Cohort 2: 2014-2016

Physics Teacher Institute 2016 - Cohort 3

The third PTI Summer Workshop was held from June 5th to 17th, 2016 at Alabama A&M University.

Spectrogram of car driving by. Note the drop in frequency as the car passes. (Frequency is up, time goes from left to right).

Watch video media:StringWaveTr.m4v

Documents

• Schedule: File:Schedule PTI Summer 2016 Cohort 2 Yr 3.pdf

Links

• What is a Wave? http://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/Demos/waves-intro/waves-intro.html
• Jelly Baby Wave Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE520z_ugcU&sns=em
• Physclips Waves and Sound: http://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/waves-sound/oscillations/index.html

Videos

• Presentation Tools: http://alapex.org/video/APEX_Presentation_Tools_2016.m4v
• Video in the Classroom: http://alapex.org/video/APEX_Video_in_the_Classroom_2016.m4v

Cohort 2 Spring 2016 Workshop

The year 2 spring workshop was held March 11th and 12th, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Documents

• Schedule: File:APEX Followup 6 Capacitor Schedule March 2016.pdf

Cohort 2 Winter 2016 Workshop

The year 2 winter workshop was held February 12th and 13th, at Alabama A&M University.

Documents

• Schedule: File:APEX Winter Followup Schedule Cohort 2 Feb 16.pdf

Links

• LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4XzLDM3Py8
• LIGO: Journey of a G-Wave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXlg3cr-q44
• Direct Observation of Gravitational Waves: Educator's Guide: https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/system/media_files/binaries/303/original/ligo-educators-guide.pdf

Videos

• Learning Management Systems presentation: http://alapex.org/video/APEX_LearningMS2016.m4v

Cohort 2 Fall 2015 Workshop

The year 2 fall workshop was held October 2nd and 3rd, 2015, at Alabama A&M University.

Documents

• Schedule: File:Cohort 2 Followup Schedule Oct 2015.pdf

Links

• Video Library for Student Access: http://serc.carleton.edu/student_videos/index.html

Physics Teacher Institute 2015 - Cohort 2

The second PTI Summer Workshop was held from June 15th to 26th, 2015 at Alabama A&M University.

Determining the magnetic field properties of the Alabama A&M Logo. (Actually the participants were fleeing the rather unusual magnetic properties of V.M. Chambers Hall)

Documents

• Schedule: File:2015 APEX PTI Cohort 2.pdf
• Teaching Physics in Alabama High School Classrooms: File:Cohort 2 BASELINE Description Year 2 June 24 2015.pdf
• Using Action Research in My Classroom to Increase Expertise in Teaching Physics: File:Cohort 2 PTI 3 Action Research 6 2015.pdf

Links

• Mrs Twu's Physics Lessons / Tutorials: https://sites.google.com/site/twuphysicslessons/ and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/onlearningcurve
• The "Barometer Story": http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/~steve/astrophysics/webpages/barometer_story.htm
• Wolfram Demonstrations Project: http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/education.html?edutag=High+School+Physics&limit=20 (Requires CDF Player - free download)
  • Electrostatics
    1. http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/RepulsionOfChargedPithBalls/
    2. http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/ElectricFieldLinesDueToACollectionOfPointCharges/
    3. http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/ElectricFieldOfAPointCharge/
    4. http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/ElectricFieldOfADipole/
    5. http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/ElectricFieldsForThreePointCharges/
    6. http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/PotentialFieldOfTwoCharges/
  • Magnetism
    1. http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/ASimpleModelOfMagnetization/
    2. http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/MagneticFieldOfACylindricalBarMagnet/
    3. http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/FieldsOfMagnetArray/
    4. http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/MagneticFieldOfACurrentLoop/

References

• Walter Isaacson "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life," Simon & Schuster (June 1, 2004) ISBN-10: 074325807X ISBN-13: 978-0743258074

Videos

• Effective Presentation Techniques June 17th 2015 (640MB)
• Content Management Systems June 25th 2015 (490MB)

Cohort 2 Spring 2015 Workshop

The year 1 spring workshop was held April 10th and 11th, 2015, at Alabama A&M University.

"Is she stable?"

Documents

• Schedule: File:APEX Cohort 2 FU 3 April 10-11, 2015.pdf

Cohort 2 Winter 2015 Workshop

The year 1 winter workshop was held February 6th and 7th, 2015, at Alabama A&M University.

Experiment to make movies for video motion analysis.

Documents

• Schedule: File:APEX Cohort 2 FU Feb 6, 2015 Schedule.pdf

Videos

• Uploading a Video to YouTube Winter Workshop, February 6th, 2015 (164.6 MB)

Cohort 2 Fall 2014 Workshop

The year 1 fall workshop was held October 17th and 18th, 2014, at Alabama A&M University.

Documents

• Schedule: File:APEX Cohort 2 FU Schedule Oct 17, 2014.pdf
• Introduction to Projectiles File:Intro to Projectiles.pdf
• Projectiles File:Projectiles.pdf

Physics Teacher Institute - Cohort 2

The first PTI Summer Workshop was held June 16th to 27th, 2014 at Alabama A&M University.

PTI 2014 Schedule

• File:APEX PTI Schedule Cohort 2 Year 1 2014.pdf

Documents

• Teaching Physics in the US File:1 Cohort 2 Baseline Physics Teachers in US PPT June 26 2014.pdf
• Teaching Physics in Alabama File:1 Cohort 2 BASELINE Description PPT June-25-2014-1 FINAL.pdf
• Action Research File:2 Cohort 2 ActionResearchWhole with Assignment PPT June-26-2014.pdf
• Action Research Instructions File:2 Cohort2 INSTRUCTIONS for APEX Act Res activity for WW1-6-25-14.pdf
• NSTA Position Statement Scientific Inquiry File:2 Inquiry NSTA Position Statement Inquiry 2004.pdf

Pictures

• Pictures from the PTI Workshop 2014

Videos

• Making a Video, Fall Workshop 2014, Saturday 10/18/2014. Note: 429.3MB.