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Afternoon Submitted Papers & Workshops

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The audience at Spring 2012
The audience at Spring 2012

Mark Hurwitz, Fathom in the Physics Lab

Mark demonstrated how to use the Fathom program with Vernier probes to graph and analyze experimental data. The program allows students to quickly drag and drop meters, tables, graphs and more. Students can also manipulate graphs so that they can visually see the differences between their data analysis and what they expect to see. Mark’s students are able to use the program at home as well so that they can continue to analyze their information. Fathom only works with Vernier probes.

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Keynote Speaker:

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David Bennum, Recruiting Physics Majors from Grades 2-8, University of Nevada, Reno There is little development of Physics curriculum in the lower grade levels and thus the population that could be interested in Physics is scared away.  Dr. Bennum has created a “Physics on the Road” program that brings science into local schools to introduce young students to Physics. Dr. Bennum shared several pictures of his program over the years of students at assemblies and workshop with middle school and elementary school students. The program has reached up to 2,000 students in the K-8 programs each year. He continues to…

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Spring 2012 Share & Tell Notes

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Lee Trampleasure, Carondelet High School  – deriving the kinematics equation experimentally

Handout available here.

Students use TI calculators to derive the kinematics equations. Students graph a linear position-time graph for different constant velocity cars. Student graph the data by hand and then uses linear regression to calculate the slope which will vary from student to student as their best fit lines differ. Students then plot a constant acceleration car and graph that data in their calculators. By taking various tangent lines students create a separate graph of the velocity-time for the car. Using the equation supplied by the calculator they begin to see the relationship between their y-intercept on the y=ax+b equation from the velocity-time graph matches the b in their equation for the position to time graph (x=at^2+bt+c).

David Talcott, Carlmont High School (c/o Bree) – Planck’s constant apparatus

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Lodging in South Tahoe

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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…

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