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.…
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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
SCIENCE EDUCATORS’ DAY (EDAY) Special FREE event for Middle and High School Educators Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009 Time: 5:30-8:00 PM (dinner provided) Where: Frances C. Arrillaga Stanford Alumni Center – McCaw Hall, Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, CA Cost: FREE (includes dinner) The event includes: Approximately 20 stations with educators demonstrating and discussing hands-on materials for teaching optics to secondary school students Gift bags containing demonstration aids and lesson plans for the first 100 registrants Additional optics materials available as door prizes A buffet dinner allowing you to mingle with fellow teachers and conference attendees Questions? Email EDAY@osa.org or call…
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)…
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.”