2012 Update: There will be a two-week mechanics workshop at Carondelet High School in Concord June 18-29. Full information here: https://ncnaapt.org/modeling Modeling Workshops in high school physics, chemistry, and/or physical science will be held in summer 2010 in Arizona, Alabama, Miami FL, Iowa, New Orleans LA, Maine, Michigan, Minneapolis MN, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pittsburgh PA, northern Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Dallas TX, and Wisconsin. Modeling Workshops will be held also in Georgia, Chicago IL, Kansas, South Dakota, and Washington, pending funding. Visit http://modeling.asu.edu for details. Click on “Modeling Workshops Nationwide in Summer 2010”. http://modeling.asu.edu/MW_nation.html Modeling Workshops are peer-led.…
Author: Lee Trampleasure
Lee Trampleasure has been teaching for 25 years, and teaches Physics and Biology at Menlo-Atherton High School.
Science on Saturday (SOS) is a series of science lectures for middle and high school students. Each topic highlights cutting-edge science occurring at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The talks are presented by leading LLNL science researchers supported by master high school science teachers. These presentations are offered in several locations. See the schedule below to find locations nearest to you. Admission is free of charge. Seating is on a first come basis. Seats may not be reserved in advance. See the schedule for the starting times of each presentation, and a map to the venue. Seating is limited.…
NCNAAPT member Dan Burns has collected a great set of clips from The Simpsons TV series. Each clip includes a brief description of the physics involved in the clip. You can see them here: www.lghs.net/teachers/science/burns/scienceonsimpsons/Clips.html
Here’s a video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVYKjR1sJY4 a mid-infrared (MIR) image showing the flash of the Centaur impact: www.universetoday.com/2009/10/09/moon-impact-data-and-images-from-lcross-first-glance/mir-flash-detection/ and an image of an even larger impact we performed about 40 years ago: the Apollo 14 booster stage for calibrating Apollo 12’s seismometers: www.universetoday.com/2009/10/09/lro-spots-apollo-14-booster-crash-site-on-moon/ And NASA’s LCROSS page: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/
“Dark Secrets: What Science Tells Us About the Hidden Universe“ admission free • monday, october 26, 2009 • 7:00 – 8:30 pm Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Roda Stage) 2015 Addison St. Berkeley, CA 9470 No mystery is bigger than dark energy — the elusive force that makes up three-quarters of the Universe and is causing it to expand at an accelerating rate. KTVU Channel 2 health and science editor John Fowler will moderate a panel of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists who use phenomena such as exploding stars and gravitational lenses to explore the dark cosmos. Saul Perlmutter heads the Supernova…