By Marina Milner-Bolotin on December 16, 2011
Dear Physics Teachers in BC and around the world: BCAPT Executive Board members would like to wish you a very happy, healthy and relaxing holiday season. May 2012 bring us everything we are wishing for in our personal life and at school. May 2012 bring us great physics students, colleagues and interesting physics ideas. May […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on December 6, 2011
Our own Peter Hopkinson has been awarded a Distinguished Service Citation from AAPT!On behalf of BCAPT we would like to congratulate Peter and wish him many more years of inspiring new generations of physics students and teachers! Please read the official news release by AAPT below. 2012 AAPT Distinguished Service Citation to be Presented to […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on December 6, 2011
AAPT Winter 2012 Meeting is coming soon to Ontario, California. December 7th is the last day for Early Bird Registration. Please consider registering. This is going to be a very exciting event!
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on November 6, 2011
On October 21-22, 2011 BCAPT took an active part in the Science Teachers’ Conference – Catalyst 2011. The Conference was organized by BC Science Teachers’ Association (BCScTA) and it took place in H.J. Cambie High School in Richmond. Physics was well represented at the event from excellent plenary and key note addresses to numerous presentations […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on October 22, 2011
BCAPT had a very successful representation at the Catalyst 2011 conference of the BC Science Teachers’ Association (BCScTA). Physics was one of the most successful trends during the two day event. We had a number of very successful presentations and were able to share our passion for physics teachers with science teachers all across the […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on October 22, 2011
Simon Fraser University invites you to explore Spooktacular Science on October 29. To find out more about it, visit their web site: http://www.physics.sfu.ca/about/outreach/spook
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on October 21, 2011
Dear colleagues: I am so happy to share with you the great news I just received from the AAPT Office. Our own Peter Hopkinson has been recognized by the AAPT with the Distinguished Service Citation: http://www.aapt.org/aboutaapt/hopkinson_DSC_pr20111021.cfm Most of you know Peter in person. He is one of the most knowledgeable, inspirational, supportive and funny physics […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on September 30, 2011
Winter 2012 AAPT Meeting will take place from February 4-8, 2012 in Ontario, California (WM12AAPT) WM12 Theme: The Wave Nature of Light & Matter Maxwell’s equations, which made possible a unifying leap from electricity and magnetism to electromagnetic waves, and an understanding of light, were published 150 years ago. Further, 2012 is the 75th anniversary of […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on September 16, 2011
FRONTIERS OF MODERN PHYSICS TRIUMF_Flyer_2011_2012 TRIUMF, UBC and SFU are proud to present the 2010-2011 Saturday morning lecture series on frontiers of modern physics. The lectures will at be a level appropriate for high school students and members of the general public. This year, parallel lecture series will be held at TRIUMF on the UBC […]
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By Marina Milner-Bolotin on September 14, 2011
A free public lecture intended for high school physics teachers will be given on Tuesday 4 October, 4:30 p.m. at the Univ. of British Columbia by Prof. Peter Taylor. The purpose of the lecture is to introduce high school physics teachers to a new video on wind energy for use in Canadian high schools, as […]
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