Physics 636

A Summer Residency Course for Teachers of Physics

 

PHYS 636: Curriculum Enhancement II 
July 7 - 30, 2008

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 (Preliminary, subject to change)

Date Title - click on lab below for pdf version
Monday, July 7, 2008 Introduction, Pre-lab evaluation, The Shocking Truth: Electrostatics
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Verifying Coulomb's Law;
Electrostatic Force and Coulomb's Law
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Share-a-Thon, computers, Explore Learning. Teachers should bring something to share with class, about 5 minutes.
Thursday, July 10, 2008 Gauss' law; Equipotential and Electric Field
Friday, July 11, 2008 Batteries, Bulbs, and Current; Capacitors (CBL)
Monday, July 14, 2009 Ohm's Law & Kirchhoff's Circuit Rules, Interactive Lecture Demo 1
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Capacitors & RC Circuits; Interactive Lecture Demo 2
Wednesday July 16, 2008 Electron Charge-to-Mass Ratio; Magnetic field (CBL)
Thursday, July 17, 2008 Lecture, no lab
Friday, July 18, 2008 Inductors & LR Circuits; D-cell motor
Monday, July 21, 2008 AC Current & Voltage; Magnetic field in a Slinky (CBL)

Tuesday, July 22, 2008
MORNING

AC Filters & Resonance
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
AFTERNOON
Science Olympiad
Thursday, July 24, 2008 Semiconductors and Diodes

Friday, July 25, 2008
Morning

Geometric Optics, Light Lessons with a Laser Pen
Friday, July 25, 2008|
Afternoon
Polarization; Variation of Light Intensity, Light Intensity versus Position
Monday, July 28, 2008 Microwaves & Light Interference; Optical Spectra with a Diffraction Grating
Tuesday, July 29, 2008  
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Post-lab evaluation; final exam

 

Participant Photos -

Inservice Project Report Forms (Word pdf)
Inservice Project Participant Information Forms (Word pdf)

 

 

Updated August 15, 2007