[MAAPT] Fall 2009 meeting at Augsburg College

[PNIENABE at smumn.edu]

ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

As was noted in an earlier email, this fall’s MAAPT meeting will happen

SATURDAY OCTOBER 31 2009   AUGSBURG COLLEGE    MINNEAPOLIS
(home: www.augsburg.edu; 
 directions: www.augsburg.edu/about/mpls_map.html )

The focus of this meeting will be physics laboratories.  A number of folks from MAAPT schools attended the AAPT Topical Conference on Advanced Laboratories last July; the second of the two panel discussion sessions will center on advanced labs and the results of that meeting.  If you have not already done so, please check out

http://euclid.hamline.edu/~arundquist/php/maapt/maaptfall2009.php

to record your vote on the potential panel discussion topics listed there (or to suggest another).

Saturday’s schedule:

0815 - 0930: Panel I: Moderated panel discussion on issues related to lower-division laboratories (general education / algebra- or calculus- based surveys)

0930 - 1030: Break (refreshments, posters, continuing discussions)

1030 - 1130: Paper session: Contributed papers (preferably directly relevant to laboratory course issues)

1130 - 1245: Panel II: Moderated panel discussion on issues related to upper-division laboratories (what are objectives/outcomes? goals? etc.)

1245: Lunch and business meeting (including post-mortem on the day's activities)

CONTRIBUTIONS of two types are solicited:

(1) volunteers to serve as panelists - - each would give a 4-5 minute opening statement, and respond to questions/comments.  Please send your name and an indication of the panel on which you'd like to serve to pnienabe at smumn.edu  .

(2) contributed papers for the paper session - - please submit an abstract (75 words max) with title for each presentation, along with how much time you would require.  Abstracts may be e-mailed (in plain text, or as .doc, docx, or .pdf attachments) to:

Program Chair/MAAPT Vice President
Paul Nienaber
Saint Mary’s University Physics Department

Email: pnienabe at smumn.edu

Phone:	507.457.1532

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM IS THE END OF THE BUSINESS DAY, MONDAY OCTOBER 26 2009.


2) Some MAAPT folk will be presenting during PHYSICS DAY (Friday 10/30) at the NSTA Regional Meeting in Minneapolis.  Please consider coming to this event, both to learn and to help make contact with NSTA members who might be interested in MAAPT.  For more information, see:

http://www.nsta.org/conferences/2009MIN/

[all sessions in Minneapolis Convention Center, L100A]:

0800 - 0900 AAPT Session 1
Norton Nabs a Nu:  Explore some important moments in the history of neutrino physics using this light-hearted approach.
  Presenter: Paul Nienaber (Saint Mary's University: Winona, MN)

0930 - 1030 AAPT Session 2
Models and Modeling in the High School Physics Classroom: Modeling Instruction is a constructivist approach that organizes high school physics around a few fundamental models. We'll look at its implementation in the classroom.
  Presenter: Michael Crofton (Spring Lake Park High School: Spring Lake Park, MN)

1100 - 1200 AAPT Session 3
Physics Force:  This entertaining show features large-scale (the bigger the better!) demonstrations presented by Physics Force, an outreach program of the University of Minnesota School of Physics and Astronomy.
  Presenter(s): Cynthia Cattell (University of Minnesota: Minneapolis, MN); Nancy Bresnahan (Hopkins High School: Minnetonka, MN); Jon Anderson (Centennial High School: Circle Pines, MN); Claire Hypolite (Edison High School: Minneapolis, MN); Louise Weldon (Tartan Senior High School: North Oakdale, MN)

1230 - 1330 AAPT Session 4
Solar Cell Physics:  Explore the physics and applications of solar cells, as well as ways to introduce this topic in the introductory physics classroom.
  Presenter: Leon Hsu (University of Minnesota: Minneapolis, MN)

1400 - 1500 AAPT Session 5
Physics Make & Take I: Come make a stripped down generator, a magnetic field detector, and a light meter.
  Presenter(s): Steve Ethen (Burnsville High School: Burnsville, MN); Andy Rundquist (Hamline University: St. Paul, MN)

1530 - 1630 AAPT Session 6
Physics Make & Take II: Come make a stripped down generator, a magnetic field detector, and a light meter.
  Presenter(s): Steve Ethen (Burnsville High School: Burnsville, MN); Andy Rundquist (Hamline University: St. Paul, MN)

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Questions about NSTA Physics Day may be directed to pnienabe at smumn.edu .





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Paul Nienaber SJ        | Assoc. Prof. / Chair of Physics  |
Saint Mary's University | 700 Terrace Heights #32          |
Winona MN 55987-1399    | 507.457.1532 (vox) 494.1635 (fax)|
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