{"id":507,"date":"2012-03-13T07:59:36","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T11:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aplusphysics.com\/flux\/?p=507"},"modified":"2012-03-13T07:59:37","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T11:59:37","slug":"raptor-physics-teacher-meeting-31012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aplusphysics.com\/flux\/aplusphysics\/raptor-physics-teacher-meeting-31012\/","title":{"rendered":"RAPTOR Physics Teacher Meeting 3\/10\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"toc4\" style=\"font-weight: bold; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px;\"><strong>ANNOUNCEMENTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em;\">\n<li>The\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lle.rochester.edu\/about\/education\/high_school_program.php\" target=\"_blank\">University of Rochester Laser Energetics Lab<\/a> is looking for talented high school juniors for their Laser Energetics Lab summer internship program.<\/li>\n<li>The good folks at\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/hepoutreach.syr.edu\/\">Syracuse University<\/a>are offering a three week\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/quarknet.fnal.gov\/\">QuarkNet<\/a> course this summer, and they would like to get the word out about it.\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phy.syr.edu\/~sblusk\/\">Dr. Steve Blusk <\/a>(a B-meson researcher) is heading up the endeavor, with help from several other professors, including an expert in neutrino research.\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.syracuse.com\/neighbors\/2011\/10\/after_working_with_research_physicists_teacher_is_ready_to_enrich_student_experience.html\">Ranald Bleakley<\/a> (Weedsport High School) and\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2011\/09\/f-m_teacher.html\">Joshua Buchman<\/a> (Fayetteville-Manlius High School) have been working with them all to help make sure that the course will be extremely beneficial to high school teachers. The program is likely to be offered for the next several summers, so it would be great to let people know this will be available.<br \/>Specifics:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/newyorkphysics.wikispaces.com\/file\/view\/SyracuseQuarkNetSummerProgram.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mimeImage\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom; padding: 4px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/mime\/32\/application\/pdf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/newyorkphysics.wikispaces.com\/file\/view\/SyracuseQuarkNetSummerProgram.pdf\">SyracuseQuarkNetSummerProgram.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Three week course (6\/25-7\/13)<br \/>The course will involve lectures on particle physics and particle physics research,\u00a0lots of Q and A,\u00a0fantastic lab experiences related to particle physics research,\u00a0and a three-day detector seminar by\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/ed.fnal.gov\/people\/tom.html\">Tom Jordan<\/a> from QuarkNet.<br \/>$1500 stipend for participants<br \/>(No housing or travel allowance, though, that we know about)<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em;\">\n<li>Thanks to the\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rit.edu\/cos\/physics\/\" target=\"_blank\">RIT Physics Department<\/a> for hosting RAPTOR.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/scollarcity.mspnet.org\/index.cfm\/showcase_member\/user_id-1647\">Steve Whitman<\/a> is working with\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brockport.edu\/physics\/\" target=\"_blank\">SUNY Brockport<\/a> on programs for high school physics teachers to implement\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.design-simulation.com\/ip\/\" target=\"_blank\">Interactive Physics<\/a> effectively in their classrooms.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ggw.org\/~cws\/\" target=\"_blank\">STANYS-CWS<\/a> is also working to network and build collaboration. Get involved!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"toc5\" style=\"font-weight: bold; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px;\"><strong>PROGRAM<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:dfullerton@aplusphysics.com\">Dan Fullerton<\/a> (<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.westirondequoit.org\/ihs\/Science\/Physics\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Irondequoit High School Physics<\/a>) gave a presentation on a developing outreach program at RIT intent on\u00a0<strong>Integrating Semiconductor and Microelectronics in High School Science Courses<\/strong>. Effort is being developed by\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aplusphysics.com\/about\/background.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Fullerton<\/a>, Mike Jackson, and Tom Schulte. Course materials are available on\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/aplusphysics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">APlusPhysics.com<\/a>.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/newyorkphysics.wikispaces.com\/file\/view\/RAPTOR-MicroE-STEP-rev3.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mimeImage\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom; padding: 4px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/mime\/32\/application\/pdf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/newyorkphysics.wikispaces.com\/file\/view\/RAPTOR-MicroE-STEP-rev3.pdf\">RAPTOR-MicroE-STEP-rev3.