Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Organizers- Topics Ty Buxman (S. Heart Flintridge) – Refresh Physics Knowledge Bill Layton (UCLA) – New Technology in Science Education Stephan Haas (USC) – Design In-Class Demonstrations Dean Papadakis (South Pasadena High) – Physics in the Laboratory Stephen Cronin (USC) – Science & Religion Schedule: 9:30-10:15 Secrets of Quantum Information Science (Todd Brun, USC Engineering) 10:15-11:00 The Question of Why. How do religions view science and how do scientists view religion? (Stephan Haas, USC Physics) 11:00-12:00 Science and Religion – a Buddhist Perspective (John Daishin Bukzbazen, Zen Center of Los Angeles) 12:00-1:00 Lunch (provided) 1:00-1:30 Incorporating…
Month: June 2009
This is to announce a new web page that might be of interest to California High School Physics teachers. This page considers each of the High School Physics Standards individually, with a discussion of content, demonstrations, activities, misconceptions, etc., that might be of assistance to a new physics teacher.