Join the Northern California Northern Nevada Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers at our Fall Meeting/Conference Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10, 2009 Friday Evening Social 6:00-8:30 PM at Paul Robinson’s Home (directions) Guest of Honor: Sy Liebergot, Flight Controller of Mission Control during Apollo Program Saturday Meeting/Conference Conference Center, NASA Ames, Moffett Field, CA From Highway 101: 1. Exit Moffett Blvd./NASA Parkway. 2. At the stop sign just short of the NASA Ames gate, turn right into the conference center parking lot. Friday Evening Social 6:00-8:30 PM Hot Dog Reception Complimentary Hot Dogs (beef or tofu)…
Month: September 2009
In their Season Premiere the Mythbusters will take on the infamous projectile problem of a dropped vs shot bullet. While teaching projectiles, many teachers use an example of shooting a bullet horizontally and dropping one next to it at the same time. While students agree that this may hold true for slow projectiles, they often don’t believe that that gravity would act on something moving really fast, like a bullet. On their season premiere tonight, 9pm PST, the Mythbusters will be testing this out in “Knock Your Socks Off.”
Reflections on the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo Program Thursday, October 8, 2009 • 7:30PM Flight Controller Sy Liebergot Sy Liebergot, a former NASA flight controller, was on the job for some of the most memorable moments in space exploration, including the Apollo 13 fuel cell explosion. Mr. Liebergot will be available for book signings before and after the talk. www.nasa.gov National Aeronautics and Space Administration San Mateo Performing Arts Center • San Mateo, CA 506 N. Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA 94401 • Phone (650) 400-9425 • email pablo@laserpablo.com Sponsored by the Northern California and Nevada American Association of…
Sat, Sep. 12 and Sun, Sep. 13, 2009 Westin SFO Hotel, Millbrae, California (near the San Francisco Airport) Part of the 120th Anniversary Meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific One unit of Academic Credit available through San Francisco State U. In this hands-on workshop, we will train educators to be “Galileo Ambassadors” for the International Year of Astronomy (2009). Teachers in grades 4 – 12 will learn how to do age-appropriate, inquiry-based activities in astronomy and physical science. After a brief introduction to Galileo’s life and work and the realms of astronomy, participants will explore: A Private Universe:…