Faculty Development Program At Georgia Tech College Of Sciences participate in the scholarly activities of that expenses will be provided; teach onesection Atmospheric Sciences Atmospheric chemistry, physics, and dynamics http://cos-web.admin.gatech.edu/fdp.htm
Extractions: Faculty visiting Georgia Tech will: Receive their usual salary from their home institutions while at Georgia Tech. Each home institution will receive $12000 per semester to hire temporary replacement faculty. Associate with a research group at Georgia Tech and participate in the scholarly activities of that group. A $2250 allocation per semester for research expenses will be provided Teach one section each semester of an undergraduate course selected in consultation with the chair of the host Georgia tech academic unit. Audit graduate courses of interest to the participant.
Inquiry-Oriented Physics teachers in other areas who may teach these subjects in the a free copy of the twovolumePhysics by Inquiry help with adapting the IOP activities for the K-12 http://physics.csusm.edu/iop/
Extractions: The IOP course is designed to give teachers of physical science a thorough grounding in several areas of introductory physics. At the same time, the curriculum provides a model of inquiry-oriented pedagogy, that is embodied in the National Science Education Standards. IOP encourages students to construct physics understanding for themselves through direct hands-on experience of simple physical phenomena. A significant emphasis is placed on critical thinking and the development of scientific reasoning skills. Students are given practice in relating the concepts and predictive models they develop to real world phenomena. The IOP course is based on the text, Physics by Inquiry, which was developed primarily for K-12 teacher preparation and enhancement. The instructional strategies that it embodies were devised through research by the Physics Education Group at the University of Washington. The curriculum has been thoroughly tested and has been shown to be effective in bringing about student understanding. Who should attend?
Service Learning Program Pre/Corequiste any PHS (Physical Science) or PHY (physics) class. Elementary Schoolin engaging, handson activities designed to teach the children http://www.asu.edu/duas/servlearn/science/scicoursedescrip.html
Extractions: I definitely recommend this program to any ASU student. It has been a priceless experience for me . . . GPH 484 intern This is a great program and I wish more students at ASU would participate in it, especially if they're considering working with children in any way in the future. The service we provide to the community through this program is only surpassed by what we as interns gain in knowledge and experience . . . PLB 484 intern Service learning is a one of a kind learning experience. . . . It made me a more responsible person. . . . Its not just good for people who want to be teachers; its an enriching experience for everyone participating. We learn leadership and teamwork skills through actual training in a classroom environment. . . . PHS 484 intern Service Learning Program Internship Descriptions PHS 484 Physical Science Internship Pre/Corequiste: any PHS (Physical Science) or PHY (Physics) class Interns will lead small groups (2 to 4 children) of 3rd graders in their classroom at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in engaging, hands-on activities designed to teach the children basic physical science concepts. Activities might include making and shooting off rockets, designing and flying paper airplanes, designing Lego "Mars rovers," etc. Interns may also take the children on one to three field trips.
Untitled teaching activities out to require at least as much cognitive psychology as physics. student,Brooke Schefrin) to understand and properly teach those aspects http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/teach.html
Extractions: Teaching Activities Martin Goldman During my 25 years of teaching at CU Boulder, I have enjoyed communicating at all levels with students and colleagues. My experiences have ranged all the way from teaching Introductory Physics to classes of over 400 undergraduates (including many pre-medical students) to working closely with the 13 postdoctoral students from the US and abroad, whom I have brought here over the years. In addition to teaching advanced graduate courses in APAS, I have developed and taught several highly successful innovative new undergraduate courses, including Light and Color, and, most recently, a new "critical thinking" course - Science and Public Policy. Perhaps the ultimate realization of that philosophy was in the course Light and Color, which I developed for undergraduates wishing to satisfy their core science requirement in a novel and exciting manner. This course deals with just a small part of physics, achieving both greater depth and more relevance to the non-scientist. This course deals with the physical and psychological principals of light and color, and has been enthusiastically received by under graduate majors in journalism, business, theater, film, and other areas. A rather different educational experience was encountered in my teaching of Introductory Physics, 2010 and 2020. A large number of undergraduate pre-medical students take this course, which often represents the only obstacle between them and medical school. Although I had been warned that the premeds are fiercely competitive and even unscrupulous, I found nothing of the kind to be true. Most responded to the challenge with hard work and self-discipline, and I found myself getting to know a number of them quite well. Some have told me it was immensely rewarding for them to "catch on" to intimidatingly "difficult" concepts. As a consequence of personal involvement with many of my students, I have been called upon to write dozens of letters of recommendation for Medical Schools, and have followed the (successful) careers of many of my former students in this course through extensive correspondence.
