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In this newsletter
Antarctica News
Central Wisconsin Physics Sharing is meeting Wednesday!
UWRF Needs Digital Help!
Outside My Window: A Look at the Oakwood Village Nature Preserve - a new book by Robert Greenler
Demonstration and Laboratory Techniques in Physics - Summer course at UWO
Collaborate, Inspire & Innovate in Ripon, WI
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Antarctica News
Jim Madsen will deploy to Antarctica with two UWRF students, Dylan Frikken and Samantha Pedek, leaving the USA on December 30, 2016 and returning about January, 26 2017. You can follow their adventure by reading posts at https://i3uwrf.wordpress.com/.
Two high school teachers will be deploying as well with funding from the NSF PolarTREC program. Eric Thuma (https://www.polartrec.com/member/eric-thuma) will work with Jim and colleagues from the University of Delaware and Korea on the neutron monitor project on the coast of Antarctica at McMurdo Station. Kate Miller (https://www.polartrec.com/member/kate-miller) will be at the South Pole working at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
Keep an eye out for announcements for webcasts from Antarctica that you can join (https://icecube.wisc.edu/outreach/webcasts). Presentations are scheduled on December 7, 2016, and January 9 and 19, 2017 so far.
Want a different perspective on living and working in Antarctica? Check out these blogs by people supported by the NSF Artist and Writers program. Maris Wicks writes educational comics, and is currently at McMurdo Station. His blog (http://www.mariswicks.com/blog/) has great photography and illustrations.
 Donald Fortescue is heading for the ice soon, leaving the USA on Friday, December 2, 2016. You can see the incredible craftsmanship of his artistic science instrument and travel with him vicariously as he sets it up to collect data at the South Pole via his blog (http://www.donaldfortescue.com/antarctica). 
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Central Wisconsin Physics Sharing is meeting Wednesday!
The group formerly known as the 'SPASH' Share group
Bookmark www.centralwisconsinphysics.org and follow Twitter handle @centralwisphys
December 7th at SPASH. Sharing will begin at 6:00 pm with social time starting at 5:30.
Newbies and veterans alike are encouraged to attend.
Signs will be visible leading you to room 2342 upstairs. Park and enter through the main doors at the front of the building. Beverages and light snacks will be provided. Contact Dan Hagstrom for more info!
Emphasis for this meeting will be on:
1. rotation & circular motion
2. centripetal acceleration & force
3. center of gravity & torque
4. gravitation, tides, orbital mechanics
5. impulse & momentum, collisions
6. use of simulations in class
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UWRF Needs Digital Help!
The Physics Department is looking for someone (master degree or higher) to teach Digital Electronics in the spring. The class meets 3 hours per week, with two additional sections of lab that meet 2 hours each, for a total of 7 hours in-class per week. Matt Vonk, who normally teaches the course, will make all his class notes and activities available, and will be a virtual advisor from Europe. Contact Jim Madsen (james....@uwrf.edu if you are interested.
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For more frequent news, or to post your physics news and events like the WAPT Facebook Page! This page also posts to our website! Help us promote physics!
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Outside My Window: A Look at the Oakwood Village Nature Preserve
By Robert Greenler
Many of us have crossed paths with Dr. Greenler through his seemingly lifelong membership in WAPT, his steady leadership of "The Science Bag" at UW-Milwaukee, or through his previous books "Rainbows, Halos and Glories" and "Chasing the Rainbow: Recurrences in the Life of a Scientist". Hi newest book I would describe as essays from an observational scientist, and reminded me as I read it that we can all see wonderment and beauty in the science we see around us.
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Physics/Astronomy 335/535
Demonstration and Laboratory Techniques in Physics
University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh
Spring 2017 (3 credits)
Physics/Astronomy 335/535 is a dual-level course for prospective and practicing teachers on classroom technology, hands-on activities/laboratories, and demonstrations (grades 6-12). Participants will be exposed to the model-centered method of instruction for physics and physical science, and learn to write successful grants to obtain new classroom technology. The course meets Monday evenings, 6-10 p.m., Feb – April, 2017. (Daycare by arrangement.) Prerequisite: A one-year university course in algebra-based physics.
Physics 335/535 is taught by Dr. Mark Lattery, professor of physics and author of Deep Learning in Introductory Physics (Information Age Publishing, 2016). Dr. Lattery has worked in teacher professional development for nearly 20 years, and is currently the President of the Wisconsin Association of Physics Teachers.
If you are interested in taking Physics 335/535 and/or receiving the Lab and Demo newsletter, please email Dr. Lattery at lat...@uwosh.edu.
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Collaborate, Inspire & Innovate in Ripon, WI
Proposals for the Collaborate, Inspire & Innovate conference being held on July 26-27th, 2017 are now being accepted! They are looking for ideas in innovative teaching & learning. Please consider submitting a proposal to share the awesome things you do with the attendees. The lead presenter will have free registration to the two day conference! Proposals are due on December 31st, 2016and the form can be found on our website at www.collaborateinspireinnovate.com under "Sessions".
"Collaborate, Inspire & Innovate is an education conference focusing on innovative ways of teaching and learning, and finding ways to empower all learners to be advocates for divergent thinking & creating real change."
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