to move a bunch of material.around the farm. What kind of music should I listen to?

2026-03-26 11:59:42 UTC

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@nprofile…lf74 I saw your post earlier this week about the compact tractor and getting a new toy.
Driving to KY to pick up a farm-ish thing leads me to wonder if you went to Earth Tools outside of Owentown.
Because I have done that drive from Michigan for the same reason.

2026-03-25 20:14:31 UTC

Well, this is interesting. I just started switching projects from rye to uv and now I'm kind of wishing I hadn't.
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/19/openai_aims_for_the_stars

2026-03-24 23:24:27 UTC

Well, I think my 15 year old Kindle 3 may have finally bit the dust. Amber light while plugged in, won't respond to a forced restart...if it does restart, it freezes after about 60 seconds.

2026-03-24 16:26:23 UTC

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@nprofile…6q4p The drip tape has emitters every 8", so it just dribbles next to the plant (all flowers).
I would look at small spray head emitters for trees. You can put them right next to the base and use poly pipe everywhere for the strength.
We buy from DuBois Agrinovation - https://duboisag.com/ca_en/.
They're Canadian and the website isn't great, but they are helpful over the phone.

2026-03-24 11:32:04 UTC

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@nprofile…6q4p It's a lot of math to work out. Last year, we used drip on one 50'x50' plot. It has 13 rows, 36" beds, and four drip lines per bed for a total of ~9 gallons per minute. Our well pump runs 10 GPM, so we could run the drip and still do laundry or use faucets inside.
I've got a 1" polyvinyl mainline from the spigot outside and that's connected to a 12GPM pressure valve so we don't blow out the drip tape.

2026-03-23 23:51:50 UTC

Just made the 2026 irrigation order. We're doubling the garden this year, so I'm also doubling our irrigation equipment. The dollars are flowing before the water can flow.

2026-03-20 12:02:45 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem is watching a short video on how carbon intensive cement is and then reading an article and doing some stoichiometry on new carbon-capture technology. They'll also do some test corrections on yesterday's unit test.
Second year chem will also do some test corrections. Theirs was a little worse than last time, but not orders of magnitude. We'll keep working on incremental improvements.
#teaching #chemistry :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-16 14:49:22 UTC

The weather is not cooperating this week to do the barrel crush outside. Any #chemistry teachers do this indoors?
#askfedi #teaching

2026-03-16 10:55:29 UTC

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I should also mention that I'm exhausted and I'm still working on the energy needed to set up the lab.

2026-03-16 10:48:59 UTC

Today in the classroom:
We had a surprise three-day weekend because of a wide power outage last Friday. I already had the day off for travel, so I didn't need my sub plans.
Today, first year chem is doing gas collection over water. Their goal is to make a prescribed amount of CO2 for analysis.
Second year is writing their Ca(OH)2 Ksp lab report and prepping for their test later this week.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-14 23:53:20 UTC

I painted a thing. I normally do watercolor, but this is acrylic. It was a fun changeup.
#mastoart #acrylic #painting
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/230/215/628/917/018/original/384628046e6c6639.jpg

2026-03-11 19:25:27 UTC

Ok, I'm changing my lab plans for tomorrow. We'll pre-lab all the stoichiometry together as a class. I'm out on Friday, so that's a good opportunity for some individual practice. On Monday, we come in and actually produce the gas and collect the data.

2026-03-10 13:39:36 UTC

Hey @cogdog, the daily create site doesn't seem to want my contributions via fedi. Is that a me problem?

2026-03-10 12:27:13 UTC

I'm in a weird spot with my planning where I can't really get the next stuff ready because I need to see how we do on the current stuff...kind of a weird doldrums moment.

2026-03-10 11:43:40 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem will get the quiz back from yesterday and then do some work with pressure conversions and/or empirical gas laws (if they're behind).
Second year chem did well on the quiz yesterday, but it took longer than I expected. We'll start Ksp today for solubility equilibria and prep for a lab tomorrow.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-10 10:42:00 UTC

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@nprofile…lf74 Yeah, they visited a farm up in the northeast and they really stressed finding ways to cut down labor to not burn out. Packing our own boxes each week was a _ton_ of work. That effort can be used for harvest and cleaning, which means we can grow more and bring more people to the farm rather than maxing out of packaging.

