Event |
Date: | Thursday November 15 2012 |
Time: | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
Place: | Aurora Room |
Topic: | Using the GalileoScope to Teach Grades 9-10 Optics and Astronomy |
The GalileoScope is a replica of Galileo's telescope. It is optimized for educational use and costs about $30. We have developed a curriculum-linked, activity-based guide to using the GalileoScope to teach the grade 9-10 Optics and Astronomy strands. | |
Presenter: | Olga Michalopoulos |
Date: | Thursday November 15 2012 |
Time: | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Place: | International C Room |
Topic: | Perimeter Institute: Now in French! (French Session) |
Perimeter Institute now offers several of its resources in French. In this session, you will hear about the available resources. Each participant will receive a copy of our French resources: Quantum Reality, Dark Matter, GPS, and Particle Physics. | |
Presenter: | Damian Pope |
Associate Presenter: | Dennis Mercier |
Date: | Friday November 16 2012 |
Time: | 10:00 am - 11:00 am |
Place: | London Room |
Topic: | Getting the HOTS for Physics |
If Higher Order Thinking Skills*(HOTS) are hot on your menu, this is the place for you. Simmering the finest in brain and pedagogical research, Dave has prepared classroom delicacies to entice student engagement and analytical reasoning. Eat fresh. | |
Presenter: | Dave Doucette |
Date: | Friday November 16 2012 |
Time: | 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm DOUBLE |
Place: | Paris Room |
Topic: | Hands-On Relativity: Linking Web-Based Resources and Student Centred Learning |
YouTube videos connect the classroom to the real world . We will use these videos as a source of real world physics problems. In small groups, we will use whiteboards to analyse these problems and also to learn how to examine the videos critically. | |
Presenter: | Roberta Tevlin |
Date: | Saturday November 17 2012 |
Time: | 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Place: | Ottawa Room |
Topic: | YouTube Physics |
This workshop will introduce you to a scaffolded set of seven lessons that link the best free web-based resources in relativity. The resources will be explored through student-centred activities and discussions. Full support materials will be provided. | |
Presenter: | James Ball |