Curricular Resources In Physics of online high school physics tutorials consisting knowledge and animated GIFs toteach concepts. movies, problem sets, quizzes, student activities, lab sheets http://www.cln.org/subjects/physics_cur.html
Extractions: Curricular Resources in Physics Below are the CLN "Theme Pages" which focus on specific topics within Physics. CLN's theme pages are collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. General Physics Resources Here are a number of links to other Internet resources which contain information and/or other links related to Physics. Please read our About Rainbows Answers to various questions about rainbows for older students, including: What is a rainbow? Where is the sun when you see a rainbow? What makes the bow? What makes the colors in the rainbow? What makes a double rainbow? and more... Amusement Park Physics Tell your students that they're going to be learning about conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy, the balance of motion and force, Newton's Third Law of Motion, Galileo's study of falling objects, and the interaction of gravity and weightlessness and you'll receive blank stares. But, you'll get a different reaction if you announce that in their next unit they'll be learning about Amusement Park roller coasters, carousels, bumper cars, free fall and the pendulum rides. Each ride at the site has a brief description of the physics underlying it, an activity or extension (e.g., students design their own rollercoaster), and related links where students can learn more.
The 1995 DOE/NSF/DPF Survey Of U.S. Particle Physics physics activities by Theorists. Page 5 Current Collaborations. Page 6 CurrentFunding Sources; Primary Employer; Percent of Research Time Devoted to HEP; Teachas http://pdg.lbl.gov/survey/doensfdpf1995/95.html
Extractions: The survey covered only particle physicists funded by NSF or by the DOE HEP Division. There were 2494 respondents. We estimate coverage at 70%. Shown below are: Survey questionnaires Graphs of results Tables of results (All files are in PostScript format) Survey Questionnaires Census and Workforce Study of HEP Former Graduate Student and Postdoc Information Graphs of results Number of physicists vs. year Physics Activities Minorities in Particle Physics Women in Particle Physics Tables of results Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Physics Activities by Experimentalists
4th & 5th Grade Student Research Resources- General Science and Optics great way to learn The Magic Factory Fun interactive activities thatteach you about physics 4 Kids lots on light, motion, electricity etc. http://www.learning.caliberinc.com/gensci.html
:: Physics On Stage :: national activities. primary school teachers gathered at ESAESTEC for the TeachSpace in 29/06/2003 CERN Programme for High School physics Teachers begins. http://www.physicsonstage.net/
Science Education Web Sites Department. TOYS teach our Youth Science, This site provides activitiesusing toys to teach chemistry and physics. physics Central, http://www.calstatela.edu/dept/chem/chem2/LACTE/ScienceWebSites.html
Extractions: Welcome Last Updated: 5/19/02 Below are a number of linked science education web sites which we have found interesting: Experiment of the Week Robert Krampf's Science Education Company provides a Free Experiment of the Week via email: krampf@aol.com. email him with the massage that you would like to be added to the Experiment of the Week List. NISE The National Institute for Science Education is setting the stage for more productive science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education in the United States. Exploratorium The Exploratorium, located in San Francisco, is a museum of science, art, and human perception with over 500 interactive "hands on" exhibits. Science Education Resource Page This site was created to provide an on-line, ongoing source of science education resources for K-12 teachers. Science NetLinks Science NetLinks is a AAAS sponsored website which offers a comprehensive guide to some outstanding science, mathematics, and technology websites, as well as ideas on how to use these dynamic resources in the classroom. NERDS: Nebraska Educators Really Doing Science This site provides many science activities developed by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Secondary Science Department.
