Bree Barnett Dreyfuss, Amador Valley High School Bree shared examples of story telling in her class room including: Using comics & pictures Using video clips Interpreting graphs & drawings Anecdotes and stories of scientists and discoveries Bree worked with a colleague to develop curriculum surrounding the book The Pluto Files by Neil deGrasse Tyson. She shared curriculum materials from her unit that are available on her website here.
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Join us at Sierra College in Rocklin, CA (just 20 miles NE of Sacramento) for the fall conference of the Northern California/Nevada Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers. Starting with a social and planetarium and museum tour, followed by a full day of physics education speakers and workshops on Saturday.
Logistics
Other pages
- Main event page
- Registration (advanced registration helps us to determine number of lunches, chairs, etc.)
Join us at Lake Tahoe Community College for a day of physics education.
Saturday, April 21st
All sessions are held in the Duke Theater, Room F111
Our Saturday, April 21, 2012 conference may entice people to spend a night or two in (possibly) the snow. Below are options for lodging in the South Lake Tahoe area: Hotels The lodge of choice is Timber Cove Lodge (Best Western). This hotel is right on the water, includes breakfast, and is 1.25 miles from the college. They are holding 40 rooms at a group rate of $87.99 per night (mention AAPT). The phone number is 530-541-6722. Another close hotel is the Motel 6, which is not bad. The rate is $49.99 per night and it is also about 1.25…