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Interdisciplinary Curriculum Developer and Educator with a background in Astrophysics and a flair for great no-nonsense resources based on classroom experience.

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Interdisciplinary Curriculum Developer and Educator with a background in Astrophysics and a flair for great no-nonsense resources based on classroom experience.
The pocket guide to the universe complete ebook - parts 1, 2 and 3
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The pocket guide to the universe complete ebook - parts 1, 2 and 3

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Have you ever wondered what is the universe? How does it work? What are you made of? In part 1 of his 3 part series, Oliver explains complex topics in simple terms using informative graphics. Written in the style of a good friend helping you understand the wonder of the universe. This book tackles the basic concepts that define the universe, the process that govern stars and an introduction to the planets of our Solar System. From atoms, to nuclear bombs, from light to the gas giants, this book has all the universal basics and planetary properties covered. In part 2 of his 3 part series, he tackles stars, their births, lives and deaths. From the Sun, to neutron stars, from black holes to pulsars and magnetars, this book has all the weird and wonderful stars covered. In part 3 of his 3 part series, Oliver tackles galactic dynamics, special and general relativity, universal truths and how it all began and will end. From galactic explanations to the scale and expansion of the universe, this book has wonderful mind expanding topics covered. This book is a thorough and valuable guide for anyone interested in understanding the universe. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
The Pocket Guide to the Universe: Part 3
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The Pocket Guide to the Universe: Part 3

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Have you ever wondered what is the universe? How does it work? What are you made of? In part 3 of his 3 part series, Oliver explains complex topics in simple terms using informative graphics. Written in the style of a good friend helping you understand the wonder of the universe. This book tackles galactic dynamics, special and general relativity, universal truths and how it all began and will end. From galactic explanations to the scale and expansion of the universe, this book has wonderful mind expanding topics covered. This book and its companions make a thorough and valuable guide for anyone interested in understanding the universe. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
The Pocket Guide to the Universe: Part 2
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The Pocket Guide to the Universe: Part 2

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Have you ever wondered what is the universe? How does it work? What are you made of? In part 2 of his 3 part series, Oliver explains complex topics in simple terms using informative graphics. Written in the style of a good friend helping you understand the wonder of the universe. This book tackles stars, their births, lives and deaths. From the Sun, to neutron stars, from black holes to pulsars and magnetars, this book has all the weird and wonderful stars covered. This book and its companions make a thorough and valuable guide for anyone interested in their universe. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
The Pocket Guide to the Universe: Part 1
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The Pocket Guide to the Universe: Part 1

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Have you ever wondered what is the universe? How does it work? What are you made of? In part 1 of his 3 part series, Oliver explains complex topics in simple terms using informative graphics. Written in the style of a good friend helping you understand the wonder of the universe. This book tackles the basic concepts that define the universe, the process that govern stars and an introduction to the planets of our Solar System. From atoms, to nuclear bombs, from light to the gas giants, this book has all the universal basics and planetary properties covered. This book and its companions make a thorough and valuable guide for anyone interested in understanding the universe. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
Minute physics Video companions
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Minute physics Video companions

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Simply, set and relax as these video companions will help make sure your students are paying attention throughout these videos, having a variety of questions throughout the length of the video. I have laboured long and hard to make these video companions as easy as possible to engage with and to be able to use for teachers of any kind, whether in school, higher education or home schooling, these can be great to keep students engaged and know they watched the material fully. The video companions include: The Higgs Boson, Part I What if the Earth were Hollow? Why is it Dark at Night? Common Physics Misconceptions Is it Better to Walk or Run in the Rain? How Big is the Universe? MAGNETS: How do they work? What is Sea Level? Why is the Solar System Flat? How Modern Light Bulbs Work How to See Without Glasses Antimatter Explained This is Not a Rainbow How to Subtract By Adding How Long To Fall Through The Earth? Hitting the Sun is HARD Why It’s Impossible to Tune a Piano Will Batteries Power The World? | The Limits Of Lithium-ion The Unreasonable Efficiency of Black Holes The Brown Dwarf Debate Why Do Compressed Air Cans Get Cold? Our Ignorance About Gravity Einstein’s Biggest Blunder, Explained The Physics of Windmill Design Other links: If you enjoy these, then you might also enjoy the Veritasium video companions, the full set, the astronomy related set or the non-astronomy set. I highly recommend these resources as they have been my pride and joy to develop for your use. Usage: The layout of these video companions are that there are both teacher and student versions of all of these documents. The teacher versions contain the solutions and the administrative information. The student versions contain only the questions and spaces for students to fill in the work. They are easy to use and all in PDF form, including one large ‘master file’ so you can see all the content in one broad sweep and see what video companion will work for you and your students easily. Disclaimer: This work is intended to be a course companion and is all original work based on supporting and aligning with the youtube series – Minutephysics. The host of the series is Henry Reich. The respective rights and content are their own and below to Minutephysics and its owner. Further when Minutephysics brings in additional youtubers and their brands such as Veritasium or Vsauce, their respective works and content is their own. This work is intended as an independent supplement which has been wholly and independently developed by The Teaching Astrophysicist for sale on TeacherspayTeachers and TES.
IB MYP Unit planner set (8 units) STEM Education
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IB MYP Unit planner set (8 units) STEM Education