Powell's Books - Used, New, And Out Of Print Paper List Price $19.95 check for other copies, teaching physics with Toys Activitiesfor Grades ingenious book that shows how to use toys to teach science http://www.powells.com/subsection/EducationTeachingScience.2.html
TOP University Scientists Do Teach in the research. Sixty percent volunteered information about outof-class activitiesessential to Several teach Saturday Morning physics to high http://particleadventure.org/particleadventure/other/top_teachers.html
Extractions: (An edited version of this article appeared on the Editorial pages of the NEW YORK TIMES on June 13, 1995.) *(reprinted with the author's permission) Ten-thousand students were enrolled in courses taught personally by American and Canadian physics professors who worked on the discovery of the top quark announced in March. Night and weekends, via plane flights, computer links and tele-conferencing, faculty at universities across the continent searched for this elementary building block of nature in experiments at Fermilab in Illinois while carrying out a full range of teaching activities at home. No hard evidence exists to support media accusations, but scientists are alarmed. In January, speaking to the Universities Research Association, Neal Lane, director of the National Science Foundation warned that we must improve our teaching. All agreed, but several of us urged him to investigate the validity of the media assertions. D. Allan Bromley, presidential science advisor during the Bush administration and president-elect of the American Physical Society, expressed similar thoughts recently at Rutgers. Again, I objected that no evidence of widespread abuse exists. Dr. Bromley wisely pointed out that it does not matter what I think; the issue is the public's perception. I decided to get some data on the subject. The top-quark discovery identified over 800 scientists from many countries with some claim to excellence in research. I sent questions to all in this group with regular faculty appointments at forty-four U.S. and two Canadian universities. With shameless arm-twisting, I got data about all 123 men and women in this target group. I sought a "snapshot" of their teaching activity when the top-quark was announced. Here are the results:
Particle Physics Education Sites Top University Scientists Do teach a New info on their committees and academicactivities. American Institute of physics Education Newsletter - summarizes http://particleadventure.org/particleadventure/other/othersites.html
Extractions: top Introduction: The Particle Adventure - an interactive tour of particle physics for everyone: the basics of theory and experiment. Virtual Visitor Center of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Guided Tour of Fermilab , - A virtual tour of Fermilab with overviews of several aspects of Particle Physics. Probing Particles - a comprehensive and straight-forward introduction to particle physics. Big Bang Science - approaches particle physics starting from the theoretical origin of the universe. Life, the Universe, and the Electron - an interactive exhibition focusing on the electron. History of Neutrinos - everything you ever wanted to know about neutrinos. Hands-On CERN - an introduction to particle physics theory and experiments. The World of Beams Physics 2000 - an interactive journey that touches on quantum physics. A bibliography of Particle Physics Educational Materials - a listing of useful books and articles. Particle Data Group - an international group that summarizes and reviews particle physics.
Extractions: Shortcuts: Lake Finder Rec. Compass Curr. Conditions Hunting Fishing State Parks Site Map Contact the DNR What's New? Newsroom ... Activities When we think of sciences that relate to the environment, we often focus on life sciences. But thats only part of the picture. The physical sciencesphysics, chemistry, geology, astronomy, meteorology, and so onare important, too. Consider, for example, that neither people nor protozoa nor anything else would exist without the sun, water, soil, rocks, nutrients, air, and other nonliving components of our environment. Our bodies follow the laws of physics and chemistry. Our habitats are shaped by gravity and weather. Even the moon and the stars figure in, turning the tide and guiding migrating animals. Many environmental issues, such as water pollution, energy conservation, and global climate change, are grounded in the physical sciences. Lessons on the environment provide a good opportunity to introduce physical science concepts. Similarly, many physical science lessons are an open door to environmental topics. Here are some ideas for blending the two: Hold a nonliving scavenger hunt.
Extractions: One of the core values of the Institute is the notion that MIT is a place that nurtures the personal and intellectual growth of each student and staff member without the interference of intolerant or insensitive behavior based on an individual's race, gender, culture, national origin or sexual orientation. To cultivate a sensitivity of these values the Physics Department offers a training session for recitation section leaders, tutors, or any interested community members. Topics explored will include an examination of what constitutes improper or harassing behavior; the responsibilities community members have in respecting and relating to one another and strategies for fostering communication and acceptance across the diverse MIT community.
