Bulletin of the American Physical Society
2021 Joint Spring Meeting of the Texas Sections of APS, AAPT and Zone 13 of the SPS
Volume 66, Number 2
Thursday–Sunday, April 8–11, 2021; Virtual
Session D21: AAPT/APS: Physics Education – II |
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Sunday, April 11, 2021 3:00PM - 3:12PM |
D21.00001: Distance Learning Resources for Physics from the STEMcoding Project Chris Orban The sudden shift to distance learning in 2020 led instructors to re-think and re-evaluate what a typical high school or early college physics class looks like. Prior to 2020 there were many compelling reasons to integrate computation into these courses and the necessities of distance learning led many teachers to take the leap and move in this direction. The STEMcoding project began in 2017 with a grant from AIP to help teachers make this transition and to create a number of high quality youtube videos featuring women and underrepresented groups integrating computation into physics in a fun, often video game themed way. In this talk I will describe the summer professional development we did in 2020 and are planning to do in 2021 and outline the resources we developed to better equip teachers to manage the distance learning crisis. Two of these teachers are in the Houston, Texas area. [Preview Abstract] |
Sunday, April 11, 2021 3:12PM - 3:24PM |
D21.00002: Outreach at Lee College Regina Barrera A presentation of what is done for outreach like Girls in STEM or STEM Camp at Lee College. The outreaches that we do are allocated of 40 minutes sessions to 4 days sessions. I will discuss some of the activities and engagement done in those time blocks and the outcomes. [Preview Abstract] |
Sunday, April 11, 2021 3:24PM - 3:36PM |
D21.00003: Bringing High Powered Rocketry (HPR) to the physics lab Steven Maier In this mini-workshop sponsored by ALPhA, I will share my experiences, successes, and failures of implementing an HPR lab into an engineering physics class. From design and simulations to construction and launches, this multi-week lab continues to evolve. Opportunities for student growth range from content, computation, and experimentation to simply learning to work with physical materials and interacting with hobbyists using technical terminology in colloquial contexts. We have found the HPR lab to be a rich experience, albeit outside the confines of a traditional physics lab. Students ultimately bring their learned experiences to the NWOSU Rocketry Team as they compete in the \underline {Argonia Cup}. The \underline {current team video} captures a sense of the challenge and the work involved. [Preview Abstract] |
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