2026-03-10 09:26:51 UTC

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@nprofile…sfek that chicken is up to no good.
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#dailycreate #tdc5170

2026-03-09 16:53:05 UTC

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@nprofile…lf74 Yeah, we did farm markets for a while, but we're trying to do everything through a CSA now. People purchase shares and come to the farm to pick out their groceries each week. Builds some community and helps support the farm overall.
https://www.upstreamfarm.com

2026-03-09 15:13:00 UTC

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@nprofile…lf74 my family does cut flower bouquets and raw honey. My wife's brothers do organic vegetables/produce and meat.

2026-03-09 14:17:49 UTC

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@nprofile…lf74 We looked for geographical references/indicators on the farm itself. We're at the head of a small creek in town, so the family collectively is Upstream Farm and we each contribute something to the overall production.

2026-03-09 12:21:29 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem is taking a short quiz on the empirical gas laws. Identification and solving a couple problems. Then, we'll set up a notebook page on pressure unit conversions.
Second year chem is taking a quiz on equilibrium. They'll define three random terms/concepts and then solve for equilibrium concentrations of a system. Then we'll start solution equilibrium leading into a lab calculating Ksp for Ca(OH)2 this week.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-08 01:46:27 UTC

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@nprofile…a4lx there are some incredible interviews on that show.

2026-03-07 01:44:33 UTC

I've been struggling to blog, so here's a list of things that have gone well in my chem classes lately.
https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/03/things-that-have-worked-in-chemistry-lately
#teaching #chemistry

2026-03-07 01:23:19 UTC

Well now I'm not really sure what to do for the next hour...

2026-03-07 01:12:21 UTC

I guess I could push everything to a testing instance on my VPS...but that's pretty dumb...

2026-03-07 01:04:42 UTC

Welp, maybe not. I'm on a school-issued device this evening and the filtering agent blocks localhost 😭

2026-03-07 00:51:13 UTC

The kids are at a movie night, so I'm at a local cafe with loud music pumping through my headphones hoping to make some updates to my website.

2026-03-06 20:58:52 UTC

What. A. Week.
I'm pooped.

2026-03-05 16:00:56 UTC

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@nprofile…a4mc their size is always surprising me. So big.

2026-03-05 11:34:49 UTC

Today in the classroom:
So far, first year chem has done some "put this in, solve" type gas law problems. Today, we're turning those into story problems where they need to interpret, find variables, and then solve with the appropriate law. We'll also do a vocab quiz.
Second year chem has finished general equilibrium principles. We'll do some practice multiple choice questions and play The Mistake Game [1] today.
1. https://kellyoshea.blog/2011/04/03/the-mistake-game/
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-05 00:03:44 UTC

I normally do landscapes, so I tried a couple portraits tonight. One is of my son a couple years back. The other is a self portrait from last summer. My face isn't quite the correct color...
Lots to still learn 😅
#watercolor #mastoart
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/173/633/256/736/129/original/084f21ef3e0f6e70.jpg
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2026-03-04 22:57:08 UTC

This made me laugh more than it should have.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ATBGE/comments/1rk97q3/beavis_i_choose_you/
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2026-03-04 12:13:53 UTC

It's been a rough couple of weeks, first because of some behaviors and now more because I'm not feeling great, but not so unwell that I need to stay home.
I wrote this 11 years ago today and I'm thinking about it a lot right now.
https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2015/03/the-solemn-duty-of-educating

2026-03-04 11:55:57 UTC

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@nprofile…6a27 Oh, this happens every year around now. We're in units that take a little longer for some to process, so I inevitably end up with a group who just do nothing because they get the ideas right away. I need more enrichment materials to push concepts rather than just letting them sit and do nothing on their phones during class.

2026-03-04 11:36:39 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem is doing a large empirical gas law lab. No quantitative analysis (I'm still lacking gas pressure sensors) but lots of observation and modeling changes in behavior based on volume and temp.
Second year is wrapping up the basics of equilibrium. Some practice work today and then we'll start solubility equilibria.
Still not feeling great today. Onward.
#teaching #chemistry :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-04 01:08:17 UTC

I taught my two older girls how to play Settlers or Catan tonight.
The 12 year old was all about forging solid economic relationships.
The 10 year old was focused on building the largest sheep army on the island.
#games #ttgames

2026-03-03 14:43:05 UTC

I'm not giving enough work in my chemistry classes.