Secondary-level-teaching in which the student learns, by doing, how to teach physics. two involves the studentin teaching laboratory physicsactivities include presentation of http://www.haverford.edu/physics-astro/Roelofs/TeachInts/HSTeaching.html
Extractions: Haverford College - Haverford, PA 19041 SUMMARY OF ARTICLE TO APPEAR IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS IN LATE 1997 It is easy to document both the strong demand for physics teachers at the secondary level/1/ and the fact that not all individuals currently in those positions are well qualified/2/. Many undergraduate physics majors who might otherwise be interested in teaching high school physics, however, do not pursue that career option because the requirements for certification are quite strenuous in many states. We have accordingly developed at Haverford College a concentration in education for physics majors which provides experiential preparation for teaching physics but requires fewer courses beyond the standard physics major than does the typical curriculum leading to certification. The 'concentration' is a structure in the Haverford College curriculum consisting of a total of 6 courses, 2 or 3 of which also may and must count toward the student's major requirements. It is thus similar in weight to a 'minor', but differs in being more closely tied to a particular major. Our Education Concentration consists of: four courses offered through the Education program at the College providing a general introduction to education and a final semester summary seminar; and two novel courses developed by and offered in our department in which the student learns, by doing, how to teach physics. These latter courses are typically taken by advanced undergraduate physics majors and involve participation in the instruction of our introductory course for non-majors. One of the two involves the student in
Extractions: ACE Real Time Solar Wind Information Geomagnetic storms are a natural hazard, like hurricanes and tsunamis, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Environment Center (SEC) forecasts for the public's benefit. Severe geomagnetic storms cause communications problems, abruptly increase drag on spacecraft, and can cause electric utility blackouts over a wide area. The location of ACE at the L1 libration point between the earth and the sun will enable ACE to give about a one hour advance warning of impending geomagnetic activity. Current Solar Images The Cosmic and Heliospheric Learning Center, brought to you by the cosmic ray group at NASA GSFC, is designed to increase your interest in cosmic and heliospheric science. (The heliosphere is the HUGE area in space affected by the Sun.) It's an exciting subject to learn about and is a robust area of study. Eyes on the Skies Robotic Solar Telescope This is the home of the internet-accessible robotic solar telescope, built by Tri-Valley Stargazers member, Mike Rushford. Yes you can control your H-alpha filtered view of the sun by controlling this telescope from your web browser on sunny days in Livermore California, USA. At other times there are other things to do too! Read about the latest solar physics findings a the Stanford Solar Center. and the Sunspots and the Solar Cycle site.
Michael C Martin Also see my eprints on the XXX physics Preprint Server Search for `Michael C WWWactivities They teach the very basics of a number (over 70 so far) of http://www.travlang.com/mike/
Extractions: I founded the travlang company after my Foreign Languages for Travelers www pages became too popular for the university server they were residing on. We now offer a number of Travel and Language related services to the online community. [ travlang front page Since July 1997, I am a scientist at the Advanced Light Source sychrotron at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory . I built and operate a new Infrared Beamline which is a tool for scientists in studying molecules and compounds of all types. See my professional home page From May 1995 until June 1996 I worked in the Neutron Scattering group of the Physics Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory as an experimental condensed matter physicist. I primarily studied the spin-Peierls compound CuGeO , as well as the giant magnetorestance material La Sr MnO under various doping conditions.
Extractions: Motion detectors, magnets and rocket help make science fun - by FSU Media Relations Partnership seeks big benefits from small devices - by FSU Media Relations Science Doctoral Students Energize K-12 Classrooms - by FSU Media Relations Kemper honored as Lawton Professor - by Paul Cottle Cottle wins SESAPS Pegram Award - by Mark Riley Dennis appointed to ODDL post - by FSU Media Relations Wyatt promotes national bioterrorism warning system - by FSU Media Relations Measuring a single-component molecular metal at 32 tesla - by James Brooks FSU Award winners FSU Media Relations Special to Resonances A collective sigh of disappointment rang out among the eighth-graders at Fairview Middle School when the fire alarm sounded, interrupting a science class studying the basics of motion. A class of middle school students take a quick break from rocketry and their other activities for a photo in front of the Science on the Move van. "This is so fun," one student said of the experiment she did before teacher Penny Kisiah lined up the children to walk outside as the alarm blared.
