What's your best advice for students?

Don't treat your test as a hoop to jump through or just a barrier you have to overcome. While it can be tough to see it this way sometimes, the best way to think about these tests is that they are designed to start training you in the skills you need to be successful in school.

Explain an analogy you use to create an aha moment.

Think of temperature as akin to your bank account balance, while work and heat are ways to deposit or withdraw energy from that account.

Tell us something fun you can teach in 5 minutes.

Useful survival skills like how to pitch a tent or build a fire, why to never draw to an inside straight, or how to deal with several varieties of zombies.