Saturday, September 13, 2025

Royalties From My Teaching Products Explained. Sort of.

Three days ago I received a check from

They are a company that sells just about anything you'd need for "doing science" or teaching it. Over several years, I've had eight different products sold by them. I've enough money for my wife and I make two trips to England during summer vacations.

The first product I sold to them was DESCENDENT DISCS.

Pairs of students pulled "disks" labeled with different human traits on them, from a sack and placed them on the table. When sack was empty, the pair of students determined the phenotype of the imaginary person they produced.

The returned to the disks to the bag, shook it, and pulled the disks again. The second time the sack was empty, the pair of students determined the phenotype of another imaginary person they produced.

It was almost impossible to get the same combination of traits twice, so it was a visual demonstration of why brothers and/or sisters aren't identical.

It was one of their best selling items for several years, but they pulled it from their catalogue when the Notational Science Standards were adopted.

My current check was for $273.71. That's for the items sold from January to June of this year. I don't know how many sets of

They sell the kit for $341.89. I think I get 5% royalty, but I can't find the contract. However, if my math is correct, they sold only 16 kits between January and June. That's most likely they're listing it as a CLOSEOUT.

While I wish they'd sold more, I can't blame them for dropping it because the kit contains over 100 items and contains several items that must be copied for each class.

BTY: I ONLY HAD TO CORRECT ONE ITEM WHEN I RAN THIS THROUGH THE MS WORD APP.

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Saturday, September 6, 2025

My Travel Through Alzheimer's Disease #8 + Walk Arounds in Science (or any subject) Classes

INFUSION #4

Tuesday, Sept 2, 2025, I had my 3rd infusion of Kisunla. Specifically:

donanemab-azbt (Kisunla) 1,400 mg in sodium chloride 290 mL IVPB

Due to Alzheimer's disease sodium chloride 0.9% flush 10 mL

THE AMOUNT OF KUSUNLA WAS INCREASED TO THE AMOUNT I'LL HAVE FOR THE LAST THREE INFUSIONS.

NO DIZZINESS THIS TIME, BUT I DID GET SEVERE PAIN IN MY EYES ON AUGUST 5. I TOOK A SINUS PAIN RELIEF PILL AND WOKE UP THIS MORNING FEELING FINE.

NO BRAIN MRI UNTIL OCTOBER.

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND PRAYERS.

CURRENT SCORE:

donanemab-azbt(Kisunla) - 4.5 💥ALZEHIMER DISEASE - 0

Below is a continuation of my last post...

Owen Miller and I also designed an activity we titled "Walk Around" that was a hit every time I gave a presentation at science teacher conferences.

I set up a walk around along the outside of my room. People coming in early wandered around, usually with strange looks on their faces.

I'd start the session with the rules. There are only 3.

1. You can work by your self or with a group.

2. The answers will be posted with 15 minutes left in the period.

3. There is a good chance there will be a quiz, so copying the answers without knowing the questions won't be much help.

I had my last period students, and the teachers in my presentations, to take down the materials and stack them in a neat pile.

Teachers were shocked at the ease of set up and take down.

Here's a question card

Typical kid's working

If you can't read the description, or would like a copy, send me a comment at the end of this post, and I'll send you a copy of the rules.

Also, if you'd like the whole description of Walking Around a Novel, not what's shown below, send me a comment at the end of this post, and I'll send you a copy the whole document. There is a PLETHORA of Teacher Notes.