2026-03-03 12:59:07 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem is doing some work with the empirical gas laws. We'll take notes today and then do some practice problems solving for a new pressure, volume, or temperature.
Second year chem did a small lab yesterday measuring absorption for difference concentrations of solution. We'll do some work today on gas equilibrium and then start moving toward solubility.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-03 11:23:43 UTC

Woke up at 4AM because of a stuffy nose from this lingering cold. Today's going to be fun.

2026-03-03 00:12:38 UTC

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@nprofile…sx6h They did, it's still just annoying to be notified 15 months after the fact. Plus now there's another account to pay attention to.

2026-03-02 22:52:36 UTC

I already have a credit freeze on Experian and EquiFax. TransUnion won't let me register for an account which isn't great.

2026-03-02 22:43:21 UTC

Cool. Got a letter today from a company I've never heard of who processes mail for _another_ company I've never heard of who works with my health insurance telling me my address and SSN were stolen in JANUARY 2025.

2026-03-02 13:17:31 UTC

This was extremely timely.

2026-03-02 13:16:44 UTC

I'm doing that teacher thing this morning where I just spin and wonder what I could have done differently to get better results with some classes.
I don't think there _is_ anything in particular, but my brain is refusing to accept that answer as sufficient.

2026-03-02 12:25:50 UTC

Today in the classroom:
I was out sick last Friday. Still not feeling wonderful. The good news is that first year chem's tests went pretty well! A few will need corrections, but I think we're ready to move on. They'll do a simulation today on empirical gas laws.
Second year chem will do a lab collecting absorption data for a sample of CuSO4. This is to get them to use spectrophotometers and doing some quantitative analysis leading into solution equilibrium.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-03-02 00:38:23 UTC

Blech...I took Friday off because I felt crappy and now it's Sunday night and I feel woooorse...

2026-03-02 00:02:45 UTC

It's March 1st, so here's the two books I read in February.
https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/03/february-2026-reading
#bookstodon #reading

2026-03-01 22:51:12 UTC

I started watching the Paramount+ Halo series and it made me want to play the game again. Alas, the Universal Binary doesn't work on Silicon macOS anymore because it's only 32 bit.
I need to research alternatives.

2026-03-01 01:14:09 UTC

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@nprofile…ajvy That's the `assignment_standards` association. When a Standard is attached to an Assignment, that table gets an entry so it can be referenced on an instance of the Assignment. The `alignments` property on the Assignment looks at the association table and gets the relevant objects based on the id ForeignKey.
A lot of those associations are from early days and I've been thinking about changing them up a little because it's a little spaghetti now.

2026-02-28 22:12:18 UTC

Calling this done now. This is the Split Rock Lighthouse near Two Harbors MN. We drove past this on our way home from the Boundary Water Canoe Area last summer.
#watercolor #landscape #mastoart
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2026-02-28 21:35:07 UTC

In progress painting today. I'm trying to be patient to let washes dry completely...it's hard.
#watercolor #mastoart
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2026-02-28 18:02:36 UTC

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@nprofile…2xzr same! Not as long since for me, but it was incredibly refreshing. Hope yours was as well.

2026-02-28 14:02:44 UTC

database queries really melt my brain. Every morning, I feel like I've woken up fresh and I can write the query I've been thinking about for days only to be rebuffed.

2026-02-28 13:59:48 UTC

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@nprofile…vd7p I would start here with fetch and events because everything you'll do is interacting with some kind of request/response endpoint.
https://eloquentjavascript.net/18_http.html

2026-02-28 13:19:35 UTC

I'm no great fan of Disney and this is frickin hilarious.
Sound on.
https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1rgqczn/i_wish_i_hadnt_known/

2026-02-27 22:01:00 UTC

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@nprofile…vd7p like, for JS in general? Or for using it to work with fedi endpoints and resources?

2026-02-27 21:36:47 UTC

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@nprofile…ajvy Sorry, one more clarification: I can get the user's results for a given standard no problem. I'm struggling with getting them for _all_ assignments attached to a standard (the outer join). I'd like a None returned if it doesn't exist.
Maybe a subquery and then joining on that list of items for a given standard?

2026-02-27 21:27:51 UTC

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@nprofile…ajvy @nprofile…0v95 Here's the relevant tables and the associations I have set up.
I'm working with SQLAlchemy and I feel like I'm close, but getting the joins in the right order is throwing me off. I feel like I should have the associations in place already to make it simpler, but I'm missing that last piece.
No rush on this at all...any insight would be great.
https://gist.github.com/bennettscience/a337e09c8a7e99cea464cf2163321c0e

2026-02-27 15:13:20 UTC

I fell asleep around 8:30 last night and I woke up at 8:30 this morning.
AMA

2026-02-26 23:07:23 UTC

Anyone have an Android rss app they sync to miniflux (or similar) they like?

