From wsturrus at cc.ysu.edu Tue Feb 6 13:08:36 2007 From: wsturrus at cc.ysu.edu (wsturrus@cc.ysu.edu) Date: Tue Feb 6 13:09:11 2007 Subject: [YAPA] Fwd: [osaapt] Summer Modeling Workshops in Ohio! Message-ID: <1170785316.45c8c42476127@webmail.as.ysu.edu> ----- Forwarded message from "Ramlo,Susan E" ----- Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:56:06 -0500 From: "Ramlo,Susan E" Reply-To: "Ramlo,Susan E" Subject: [osaapt] Summer Modeling Workshops in Ohio! To: Ohio Section This is the listserv for members of the Ohio Section of AAPT. Charlie Reno (cblreno@adelphia.net) is the list administrator and any questions should be sent to him. FYI! This is a wonderful opportunity for professional development for K-12 teachers. Sue Sue Ramlo, PhD Dept of Engineering & Science Technology The University of Akron Akron, OH 44325-6104 330-972-7057 (office) sramlo@uakron.edu ******************************************** "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to Dr. Benjamin Rush, September 23, 1800 ________________________________ From: Kathleen A. Harper [mailto:kharper@mps.ohio-state.edu] Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 10:27 AM To: Ramlo,Susan E Subject: Summer Modeling Workshops in Ohio! Dear Susan, I was wondering if you could do me the favor of forwarding this information to the Ohio AAPT list. (I've recently switched my e-mail around and so although I get the messages, I can't send to the listserv yet - I'm working on it!) Thanks so much!! I am attaching a flyer and the applications, as well. Thanks, Kathy Through the Improving Teacher Quality Program of the Ohio Board of Regents, a partnership between Ohio State, Olentangy Local Schools, and Columbus Public Schools is offering Modeling Workshops for the 4th consecutive summer. One workshop will be in physics/physical science and the other will be in chemistry. Participants receive 6 graduate credits from Ohio State Free lunch each workshop day Curricular materials consistent with the Modeling approach Several hundred dollars of classroom materials Additionally, we have funds available this year to provide housing to some participants from outside the central Ohio area. The workshops, led by local expert teachers in this methodology, run from June 12-29 and are held at Olentangy High School. Contact Kathy Harper (harper.217@osu.edu, 614-292-1525) with any questions. --- You are currently subscribed to osaapt as: FR199101@YSUB.YSU.EDU To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-osaapt-822371E@lists.aapt.org ----- End forwarded message ----- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ysu.edu/pipermail/yapa/attachments/20070206/5e4ebe1a/unnamed.htm From rmccullo at hotmail.com Mon Feb 19 15:03:03 2007 From: rmccullo at hotmail.com (Roy McCullough) Date: Mon Feb 19 15:03:10 2007 Subject: [YAPA] YAPA reminder In-Reply-To: <1170785316.45c8c42476127@webmail.as.ysu.edu> Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ysu.edu/pipermail/yapa/attachments/20070219/f961dfd8/attachment.htm From rjzitto at ysu.edu Tue Feb 20 11:11:45 2007 From: rjzitto at ysu.edu (Richard Zitto) Date: Tue Feb 20 11:11:55 2007 Subject: [YAPA] Fwd: Physics Teacher Demo's Spiral Rainbow Message-ID: <5087382.1171987905113.JavaMail.SYSTEM@myysuweb> This is Z's sharing for the meeting Wednesday at Gordon's Digs. See you all in March. If this does not come through go to Arbor Scientific to see it. Really neat and needs to be set up. Z Arbor Scientific wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Demonstrating Rayleigh Light Scattering > >

The Spiral Rainbow > >

February 14, 2007 > >

Recently, Arbor Scientific was invited to participate at the Focus/DMAPT Saturday Physics meeting at the University of Michigan. The theme of the session was concerning optics and the U of M Focus group had some of their best and brightest sharing demo ideas with high school physics teachers from the surrounding area. >

Prof. Roy Clarke of the University of Michigan Physics Department was discussing polarization and shared this cool demo of Rayleigh Light Scattering. >We reproduced the demo here at our office with great results and we wanted to share this with our CoolStuff ohysics subscribers. >

Rayleigh scattering causing a reddened sky at sunset. > >

The Spiral Rainbow: This demonstration allows students to see the optical path of polarized light through an optically active solution. > >

Halogen light source and an inexpensive glass vase from Target. Polarizing filter is placed on top between the container and your light source. > >

Demo Materials and Setup: > >

Bright white light source (ours is a halogen lamp like those used in track lighting)
Tall glass cylinder (ours is a 30cm tall flower vase)
Linear polarizing film
Cardboard
Corn syrup to fill cylinder

