Wordle would have worked too, but it wouldn’t have let me exclude as many words as I was able to exclude using my custom solution. Thank you for the suggestion.

I’ve never thought so carefully about vocabulary until lately when it is the primary stumbling block for students in IB physics. The mathematics doesn’t even come to play until the students understand what is actually being discussed in a problem.

Hi Chris,

Those really look useful – I’ll send my students there. The more I teach, I find that deliberate work on vocabulary is a necessity. This has become more true as I think about my own assumptions about using vocabulary. ‘Speeding up’ is a great example – a student new to English might assume this means moving upwards. It’s important not to overlook the colloquial language as an obstacle for these students.

I’m a big fan of your work Chris – thanks for stopping by!