In this episode, I summarize four articles from the Winter 2022 issues of The Physics Teacher: reflecting on a difficult year, group work equitability, lab activities on temperature and thermodynamics, and polarimetry measurements for food science. I also reflect on the purpose of this podcast, the many types of episodes you can expect to hear, and how I might better support you - the listener, the educator - to put new ideas into practice. Also, Physics Alive is now on Slack!

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Journal: The Physics Teacher

Article #1:

• Title: Just Physics? Reflecting on a Difficult Year
• Authors: Deepak Iyer and Shannon Wachowski
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Article #2:

• Title: Share It, Don't Split It: Can Equitable Group Work Improve Student Outcomes?
• Authors: Danny Doucette and Chandralekha Singh

Article #3:

• Title: Lab activities on temperature and thermodynamics
• Author: James Lincoln

Article #4:

• Title: Polarimetry Measurement in a Physics Lab for Food Science Undergraduate Students
• Authors: Ivan Cescon and Alberto Stefanel