Fill the cylinder with corn syrup, pouring slowly to reduce bubbles. (Pouring well in advance will allow bubbles to escape.) Cut a hole in the cardboard, the same size as the top of the cylinder. Place polarizing film over the top of cylinder. Then place cardboard on top of cylinder, to shield extra light. Shine light directly down into cylinder. Turn out the room lights and view from 6 to 8 feet away!
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This is a great demo to show students when discussing polarized light. For an explanation on Rayleigh's theory of Light Scattering try these links: http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayleigh_scattering > Journal of Chemical Education www.che m.ufl.edu/~kschanze/outreach/d5.pdf > >

About the photo: >The image above was taken with a digital camera in a darkened room. The room lights were on while setting the exposure time and focus on the vase. On a digital camera this is done by pressing the shutter button half way down to focus. While holding the button in the focused position, the lights are then turned off and the light above the vase is turned on as the only light source. Then the shutter button is depressed completely to get the photo. This takes a little practice and helper coordination, but can be accomplished by a couple handy students. >

For more demonstrations and activities like be sure to checkout the CoolStuff Newsletter achive at: http://w ww.arborsci.com/CoolStuff/Archives.htm > >

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To unsubscribe, send a blank email to leave- 24510905-32112686R@lists.arborsci.com > > > > > -------------------------------------- R J Zitto Physics Instructor Youngstown State University Physics & Astronomy Dept Youngstown, OH 44555 Office 330 941 7110 fax 330 941 3121 cell 330 550 3652 rjzitto@ysu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Arbor Scientific Subject: Physics Teacher Demo's Spiral Rainbow Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:10:29 -0500 Size: 7029 Url: http://lists.ysu.edu/pipermail/yapa/attachments/20070220/d100a80d/forward.eml From slshanks at ysu.edu Sat Feb 24 00:22:35 2007 From: slshanks at ysu.edu (Sharon Shanks) Date: Sat Feb 24 00:22:43 2007 Subject: [YAPA] An amazing Rube Goldberg Message-ID: My husband found this somehow - enjoy! http://www.break.com/index/best_rube_goldberg_ever.html Sharon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ysu.edu/pipermail/yapa/attachments/20070224/030dd80e/attachment.htm From rjzitto at ysu.edu Mon Feb 26 23:46:48 2007 From: rjzitto at ysu.edu (Richard Zitto) Date: Mon Feb 26 23:47:10 2007 Subject: [YAPA] Fwd: Re: Free 5 hrs grad credit+$800 materials for teachers grades 3-9 Message-ID: <5604826.1172551608491.JavaMail.SYSTEM@myysuweb> FYI Please pass this information on to teachers of interest. Z EUGENE L EASTER wrote: >HiDick Please help forward this to teachers who might >be interested in 5 grad hrs credit (KSU) FREE, $800 >classroom materials and 700 science activities for >teachers grades 3-9. The class will be held at >Cuyahoga Falls High School in >Cuyahoga Falls 2007-8. Class will meet one week in the >summer and a number of followups. The class is called >Operation Physics for grades 3 -9. The class covers >standards grades 3-9 standards. Deadline is March 17. > >Thank you for your help. >Cheers >Gene > >Brushfire Science - Gene and Linda Easter >330-928-6691 >540 S. Ridgecliff St. Tallmadge, Oh 44278 >Education is not filling a bucket, but starting a fire. - William Butler Yeats -------------------------------------- R J Zitto Physics Instructor Youngstown State University Physics & Astronomy Dept Youngstown, OH 44555 Office 330 941 7110 fax 330 941 3121 cell 330 550 3652 rjzitto@ysu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: EUGENE L EASTER Subject: Re: Free 5 hrs grad credit+$800 materials for teachers grades 3-9 Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:58:22 -0800 (PST) Size: 409308 Url: http://lists.ysu.edu/pipermail/yapa/attachments/20070226/f5e85437/forward.eml From marianne.donley at neomin.org Wed Feb 28 18:53:46 2007 From: marianne.donley at neomin.org (marianne.donley) Date: Wed Feb 28 18:53:08 2007 Subject: [YAPA] Physical science and Teacher AUP Message-ID: <01MDOCIWIZ38001AGO@NEOMN3.NEOMIN.ORG> Hi everyone, I have a couple of quick questions: 1. Is anyone using the CPO science texts and equipment? If so do you like it? Is it helping with student achievement? Is it worth geting the extra sets of equipment? We are starting to look for new texts and our new teacher was going to work for the company that sells the CPO text, so all we keep hearing is really a sales pitch. I was wondering if anyone is familiar with it? Is there another text anyone is using that they really like for physical science and physics? 2. I am on the technology committee at my school. We have been trying to come up with a staff computer acceptable use policy for our school district. We have a student one, but we need to design one that would set regulations for our the staff. Does anyone have a staff APU in their district that they can share? (and... Do you have an override account to bypass the internet filtering system? If so what is your policy?) Thanks, Marianne (Ragan) Donley