<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Newton's Playground]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explore Physics, Ignite Curiosity]]></description><link>https://www.newtonsplayground.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:47:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.newtonsplayground.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Summer Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well graduation has already happened and the 25-26 school year draws to a close.  I'm going through the Sisyphean task of cleaning and organizing my room for the school year.  That's the thing they don't tell you about teaching physics when you're in whatever teacher training program you're going through, the sheer volume of stuff that you accumulate while is unbelievable.  Every physics teacher I know goes through the same process, you get a job, you inherit a room that someone else taught...]]></description><link>https://www.newtonsplayground.com/post/summer-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1dd6af43a3e299a4b47814</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:15:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Matt Timlin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello World]]></title><description><![CDATA[My name is Matt Timlin, I'm a high school physics teacher with over a decade of experience teaching physics and Earth Science of all levels from applied to AP.  Before I became a teacher I worked in the aerospace industry as a project manager, and before that I got my bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Connecticut.    I constantly tell my physics students that when you're first presented with a problem, it's very unlikely you'll know exactly what to do for every...]]></description><link>https://www.newtonsplayground.com/post/hello-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a048aa82fe6e98eed4781ef</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 14:40:22 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Matt Timlin</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>