Show/Hide DescriptionSunday, January 7 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. - Are you new to an AAPT National Meeting? If so, this is the best time to learn about AAPT and the Winter Meeting, as well as meet fellow attendees. AAPT leadership will be represented to discuss ways to get more involved with AAPT. You are also welcome to participate in any of AAPT's Area Committee meetings. Please reference the program for a committee meeting that piques your interest.
7:00 AM
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Show/Hide DescriptionSunday, January 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Join other spouses and guests of AAPT attendees for light refreshments and conversation. Get ideas on areas to explore in San Diego.
9:30 AM
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Show/Hide DescriptionSunday, January 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Chicano Park is the crown jewel of this predominately Latino community and a celebrated national destination for its rich display of art and culture. The tour will begin with an overview of historical Chicano Park, the Monumental Murals and include expressions of lowriding and their connections between art, science and engineering. Today 79+ historic murals grace the soaring pillars of the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge that dissect the neighborhood, giving way to a canvas that amounts to nothing short of an outdoor open-air museum. The park — recently named a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places — is an iconic destination where visitors can explore Chicano art, history, and culture is one of the largest collections of Chicano public art murals in the world. The tour is ADA accessible. A Taquero will be onsite to purchase lunch.
10:00 AM
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Show/Hide DescriptionSunday, January 7 at 10:15 a.m. - Charge 2 in black blends JBL best in class audio in a powerful, portable speaker seamlessly with your favorite mobile device and easy to use Bluetooth. Dual drivers are coupled with twin passive radiators for accurate deep hitting bass that will turn heads around it. Charge your favorite smartphone or tablet with the rechargeable 12 hour 6000mAh battery perfect for a full night of music. Stream your music wirelessly via Bluetooth and control volume, track skips and play/start of the music right from Charge 2. Who's on speakerphone? Everyone, with noise and echo cancellation that keep greater depth and clarity to your conversations. Social Mode will keep things interesting as three of your friends playing their music all from your speaker.
10:15 AM
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Show/Hide DescriptionPivot Interactives is a customizable online-video environment that is a superb complement to hands-on experiments with Vernier sensors. Students are quickly engaged by these high-production-quality videos of hard-to-implement phenomena, which are a powerful supplement to hands-on experimentation. Explore the possibilities with us! Presenters: Fran Poodry, Vernier Software & Technology
11:00 AM
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Show/Hide DescriptionBring your Chromebook (or use one of ours) and learn how easy it is to connect sensors and collect and analyze data. Explore the free Graphical Analysis 4 app data collection. Presenters: Fran Poodry, Vernier Software & Technology
12:00 PM
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Show/Hide DescriptionSunday, January 7 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Career development and networking can be time consuming, join this fun and exciting way to get connected to a large number of early career and seasoned physics professionals in a short amount of time. Speed-networking provides the opportunity to discuss career goals and challenges with a new contact for five minutes, exchange information, and then move on to the next person. By the end of the event each participant will have meaningful interactions with over half a dozen colleagues and the opportunity to meet many more. If you think you made a good contact, follow up with the person and schedule a time to meet for coffee. It's that simple! By the end of the first day of the conference you would have already made several personal connections. If you have business cards, don't forget to bring them.
12:30 PM
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Show/Hide Description Advancements have been made in online homework that are transforming the way students learn. Unfortunately, the internet has also made it easy for students to cheat online. Today, using an app on their smartphone, a student can upload a picture of their Physics homework and a solution is posted within 15 minutes (even for a paper-based question handed out in class). You can’t solve a problem like that without technology. Expert TA addresses these negative aspects of the changing educational landscape, while continuing to build advanced tools designed to help students learn Physics. Did you know that we: a) have automatically graded Vector and Free Body Diagram questions, complete with feedback and partial credit, b) have data-mined every incorrect answer ever submitted, and had experts write specific and Socratic feedback for the top 20 most common wrong answers for each question, c) provide “IBM Watson” style analytics about each class, d) web crawl solution-sharing sites to remove our problems, and e) have an Academic Integrity suite designed to keep students off those sites in the first place? Is your homework system doing everything it can for you and your students? Have lunch with us and see what’s out there.
12:30 PM
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Show/Hide DescriptionSunday, January 7 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Join this special luncheon for high school physics teachers attending the conference for the first time. This luncheon is open to anyone who would like to attend.
12:30 PM
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Show/Hide DescriptionSunday, January 7 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Relax, network and share your experiences and resources with members and friends of the LGBTQ/Physics Community. Light refreshments will be provided.
12:30 PM
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Show/Hide DescriptionAstronomy is one of the most fascinating topics in all of science. This session will discuss a new classroom resource for introducing high school freshman (i.e. grade 9 students) to a range of astronomical topics including stars and stellar evolution, the Milky Way galaxy, exoplanets, and the Big Bang theory. It includes numerous hands-on activities, teaching tips, and a professionally produced classroom video. Presented by Damian Pope, Perimeter Institute, Kelly Foyle, Perimeter Institute
1:00 PM
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Show/Hide DescriptionJoin us as we take a look at the very coolest physics news items over the past year and what is coming next! This session will explore a variety of cutting-edge science subjects for teachers that are looking for current, real-world science connections in their classroom. Uncover what's happening in our world RIGHT NOW, and where we are at the cusp of the next major discovery! Presented by Damian Pope, Perimeter Institute, Kelly Foyle, Perimeter Institute
2:30 PM
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Show/Hide DescriptionSunday, January 7 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - TDIII-D Tokamak, the largest magnetic confinement fusion device in the U.S. provides research results to the world-wide fusion community to advance fusion science and technology. DIII-D is operated by General Atomics for the Department of Energy. During this tour, you will engage in a presentation on plasma and magnetic field interactions, diagnostics used to measure plasma characteristics and the path being used toward the building of ITER - the largest fusion device ever built. Demonstrations will include plasma, magnetic field producing coils, plasma and magnetic field interactions, a cloud chamber to visualize radioactivity, and more. There will be a walking tour of the facility to see the DIII-D Tokamak and its peripheral equipment, a full scale cross sectional model of the machine, control room, power supply areas, and a set of gyrotrons (microwave generators) that are used to put MWs of power into the plasma. Facilitators will discuss how middle and high school teachers and college professors can weave plasma/fusion concepts into their instruction on topics they are already teaching. Attendees MUST wear closed toe shoes and photos are allowed. Due to residual magnetic fields that exist where DIII-D resides, attendees with pacemakers are prohibited from visiting certain parts of the tour.
3:00 PM
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Show/Hide DescriptionSunday, January 7 at 3:45 p.m. - Easy one-button control press the button once to power on the camera and begin capturing video or photo's automatically
Designed to withstand extreme environments and conditions, hero session is waterproof to 33' (10m), no housing needed
Additional GoPro hero session features + benefits below on item page, hero session camera supports up to 128 GB
3:45 PM
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Show/Hide DescriptionSunday, January 7 from 10:00 p.m. to Midnight - Wind down the night and meet new friends with a round of table tennis, foos ball or bring your favorite game and deck of cards.
10:00 PM
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