Physics Probeware Newsletter: "The Beat Goes On!"

Free, Online Experiment

Beat Frequency with the Xplorer GLX

In this demonstration, students derive the beat frequency with the Xplorer GLX and computer speakers. If you would like to send us a lab using PASCO equipment, attach it to: gclarion@rocklin.k12.ca.us

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Featured Product

Dynamics Track Optics Kit (OS-8471A)

  • Makes your Dynamics Track into an optical bench
  • Use with the new PAStrack, as well as the 1.2 or 2.2 meter Dynamics Tracks
  • Expandable with Basic Optics System components

The PASCO Dynamics Track Optics Kit includes specially designed slides (carriages) that snap on the dynamics track. PASCO Basic Optics components attach directly to the carriage for positioning anywhere on the track.

Includes:

  • Basic Optics Light Source (Point, Luminous Object, Rays, and Primary Colors)
  • Two Adjustable Lens/Mirror Holders
  • Geometric Lens Set (+100 mm, +200 mm, and -150 mm focal length lenses)
  • Viewing Screen
  • Three Optics Carriages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Featured Website

Glenn Elert’s “The Physics HyperTextBook”: Beats

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Finding the Funds

AAPT Venture Fund

The Venture Fund is a resource for AAPT members, created to promote the development and marketing of innovative teaching products and services for physics and other sciences.

How to Apply

You must be a member of the American Association of Physics Teachers to be eligible for grant consideration. Submit a proposal including the following items:

  1. A purpose statement.
  2. A description of the services or products to be marketed.
  3. The names and professional credentials of the individuals involved in the project.
  4. The project timeline.
  5. The product budget.

Please see the AAPT website for a full description of this Venture Fund grant opportunity and submission instructions.

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Physics Professional Organizations

American Association of Physics Teachers

www.aapt.org/

137th AAPT National Meeting
Summer 2008, July 19-23
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

Visit us at our exhibit at the next National meeting. We will be demonstrating our exciting new products!

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PASCO Professional Development

Summer Institutes for 2008 -- Register Now!

Each summer, PASCO offers Summer Institutes -- in-depth training at locations throughout the country as well as at PASCO headquarters in Roseville, California. Return from your Summer Institute with a solid foundation for effectively integrating PASCO probeware into your science curriculum. Visit the Summer Institute web page for the full list of workshops, dates, and locations around the country.

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Submit an Idea

Is there a story, idea or comment you'd like to see included in an upcoming newsletter? Perhaps it's a great website you recently discovered, a funding opportunity that your colleagues might appreciate learning about, or a newsworthy event related to Physics. If you think it's worth sharing in an upcoming newsletter, click below to tell us about it. In addition, if you submit a probeware activity or lab experiment and we publish it, we'll send you a T-shirt and a $100 coupon good for a purchase from PASCO's online store.

Send us an email to: Submit an Idea - Physics.

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