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IB MYP Unit planner set (7 units) STEM education. This is a set of all the IB MYP unit planners that are on TES from the Teaching Astrophysicist. This contains the following units which can also be purchased individually: IB MYP Artificial limb unit - MYP Mathematics STEM unit planner IB MYP Unit Planner - Growth - MYP 2 & 3 IB MYP Unit Planner - Food and Energy - MYP 2 & 3 IB MYP - Nature of Science - introductory unit plan IB MYP NGSS Unit plan - Zero impact (sustainable housing) IDU - Electricity / lightning - IB MYP STEM unit plan IB MYP STEM unit planner - Nanotechnology If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
Veritasium Video companions - Non-Astronomy related
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Veritasium Video companions - Non-Astronomy related

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Simply, set and relax as these video companions will help make sure your students are paying attention throughout these videos, having a variety of questions throughout the length of the video. I have laboured long and hard to make these video companions as easy as possible to engage with and to be able to use for teachers of any kind, whether in school, higher education or home schooling, these can be great to keep students engaged and know they watched the material fully. The video companions include: Can you swim in shade balls? How trees bend the laws of physics How Kodak exposed the Atomic bomb These pools support half the people on Earth Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir? States of matter How Special Relativity Makes Magnets Work The Most Radioactive Places on Earth The bizarre behaviour of rotating bodies explained Flamethrower vs Aerogel Ice spikes explained Make plasma with grapes in the microwave Making liquid Nitrogen from scratch Misconceptions about heat I Waterproofed Myself With Aerogel! World’s Lightest Solid! Why the speed of light can’t be measured Other links: If you enjoy these, then you might also enjoy the Astronomy related Veritasium video companion set, the Full Veritasium set. I highly recommend these resources as they have been my pride and joy to develop for your use. Usage: The layout of these video companions are that there are both teacher and student versions of all of these documents. The teacher versions contain the solutions and the administrative information. The student versions contain only the questions and spaces for students to fill in the work. They are easy to use and all in PDF form, including one large ‘master file’ so you can see all the content in one broad sweep and see what video companion will work for you and your students easily. Disclaimer: This work is intended to be a course companion and is all original work based on supporting and aligning with the hugely successful youtube series – Veritasium. The host of the series is Derek Muller. The respective rights and content are their own and below to Veritasium and its owner. Further when Vertiasium brings in additional youtubers and their brands such as Smartereveryday, SufficentlyAdvanced and others, their respective works and content is their own. This work is intended as an independent supplement which has been wholly and independently developed by The Teaching Astrophysicist for sale on TeacherspayTeachers and TES. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
Veritasium Video companions - Astronomy related
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Veritasium Video companions - Astronomy related

