Our next local AAPT meeting will be hosted by the University of the Pacific Physics Department on April 5th and 6th. Parking and directions can be found here. So, what will our conference look like? We’ll have vendor workshops in the late afternoon/early evening on Friday the 5th, followed by some no-host dining. Our main event will be on Saturday the 6th, and will feature invited talks from Natasha Holmes and Binod Nainabasti followed by workshops in the afternoon. Program
Category: Teaching equipment
It’s summer, which means many of us will be moving into new schools, or cleaning out old ones. It’s not unusual to come across equipment that you have no idea how it is used (even for veteran teachers!). In light of that, we and PTSOS have created a new Twitter hashtag to use our collective wisdom to help identify unknown equipment:
There are hands-on Vernier workshops coming to our area, and seats are still available. Data-collection Workshop in Santa Clara, CA Monday, April 27, 2015 4:00 – 8:00 PM Santa Clara Marriott 2700 Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054 Details and registration » Data-collection Workshop in San Francisco, CA Tuesday, April 28, 2015 4:00 – 8:00 PM Courtyard San Francisco 299 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Details and registration » Join us to learn how to integrate our data-collection technology into your science curriculum. You will have the opportunity to explore our award-winning sensor interface, the Vernier LabQuest. For…
apps presented at Share-a-thon
The following links are in the order they were presented.
- Tom Huber. Personal iPhone app; ErrorCalc website
- Frequency Meter Pro; Analyzes frequency of sounds ($1.99 iOS, $3.66 Android)
- Decibal 10th (decibal meter) (Free)
- Ripple Tank (Free and $5.99 versions)
- Sensor Log; accesses and displays all iPhone/pad sensors; can record data as .csv that can easily be analyzed in a spreadsheet. App allows for higher frequency than device actually collects, so be careful that you’re not collecting “junk” between phone collections. (iOS and Android versions available)
Today’s workshop on technology and equipment combined the best educational tech/software/equipment companies, PASCO and Vernier. About twenty educators gathered at St. Ignatius High School in San Francisco to see the best of the new as well as some classic demonstrations.