Physics
636
A Summer Residency Course for Teachers of Physics
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PHYS 636: Curriculum Enhancement II
July 7 - 30, 2008
Instructors:
S. T. Thornton
Chris Hahn
Fred Hoffman
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
Summer 2008
PHYS 636 Schedule |
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| Day | Lab topic | Lecture Topic |
| Mon, 7/7 | Introduction, Pre-lab evaluation, Electrostatics | Electric Charge, Ch. 21 |
| Tue, 7/8 | Electrostatic Force and Coulomb's Law, Verifying Coulomb's Law | Electric Fields, Ch. 22 |
| Wed, 7/9 | Explore Learning, Share-a-Thon | Gauss' Law, Ch. 23 |
| Thr,7/10 | Gauss' Law, Equipotential and the Electric Field | Electric Potential, Ch. 24 |
| Fri, 7/11 | Batteries, Bulbs and Current, keep Capacitor CBL | Capacitance, first 1/2 of Current/Resistance, Ch. 25, 26 |
| Mon, 7/14 | Radioactivity. Consider switching this and next experiment. Ask teachers. | 2nd half Current & Resistance, Ch. 26;Circuits, Ch. 27 |
| Tue, 7/15 | Ohm's Law & Kirchoff's Circuit Rules. | Quiz 1 |
| Wed, 7/16 | Capacitors & RC Circuits, Interactive Lecture Demo. | Magnetic Fields, Ch. 28 |
| Thur, 7/17 | Electron Charge-to-Mass Ratio, Earth's magnetic field with Vernier LabQuest outside. | Magnetic Fields Due to Currents, Ch. 29 |
| Fri, 7/18 | Science Olympiad | Inductance and Inductance, Ch. 30 |
| Mon, 7/21 | Inductors & LR Circuits, D-cell motor | Electromagnetic oscillation, AC, Ch. 31; Magnetism of matter, Maxwell's eqns, Ch. 32 |
| Tue, 7/22 | AC Current, Voltage, Filters, Resonance. Possibly delete the Magnetic field in a Slinky (CBL). | Quiz 2 |
| Wed, 7/23 | Semiconductors and Diodes | EM waves, polarization, Snell's Law, Images; Chs. 33, 34 |
| Thur, 7/24 | Geometric Optics, Light Lessons with a Laser Pen | Optics, Images, Ch. 34 |
| Fri, 7/25 | Polarization, Variation of Light Intensity, Light Intensity Versus Position | Interference, Ch. 35 |
| Mon, 7/28 | Microwaves and Light Interference. | Diffraction, Ch. 36 |
| Tue, 7/29 | Optical Spectra with a Diffraction Grating. | Quiz 3 |
| Wed, 7/30 | Final exam, post-lab evaluation | Review, Evaluation |
Click here to see pdf files of Manual
Click here to see Lab Videos of many of the experiments.
Participant Photos - click here
Inservice Project Plan Forms (Word pdf)
Inservice Project Report Forms (Word pdf)
Inservice Project Participant Information Forms (Word pdf)
Updated July 8, 2008