Physics
636
A Summer Residency Course for Teachers of Physics
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PHYS 636: Curriculum Enhancement II
July 6 - 28, 2006
Instructors:
S. T. Thornton
Abstract:
The course will consist of laboratory-type hands-on activities, physics curricula discussions, pedagogical content knowledge, and inservice activities. During the four-week summer component, teachers (students) will complete several different kinds of activities including experiments using probes with both graphing calculators and computers, table-based labs, and video-based labs. Technology will be emphasized. During the following fall teachers will conduct an inservice presentation.
Daily Lab Schedule
| Date | Title - click on lab below for pdf version |
| Thursday, July 6, 2006 | Introduction, Pre-lab evaluation, The Shocking Truth: Electrostatics |
| Friday, July 7, 2006 | Verifying Coulomb's Law; Electrostatic Force and Coulomb's Law |
| Monday, July 10, 2006 | Share-a-Thon, computers, Explore Learning. Teachers should bring something to share with class, about 5 minutes. |
| Tuesday, July 11, 2004 | Gauss' law; Equipotential and Electric Field |
| Wednesday, July 12, 2006 | Batteries, Bulbs, and Current; Capacitors (CBL) |
| Thursday, July 13, 2006 | Ohm's Law & Kirchhoff's Circuit Rules, Interactive Lecture Demo 1 |
| Friday, July 14, 2006 | Capacitors & RC Circuits; Interactive Lecture Demo 2 |
| Monday, July 17, 2006 | Electron Charge-to-Mass Ratio; Magnetic field (CBL) |
| Tuesday, July 18, 2006 | Lecture, no lab |
| Wednesday, July 19, 2006 | Inductors & LR Circuits; D-cell motor |
| Thursday, July 20, 2006 | AC Current & Voltage; Magnetic field in a Slinky (CBL) |
Friday, July 21, 2006 |
AC Filters & Resonance |
| Friday, July 21, 2006 AFTERNOON |
Science Olympiad |
| Monday, July 24, 2006 | Semiconductors and Diodes |
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 | Geometric Optics, Light Lessons with a Laser Pen |
| Wednesday, July 26, 2006 | Polarization; Variation of Light Intensity, Light Intensity versus Position |
| Thursday, July 27, 2006 | Microwaves & Light Interference; Optical Spectra with a Diffraction Grating |
| Friday, July 28, 2006 | Post-lab evaluation; final exam |
Participant Photos - click here
Inservice Project Report Forms (Word pdf)
Inservice Project Participant Information Forms (Word pdf)
Laboratory Journal Click
here to read about journal.
Updated April 6, 2006