Meeting on Saturday

TAPT-ers,

We meet Saturday, April 13, at Pima CC West Campus at 9:00 am. We’ll be in room F130 - I’ll send directions later in the week. 

I will be demonstrating the use of Vernier video analysis. This program is something I’ve used quite a bit in my Conceptual Physics class as well as my Engineering Physics. Students can take a video of some phenomenon, then analyze the motion using Vernier software. No equipment is needed except a camera or phone, and the software, which is free.  I hope it will be useful – I have found that the students do well with the visual representations. I’ll have some cameras and we can take videos to analyze. We have some laptops, or you can bring your own. If you don’t have LoggerPro, you can download it there.

We meet at 9, I’ll bring coffee and a snack. Hope you can join us. Please rsvp for my snack count.

Best,

Karie

Lots of Opportunities

TAPT,

I hope this finds you all well. Remember our next meeting is at Pima West Campus Saturday, April 13th. 

Here are a couple of information items that have crossed my desk. They all look very interesting. I know everyone has a lot to do, but the assessment committee seems pretty important. I applied. Then the Perimeter institute just seems like a great opportunity, and you get to spend time in Canada in the summer. And the last thing is a talk at ASU on Saturday April 20. Students invited too. 

First,this is from Danel Hogan, through Amber Strunk and a few different people. It's about the need for physics input for the state science assessments: (I'm cutting and pasting from Danel's email):

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Dear Physics Teachers,

I recently had the opportunity to work on the state assessment performance descriptors (what will be used to write the new science assessment questions).

NO PHYSICS teachers volunteered……

You MUST have a say in this, otherwise your assessment questions will be written based off of life sci and chem teacher input only,  and we know what you think of us : )

http://www.azed.gov/assessment/educators/?fbclid=IwAR1f6C2rOL9LuclchTFpgkOyoOEv19RfsPr2_uaY0_ufdCBFw3BbTLWTK_c

Please share within your physics network.

Sincerely,

Marni Landry, M.Ed.

Grand Canyon University

Manager, K12 STEM Outreach 

K12 Educational Development

602-639-8073 Office      480-489-5441 Cell

marni.landry@gcu.edu

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Second, here is a link for some information from the Perimeter Institute. They have a summer teacher program, applications are due April 15.

https://landing.perimeterinstitute.ca/spring-brings-new-posters-new-student-courses-and-teacher-opportunities?ecid=ACsprvuXqrZaw2_uBwisjinnbOcvU_rAHQAhrbqdP2LWHOm3Nr3qzus7UDQAr2wUK5zPeuu7IN5a&utm_campaign=Outreach%202018&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=71381170&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9cI0clIm1GmclvUXVaDuf7hjFej_2k6aibUa17CgH8gew3yir4CXMiZk2uaYsrpMhFKgugW1EVDsZV3jqib6ZgEXVR8Q&_hsmi=71381170

Third, here's some information about a mini-conference at ASU that has some interesting topics (I'm cutting and pasting from the TCHRs list serve):

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The 4th annual Jargon-Free Mini Science Conference at ASU is coming up on Saturday April 20 from 3-6 PM at ASU Tempe Campus (Physical Science Building H-wing).

Short talk titles include:

"Ants and AI: Machine Learning for the Characterization of Alarm Response in California Harvester Ants"

"Listing to the music of cosmos using very cool detectors"
 Keynote Talk:

"Searching for the Laws of Life" - Sara Walker

  

Teachers are encouraged to attend and share with their students!   (most appropriate for ages 13+)

RSVP for free https://www.eventbrite.com/e/plain-english-science-conference-at-asu-tickets-59195997823

This event is presented by ASU Sundial (mentoring group from Dept. of Physics and School of Earth and Space Exploration). Presenters are mentors and mentees in the program. If you have any questions please contact azaniews@asu.edu

See you soon!

Best,

Karie