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/SP2fb267tLk\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<br \/>Link to\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aplusphysics.com\/educators\/STEP.html\">Semiconductor Technology Enrichment Program (STEP) Overview<\/a><br \/>Link to\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aplusphysics.com\/courses\/honors\/microe\/microe.html\">Microelectronics Content Online<\/a> (hardcopy version here\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/aplusphysics.com\/honors\">Honors Physics Essentials<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:steven.manly@rochester.edu\">Dr. Steven Manly<\/a> (<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/\">University of Rochester<\/a> and author of\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Visions-Multiverse-Steven-Manly\/dp\/1601631294\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1331397421&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">Visions of the Multiverse<\/a> and\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Relativity-Quantum-Physics-For-Beginners\/dp\/1934389420\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1331395476&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">Relativity and Quantum Physics for Beginners<\/a>) presented on a series of physics applets useful for helping students visualize concepts:<br \/><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/web.pas.rochester.edu\/~manly\/class\/P114_2010\/Lectures\/Coulomb\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Coulomb<\/a><br \/><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/web.pas.rochester.edu\/~manly\/class\/P114_2010\/Lectures\/EField\/index.html\">Electric field<\/a><br \/><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/web.pas.rochester.edu\/~manly\/class\/P114_2010\/Lectures\/Flux\/index.html\">Electric flux<\/a><br \/><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/web.pas.rochester.edu\/~manly\/class\/P114_2010\/Lectures\/MagneticFields\/index.html\">Charged particle in magnetic field <\/a><br \/><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/web.pas.rochester.edu\/~manly\/class\/P114_2010\/Lectures\/MagnetoStatics\/index.html\">Magnetic field surrounding wire(s)<\/a><br \/><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/web.pas.rochester.edu\/~manly\/class\/P114_2010\/Lectures\/EM1\/index.html\">Electromagnetic plane wave<\/a><br \/><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/web.pas.rochester.edu\/~manly\/class\/P114_2010\/Lectures\/EM2\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Polarization in electromagnetic plane waves<\/a><br \/> <br \/>\n<object width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2nnC9dVo9Sc\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<br \/>He also shared information about the school&#8217;s PREP program, then went into his technical presentation titled\u00a0<em>The Manly Man&#8217;s Guide to the Universe: The intimate relationship between the VERY big and the VERY small.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pas.rochester.edu\/PREP\/\" target=\"_blank\">U of R PREP Program (Pre-college Experience in Physics)<\/a> is a free three-week summer program for 9th and 10th grade women without previous physics experience. The program runs weekdays from 9 am to 3 p.m., featuring speakers, demonstrations, tours, lectures, projects, and social activities. The program is designed to be fun and enriching, and fosters opportunities for attendees to build a peer group (and is not designed as an AP-B prep program). More information is available by contacting\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:connie@pas.rochester.edu\">Connie Jones<\/a> .<br \/> <br \/>\n<object width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/XNYHoSDwlpc\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<br \/><strong>The Manly Man&#8217;s Guide to the Universe: The Intimate Relationship Between the VERY Big and the VERY Small<\/strong><br \/>Particle Physics, The Standard Model, Cosmology, the Big Bang, and how they tie together.<br \/> <br \/>\n<object width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/uEdsvQ-j3bU\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<br \/>Resources:<br \/>Particle Physics Information Sites:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em;\">\n<li><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/hepwww.rl.ac.uk\/public\/Phil\/ppintro\/ppintro.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/hepwww.rl.ac.uk\/public\/Phil\/ppintro\/ppintro.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.particleadventure.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.particleadventure.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>W Map Animations<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em;\">\n<li><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/map.gsfc.nasa.gov\/resources\/animconcepts.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/map.gsfc.nasa.gov\/resources\/animconcepts.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"toc6\" style=\"font-weight: bold; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px;\">SHARING AND DEMONSTRATIONS<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rit.edu\/imagine\/\">ImagineRIT<\/a> May 5 &#8212; demonstrations and activities across campus.<br \/>Next RAPTOR meeting May 12 from 9 am to noon at RIT (Science Bldg, 4th Floor).<br \/><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.williamsoncentral.org\/webpages\/bnoon\/\">Brendan Noon<\/a> demonstrated homemade electroscopes from cans and styrofoam cups as well as\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/JmRRpDGus6I\" target=\"_blank\">activities to build student inquiry and exploration<\/a>developed by\u00a0<a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/a.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 10px; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.warner.rochester.edu\/content\/warnerataglance\/?p=profile&amp;subp=Marrero\">Orlando Marrero<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/newyorkphysics.wikispaces.com\/file\/view\/Electrostatics+Starter.doc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mimeImage\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom; padding: 4px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/i\/mime\/32\/application\/msword.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/newyorkphysics.wikispaces.com\/file\/view\/Electrostatics+Starter.doc\">Electrostatics Starter.doc<\/a><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/JmRRpDGus6I\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Y_G8ZP-QAiU\"><\/embed>co<\/object>\n<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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