2026-02-26 23:03:48 UTC

I did it. I'm taking a sick day tomorrow.
Honestly, I'm not feeling great. But I also just need some time away from teenagers.

2026-02-26 13:26:29 UTC

I'm finding myself more and more drawn to the coding abilities of AI tools. I haven't gone all-in on an idea yet like D'Arcy has, but I'm paying close attention to the kinds of this he's able to do in posts like this.
I have a deep appreciation for how conflicted he still is about AI tools doing this kind of work because it's helping me continue to consider my own apprehensions.
https://darcynorman.net/2026/02/25/prototyping-a-new-kind-of-online-course-community-platform/

2026-02-26 11:37:57 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem will play a review game (Jeopardy today) to prep for the test tomorrow.
Second year chem is working on solving for equilibrium concentrations from initial conditions. We'll do some work today where the 5% rule doesn't apply and they have to use the quadratic formula to solve. I hate these ones.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-02-25 23:10:10 UTC

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@nprofile…0v95 @nprofile…ajvy Oh, this is not time sensitive at all... just for something I use personally to track student progress.

2026-02-25 23:08:22 UTC

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@nprofile…0v95 @nprofile…ajvy If I send you a dpaste link with the relevant portion of the models, would you be willing to take a closer look? I'm struggling to get this to work correctly. I think I'm close, but my SQL is pretty limited and I'm pushing into some new territory with this one.

2026-02-25 20:12:04 UTC

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@nprofile…fg7l I listened to it a couple years ago. It's really approachable and full of stories from experts.

2026-02-25 19:29:05 UTC

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@nprofile…fg7l So, there's a good book called "Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?" with a large portion devoted to corvid intelligence. Really, really interesting stuff to dive into.

2026-02-25 17:41:21 UTC

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@nprofile…ajvy Ok, and if I order that query on the assignment title or date or whatever, results should stay in the same order, right?

2026-02-25 17:05:39 UTC

I need to work with some data and struggling to think today.
I have a list of assignments in a SQL table. I have a separate table with scores for each assignment (linked to a user account). I need to turn this into a table of users and assignments.
My thought right now is to create a list of assignments and use that to create a collection of OrderedDicts with keys entered in the same order as the assignments list. Then I can iterate into table rows. Or is there a better method?
#python

2026-02-25 12:41:38 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem is starting their individual review over the kinetic molecular theory. It's an easy unit, so today should be smooth. Test coming on Friday.
Second year chem is working on solving for equilibrium conditions given only an initial concentration and K. We did ICE tables yesterday as a strategy and looked at the 5% assumption rule to make like a little easier.
#teaching #chemistry :cupofcoffee:

2026-02-25 03:42:35 UTC

The little plot that existed at the start has been totally lost.
I just feel angry, sad, annoyed, and just defeated to see so many people mindlessly celebrating something so morally bankrupt and toxic at every level.
I'm going to bed.

2026-02-25 03:40:03 UTC

This is just devolving into clapping for a man with mental illness. What a sad, sad thing to be watching.

2026-02-25 03:30:27 UTC

It's still on, but very much more because of disgust and confusion. The lies and twists are nonstop...the grandstanding and self aggrandizing...it's just sickening.

2026-02-25 02:38:02 UTC

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@nprofile…r00h I mean...I'm working on stuff at the same time, but it's really just appalling even in the background.

2026-02-25 02:21:32 UTC

This is literally Idiocracy. Not a shred of fact in this speech anywhere.

2026-02-25 02:15:44 UTC

I need more beer and we're 3 minutes in.

2026-02-25 02:07:05 UTC

I have the state of the union on. I don't know why.

2026-02-24 22:44:10 UTC

I watched some of the state of the union speech last year so I could be marginally informed. I'm wrestling with it again this year...not sure I need to hear more but the fear of not being aware of the authoritarianism rolling out so I can counter it might win again.

2026-02-24 14:45:18 UTC

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@nprofile…ynd9 If you've never seen this skit of Adam Driver playing an oil baron at career day, it resonates with the theme of these posts.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/116/126/139/070/838/421/original/c7bc6af1a58c45b7.mp4

2026-02-24 11:42:06 UTC

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I've also realized this morning that I think I have a bug in an app I wrote to help keep track of student progress on skill development. My overall progress chart is showing the wrong data and I'm not really sure why. I need to dig into that a little more if I can find the time...

