Physics Workshops for the Twenty-First Century Project
A Project of Joliet Junior College (IL), Lee College
(TX), and the National Science Foundation
Overview Schedule
Microcomputer-Based Laboratories (MBL) Workshop
April 18-20, 2002
Vernier Software & Technology
Thursday
AM 8:00 Vans leave
Ramada Inn for Vernier S&T CJH
& TLO
8:15 Registration
at Vernier S&T CJH
& TLO
8:30 Welcome,
Introductions & Project Overview CJH,
TLO & DV
10:00 Overview
and Introduction to MBL Technology and Curriculum TLO, RT, CJH &
DS
11:00 Kinematics RT,
DS, TLO & CJH
PM 12:00 Lunch/Sharing
at Vernier S&T CJH,
TLO & DV
1:00 Newton’s
Laws RT,
DS, TLO & CJH
4:00 Energy
& Momentum RT,
TLO, DS & CJH
6:00 Supper/Sharing
at the TBA CJH
& TLO
EVE 7:30 Implementation
and getting $upport CJH,
TLO, RT & DS
8:30 Assessment CJH,
TLO, RT & DS
9:30 Vans leave
for Ramada Inn TLO
& CJH
10:15 Optional open discussion at the Ramada Inn TLO & CJH
AM 8:00 Vans leave
Ramada Inn for Vernier S&T CJH
& TLO
8:30 Electric
Circuits DS,
RT, CJH & TLO
10:30 Magnetism CJH
& TLO
PM 12:00 Lunch at Vernier
S&T
CJH, & TLO
1:00 Heat and
Temperature DS,
RT, TLO & CJH
3:00 Nuclear
Radiation JG,
RT & CJH
4:00 Sound &
Waves TLO,
RT, DS & CJH
6:00 Supper/Sharing
at Vernier S&T DV,
CJH & TLO
EVE 7:30 Tour of
Vernier S&T DV
9:30 Vans leave
for Ramada Inn TLO
& CJH
10:15 Optional open discussion TLO & CJH
AM 8:00 Vans leave
Ramada Inn for Vernier S&T CJH
& TLO
(Participants
not staying Saturday need to check out & bring luggage)
8:30 Rotational
Motion CJH,
TLO & RT
10:00 Calculator
& Remote data collection plus other sensors RS,
DV & RT
11:45 Pizza Lunch
at Vernier S&T CJH,
& TLO
PM 12:30 Palm
Handheld and LabVIEW data collection plus other new developments DV
2:30 Q & A CJH,
TLO, RT, DV & DS
3:15 Wrap-Up CJH
& TLO
4:00 Workshop
ends CJH
& TLO
EVE 6:00 Leave for
Supper (optional) CJH
& TLO
Sunday
AM Participants
take MAX to airport
CJH - Curtis Hieggelke, TLO - Tom O'Kuma, RT - Ron
Thornton, DS-David Sokoloff
DV – David Vernier, RS-Rick Sorensen, JG-John
Gastineau
Updated 4/9/02