PTRAs were out “in force” at the Winter AAPT meeting presenting multiple sessions and workshops. Thanks for all you do.
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PTRAs were deeply involved in the AAPT WM18 in San Diego, January 6-9, 2018. PTRAs led multiple sessions and workshops in addition to their service on committees. Thank you to all the PTRAs who came and made the AAPT meeting successful for members of the K-12 community!
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PTRAs are experienced master teachers and provide content, curriculum, and pedagogical support for K-16 teachers, coordinators, and professors.
Due to COVID-19 our PD sessions are being transitioned to be online. During this process we are creating lessons that YOU can use for your classroom. If there is a topic you specifically need, let us know and we will try to accommodate. Currently we are working on the following topics: Newton’s laws, CASTLE (electricity), Kiddie Lit, Astronomy, and Quantum. Check back with us regularly or use the email below to contact us regarding ways we can help you.
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We are excited about this year’s Solar Eclipse, and we think it’s a great opportunity for teachers! This is the first Solar Eclipse in the contiguous United States since 1979, so it’s a unique learning opportunity. To help you incorporate the event in your classroom, we’ve gathered fantastic resources from the PTRA community for student learning activities. Let us know how they work in your class by tagging us on social media (@aapt_ptra) and using the hashtag #ptraeclipse
Pics from the AAPT Solar Fest July 2017
Data from Solar Eclipse. Taken at Knob Noster, MO by KJ Matsler
ExportedData taken with wireless PASCO light and temperature sensors
Data taken from LabQuest 2, UVA, UVB, Pyranometer, and temperature probes to be posted as soon as I figure out how to get word press to accept cmbl files. If you need them individually, email us.
Penny Melter – Melt a penny by focusing the sun’s light rays
CAUTION: be sure you are wearing solar glasses when using this to melt metal and anyone nearby needs to have them too. Adjusting the lens can cause severe burns. These lenses are used to start campfires, respect their ability to focus the sun’s rays.
Solar Oven – Use the sun’s rays to cook lunch
Measuring the Temperature of the Sun , Measuring the Surface Temperature of the Sun lab.pptx
Tracking the Suns Daily Motion
Build Solar Houses, measure differences in temperature of insulated vs. noninsulated
Page Keeley Probe on Eclipse – Moon Phase and Solar Eclipse
Build your own Telescope – PVC Telescope
Build a Solar Viewing Funnel – Instructions
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Heliophysics YouTube Channel
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From Seed to Tree, How Can That Be? John Hopkins University hosted a bootcamp for teachers and leaders of Baltimore ISD June 19-23 to learn about STEM, best practices, inquiry, and techniques to be successful in working with adults. https://aaptptra.com/maryland-2017/
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Pat Callahan and Dave McCachren held a workshop on 12.2.16 at Penn State University – Schuylkill Campus, the topic for the workshop was Engineering Design
PTRAs led multiple workshops for approximately 1000 teachers at the Texas state science conference (CAST) in November. For more information go to the Texas Section AAPT website http://www.texasaapt.com/cast-2016/
The summer 2016 leadership institute was held at the PASCO headquarters. The focus was on NGSS implementation and engineering applications in the classroom.