2026-02-24 11:31:40 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem is finishing up a unit on the kinetic molecular theory with a lab on intermolecular forces. They'll describe particle motion and properties of non-ideal substances (mainly hydrogen bonding) vs our ideal gas assumptions.
Second year chem did well with their lab yesterday and will start solving problems to find equilibrium concentrations from initial conditions.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-02-23 14:26:38 UTC

I wasn't thrilled with this yesterday, but now that it's dried, I think it came out pretty well.
#watercolor #mastoart
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2026-02-23 14:07:16 UTC

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@nprofile…kl8r Yeah, I've thought about that as well. I think I like teaching it on its own because it really drives home that we're scientists and we have to communicate clearly. We use rules and procedures to do that - language is specific for a reason.
That said, I use names/formulas all year, so they're exposed to the concepts constantly. Having to do it from scratch themselves is where the friction shows up.

2026-02-23 14:05:49 UTC

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@nprofile…6q4p Yep - I remember having it on the old WP site. When I changed hosting several years back, I gave it up. Glad to have it back.

2026-02-23 13:56:31 UTC

Today in the classroom:
Woke up to a huge lake effect snow system, so we had a 2 hour delay which let me get caught up on grading.
First year chem will do some notes on heating curves and compare with phase diagrams. They'll also do some reading on types of solids.
Second year chem needed a work day last Friday, so we'll do the Le Chatelier's principle lab today.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-02-23 01:07:42 UTC

I added an "On This Day" page to my blog which pulls up posts written on the current day in years past. I like it a lot because it's simultaneously true that I have grown a lot and that I still have a ton of growth to do.
https://ohheybrian.com/blog/otd/

2026-02-23 00:36:19 UTC

A little more on my grading and why nomenclature is a frustrating unit.
https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/02/standards-based-curse
#teaching #blog

2026-02-23 00:24:55 UTC

Feeling encouraged by the upward trend so far in reaching learning goals in the current unit given how hard the last one was for many people. My goal is 60% or better for each class prior to the test.
#teaching
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2026-02-21 17:55:08 UTC

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@nprofile…lf74 yep, we're not starting today, but the grow light racks in the basement are getting cleaned up and ready for the season.

2026-02-21 15:57:16 UTC

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@nprofile…lf74 yeah, the website was nice and quick ish to try out. Didn't download the repo.

2026-02-21 14:54:21 UTC

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@nprofile…sfek not a globally recognized name, but we love our little town here in Michigan.
#tdc5153 #dailycreate
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2026-02-20 23:21:45 UTC

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@nprofile…ekks ooo that is fun.
I got a 39.5, which is better than I expected.

2026-02-20 12:09:07 UTC

Today in the classroom:
First year chem is taking a short quiz on particle motion/kinetic theory principles. Then, they're going to make a heating curve of water to round out the week.
Second year chem is going to do some Le Chatelier's principle exploration today with copper chloride solutions. We'll dissolve in acetone and then push equilibrium around with water and chloride ions.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-02-20 10:09:12 UTC

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@nprofile…9ew3 oof, that was me yesterday. Hope you have a very quiet day today.

2026-02-20 01:38:33 UTC

Here's a quick blurb, including a link to my lab handout, for the iodine clock reaction I do in my second year chemistry class.
https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/02/my-iodine-clock-reaction-lab
#chemistry #teaching

2026-02-19 13:43:07 UTC

I just realized I have not used a day off yet this school year.
Gonna need that mental health day next week.

2026-02-19 13:06:26 UTC

Today in the classroom:
I had a terrible night of sleep, so today will be a challenge.
First year chem will start with a short review/recall game to warm up. Then, they'll model particles of water going through phase changes. We'll graph data and do some analysis.
Second year chem will work through Le Chatelier's principle and do a little mini lab on CO2 + H2O & blood pH regulation in the body. We'll do an Le Chat lab tomorrow.
#chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

2026-02-19 05:02:01 UTC

I'm paying for that afternoon cup of coffee I had by being up right now.

2026-02-18 13:35:11 UTC

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@nprofile…wq8a Yeah, a permanent record would be nice. I think I would throw a category on to keep it out of the main RSS feed, but still be able to search by date or tag.