September
2009 e-Wave
Alabama
Section of AAPT
President-Marllin
Simon msimon@physics.auburn.edu
President-Elect-Duane
Pontius dpontius@bsc.edu
Section
Rep-Stan Jones stjones@bama.ua.edu
Secretary/Treas-Tommi
Holsenbeck eholsenbeck@alasu.edu
Past
President-Chuck Hanke hankec@montevallo.edu
Don’t
forget ASTA, Oct 20th at the McWane Center in Birmingham. You can register on-site. It is a great opportunity for science
teachers to see new innovative classroom techniques and network with other teachers. The date and place of the 2nd
Semester Ala Section AAPT Meeting will be announced there.
http://asta.auburn.edu/2009%20Conference/2009%20Conference%20INDEX.htm
We
are inviting all current members of Ala Section of AAPT to join a discussion
oriented wiki. Everyone should have been
sent an invitation, but if not go to www.wikispaces.com . Join wiki spaces and add http://alabama-physics-teachers-alasectionaapt.wikispaces.com/
as your favorite wiki. I will gladly accept
your request. Come join our discussions
on the HS page about parent involvement and on the physical science page about
take home science. Please add
your own subject and if you have files to share send them to me and I’ll upload
them to the site. Let’s make this a
SUPER resource for physics teachers from all levels of education. Email me if you have more questions.
For those of you who are "Big Bang
Theory" fans or who have students who watch the show, David Saltzberg,
Physics Advisor to the writers and producers, has established a blog that you
might want to read yourselves or pass on to your students. The address is
http://thebigblogtheory.wordpress.com/
Saltzberg gave a talk about the show at the 2009 Summer Meeting in Ann
Arbor. AAPT sent him t-shirts, mugs and Einstein figurines for the four
cast members that we hope may appear on the show some day.
To register for a Physics Quest free kit on LASERs for
6-9th grade go to:
http://ultron.aps.org/forms/aps.cgi?ID=200901
Why
your spouse should be glad you’re a GEEK
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/07/top-10-endearing-habits-of-a-geeky-spouse/
THIS
IS GREAT! TRY IT! Can you figure out how this works?
1) Go to the link below. After reading each window, click on
the boy in the
lower right corner of the picture.
2) In the last window type in your answer in the white box using the
Keyboard (there is NO cursor).
3) Watch the paper in the boy's hand. You will be amazed.
Click here: http://digicc.com/fido/
This "laser show" would be great for
explanations about how this works, both before and after instruction!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilkzcfS9kC4&feature=channel
As always an application to
share:
Alabama Section AAPT
Membership Application 2009-10
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Send dues ($5 or check to
Alabama Section of AAPT) to:
Tommi Holsenbeck
Montgomery, AL 36111