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Simply, set and relax as these video companions will help make sure your students are paying attention throughout these videos, having a variety of questions throughout the length of the video. I have laboured long and hard to make these video companions as easy as possible to engage with and to be able to use for teachers of any kind, whether in school, higher education or home schooling, these can be great to keep students engaged and know they watched the material fully. The Astronomy related video companions include: Do you expand with the universe? Does planet 9 exist? Half the universe was missing… until now How one supernova measured the universe These are the asteroids to worry about Why gravity is NOT a force Why the speed of light can’t be measured How To Clean Up Space Junk Why Apollo Astronauts Trained in Nuclear Bomb Craters The Bizarre Behavior of Rotating Bodies, Explained Other links: If you enjoy these, then you might also enjoy the Non-astronomy related Veritasium set, the Full Veritasium set. I highly recommend these resources as they have been my pride and joy to develop for your use. Usage: The layout of these video companions are that there are both teacher and student versions of all of these documents. The teacher versions contain the solutions and the administrative information. The student versions contain only the questions and spaces for students to fill in the work. They are easy to use and all in PDF form, including one large ‘master file’ so you can see all the content in one broad sweep and see what video companion will work for you and your students easily. Disclaimer: This work is intended to be a course companion and is all original work based on supporting and aligning with the hugely successful youtube series – Veritasium. The host of the series is Derek Muller. The respective rights and content are their own and below to Veritasium and its owner. Further when Vertiasium brings in additional youtubers and their brands such as Smartereveryday, SufficentlyAdvanced and others, their respective works and content is their own. This work is intended as an independent supplement which has been wholly and independently developed by The Teaching Astrophysicist for sale on TeacherspayTeachers and TES. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
Minute physics Video companions
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Minute physics Video companions

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Simply, set and relax as these video companions will help make sure your students are paying attention throughout these videos, having a variety of questions throughout the length of the video. I have laboured long and hard to make these video companions as easy as possible to engage with and to be able to use for teachers of any kind, whether in school, higher education or home schooling, these can be great to keep students engaged and know they watched the material fully. The video companions include: The Higgs Boson, Part I What if the Earth were Hollow? Why is it Dark at Night? Common Physics Misconceptions Is it Better to Walk or Run in the Rain? How Big is the Universe? MAGNETS: How do they work? What is Sea Level? Why is the Solar System Flat? How Modern Light Bulbs Work How to See Without Glasses Antimatter Explained This is Not a Rainbow How to Subtract By Adding How Long To Fall Through The Earth? Hitting the Sun is HARD Why It’s Impossible to Tune a Piano Will Batteries Power The World? | The Limits Of Lithium-ion The Unreasonable Efficiency of Black Holes The Brown Dwarf Debate Why Do Compressed Air Cans Get Cold? Our Ignorance About Gravity Einstein’s Biggest Blunder, Explained The Physics of Windmill Design Other links: If you enjoy these, then you might also enjoy the Veritasium video companions, the full set. I highly recommend this resource as it has been my pride and joy to develop for your use. Usage: The layout of these video companions are that there are both teacher and student versions of all of these documents. The teacher versions contain the solutions and the administrative information. The student versions contain only the questions and spaces for students to fill in the work. They are easy to use and all in PDF form, including one large ‘master file’ so you can see all the content in one broad sweep and see what video companion will work for you and your students easily. Disclaimer: This work is intended to be a course companion and is all original work based on supporting and aligning with the youtube series – Minutephysics. The host of the series is Henry Reich. The respective rights and content are their own and below to Minutephysics and its owner. Further when Minutephysics brings in additional youtubers and their brands such as Veritasium or Vsauce, their respective works and content is their own. This work is intended as an independent supplement which has been wholly and independently developed by The Teaching Astrophysicist for sale on TeacherspayTeachers and TES. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
Veritasium Video companions
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Veritasium Video companions

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Simply, set and relax as these video companions will help make sure your students are paying attention throughout these videos, having a variety of questions throughout the length of the video. I have laboured long and hard to make these video companions as easy as possible to engage with and to be able to use for teachers of any kind, whether in school, higher education or home schooling, these can be great to keep students engaged and know they watched the material fully. The video companions include: Astronomy related: Do you expand with the universe? Does planet 9 exist? Half the universe was missing… until now How one supernova measured the universe These are the asteroids to worry about Why gravity is NOT a force Why the speed of light can’t be measured How To Clean Up Space Junk Why Apollo Astronauts Trained in Nuclear Bomb Craters **Non-Astronomy related: ** Can you swim in shade balls? How trees bend the laws of physics How Kodak exposed the Atomic bomb These pools support half the people on Earth Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir? States of matter How Special Relativity Makes Magnets Work The Most Radioactive Places on Earth The bizarre behaviour of rotating bodies explained Flamethrower vs Aerogel Ice spikes explained Make plasma with grapes in the microwave Making liquid Nitrogen from scratch Misconceptions about heat I Waterproofed Myself With Aerogel! World’s Lightest Solid! Usage: The layout of these video companions are that there are both teacher and student versions of all of these documents. The teacher versions contain the solutions and the administrative information. The student versions contain only the questions and spaces for students to fill in the work. They are easy to use and all in PDF form, including one large ‘master file’ so you can see all the content in one broad sweep and see what video companion will work for you and your students easily. Disclaimer: This work is intended to be a course companion and is all original work based on supporting and aligning with the hugely successful youtube series – Veritasium. The host of the series is Derek Muller. The respective rights and content are their own and below to Veritasium and its owner. Further when Vertiasium brings in additional youtubers and their brands such as Smartereveryday, SufficentlyAdvanced and others, their respective works and content is their own. This work is intended as an independent supplement which has been wholly and independently developed by The Teaching Astrophysicist for sale on TeacherspayTeachers and TES. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
MYP STEM by concept and criteria / 90 STEM topics
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MYP STEM by concept and criteria / 90 STEM topics

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This product is the culmination of a huge amount of work and is my ultimate work in attempting to link MYP and STEM education at a clear and teacher friendly level. This document links MYP STEM by concept and criteria and 90 STEM topics which has career related links. It covers MYP Science, Mathematics and Design thinking. Providing over 90 STEM topic primers with practical advice to get you going on your MYP STEM journey. The career related links are a huge plus, so when students ask why they might be interested in learning this STEM topic, you will be able to say well with this learning you could be… an astronaut, a radiotherapist, a builder, an artist or a professional hacker. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
IB MYP STEM unit planner  Nanotechnology
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IB MYP STEM unit planner Nanotechnology

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This IB MYP STEM unit planner showcases how you can teach using both the IB MYP and the STEM together. The content for this unit is nanotechnology and it links MYP Science, Mathematics and Design together woven throughout the document. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
IB DP Physics Definition Bingo Revision
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IB DP Physics Definition Bingo Revision

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IB DP Physics definition bingo - Grade 11/12. A small set of bingo cards based on IB DP Physics definitions which relate directly to ‘define’ questions in IB exams. Current there are six 4 x 4 cards which could be randomly shuffled or manipulated and a full set of terms with definitions, notes and markscheme pointers. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
Hertzsprung Russel Diagram IB MYP Physics
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Hertzsprung Russel Diagram IB MYP Physics

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This is a lesson presentation for the Hertsprung Russel (HR) diagram, which was developed for IB MYP students originally in MYP 3, but could be used / adapted for older or younger students. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
IB DP Physics Projectile motion online lab
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IB DP Physics Projectile motion online lab

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IB DP Physics - Topic 2.1 - Projectile motion - A brief exploration laboratory script using an online simulation which is ready to use in class as long as students have access to internet enabled devices. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
IB DP Physics - Gas / thermal energy
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IB DP Physics - Gas / thermal energy

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IB DP Physics - Topic 3 - Gas / Thermal energy - A brief exploration laboratory script using an online simulation which is ready to use in class as long as students have access to internet enabled devices. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
IB DP Physics - Waves exploration script
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IB DP Physics - Waves exploration script

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IB DP Physics - Topic 4 - Waves - A brief exploration laboratory script using an online simulation which is ready to use in class as long as students have access to internet enabled devices. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
Science Bingo - Grade 6, 7 and 8
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Science Bingo - Grade 6, 7 and 8

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Science Bingo - Grade 6, 7 and 8. Two versions of science bingo the first is larger and is suitable for a longer game of science bingo, it has 6 x 6 grids for the answers and associated clues. The second bingo set is 5 x 5 and more suitable for younger students. DISCLAIMER: The larger bingo set has terms from teaching about the reproductive system. This could be removed or swapped if needed while the bulk of materials is likely to still suit use. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
DP Physics - Why game unit 1, 2, 3 and 6
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DP Physics - Why game unit 1, 2, 3 and 6

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This is an IB DP Physics game to break-up the harder parts of teaching IB DP Physics. It is based on Topics 1, 2, 3 and 6 as these are the early topics I taught in my DP 1 class. It is simple, effective and engaging and even a child can try it! If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist
Grade 6/7/8 Light and Magnetism project
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Grade 6/7/8 Light and Magnetism project

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Grade 6/7/8 Light and Magnetism project - A project initially developed for a grade 7 class to run over several weeks and have them showcase their science knowledge and creativity. Students are allowed to exercise choice and engage deeply with their learning. This includes a rubric and menu of possible assessment items. Originally associated with Cambridge Checkpoints 8 - Topics 12 and 13. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist