NJAAPT

 

Upcoming events

    • 11 Oct 2023
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    The school year is well under way. NJAAPT has some workshops under way and others planned. What would help you the most (other than a time machine and a winning lottery ticket)?

    Bring a success, a question, a plan, or a struggle, and definitely bring yourself!

    • 14 Oct 2023
    • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Bernards High School
    • 23
    Register

    Significant changes are coming to ALL AP Physics courses starting Fall of 2024. This workshop will provide an overview of the changes and opportunities to discuss/share with veteran readers and other AP Physics teachers their experiences and thoughts from both teaching the courses and grading the exams. This is NOT an official AP workshop.

    • 04 Nov 2023
    • 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Montclair High School
    Register

    We are thrilled to invite you to a dynamic event dedicated to enhancing the teaching of momentum and related topics.  (Collisions, explosions, center of mass, impulse, conservation of momentum, etc.)  Join us for a day of collaborative learning, insightful discussions, and hands-on experiences that will energize your physics classroom.

    We will target this discussion to be relevant for all levels of physics teaching.

    This is a sharing event in which the participants will be encouraged (but not required) to present any teaching strategies or materials that they use when teaching this topic. Teachers will also be invited to discuss their biggest hurdles when teaching this material.

    Labs and Demos will be setup in the classroom and teachers will have an opportunity to experiment with these. Labs will be presented with a variety of lab equipment so that teachers can find the approach that works best for their classes and districts.

    Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow physics teachers to exchange ideas, concerns, and successes.


    • 13 Jan 2024
    • 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
    • Bayonne High School, 669 Avenue A, Bayonne, NJ 07002
    Register

    We look forward to your school's participation at this event.  The competition is a lot of fun and your students will meet, share experiences, and compete with other students from other high schools in New Jersey.


    This is for the NJ Olympics North/Central Jersey at Bayonne High School (Hudson County)

    Light morning refreshments will be provided.

    This year's events are: 

    1. FERMI QUESTIONS: To estimate the order of magnitude of a quantity that is difficult or impossible to measure.
    2.  GRAB BAG EVENT: Will be announced the day of the event!
    3. AIR-POWERED RACERTo design and construct an air-powered vehicle that will race through a fixed linear distance in the shortest period of time.
    4. INERTIA BALL: To push a bowling ball around a course as quickly as possible by touching it only with a broom.
    5. MARBLE COASTER: To construct a track along which a marble will be in motion for the longest period of time.
    6. PAPER HELICOPTER: To build a slow descent paper helicopter to fall a distance between 3 and 4 meters in the longest time interval. 

    Detailed rules for each event can be found on the website under the "Events / Physics Olympics 2024" section.   Link here.

    To ask questions about the rules, go to the "Forum" section of the website (Top menu/Forum).  Link here.

    • To receive replies via email from the forum, you must “subscribe” to the forum.  
    • It is the team’s responsibility to periodically check in or inquire about changes and clarifications to the rules.
    • Note – the deadline for submitting questions about individual events is mid-November (11/19).  After that date, questions cannot be addressed due to committee meeting dates/holidays.


    Please print Media Release forms for students/parents to sign and bring signed forms to the competition.  Winning teams are photographed.  Students with release forms will be included in the photographs of winning teams.  Forms can be printed out from rules page.


    Registration info:

    Signing up is free for NJAAPT members.   (Go to njaapt.org to join or renew membership)

    Each school can bring up to 4 teams. A team can consist of up to 6 students. Students will not be permitted to switch teams. Teachers will be required to submit a list of student names for each team they are bringing during registration. 

    Each team that you bring must be registered as a Guest--do not forget to register your teams !!     (2 teams = 2 guests;  a team = 1-6 students).   

    Early Registration:   $30 per team  (on or before December 3). 

    Regular Registration:  $40 per team  (after December 3) 

    Final registration deadline:   Jan 5

    All teams must be registered and paid in advance.  

    There will be no on-site registration.



    • 13 Jan 2024
    • 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
    • Timber Creek High School, 501 Jarvis Rd, Sicklerville, NJ 08081
    Register

    We look forward to your school's participation at this event.  The competition is a lot of fun and your students will meet, share experiences, and compete with other students from other high schools in New Jersey.


    This is for the NJ Olympics South Jersey at Timber Creek High School (Camden County)

    Light morning refreshments will be provided.

    This year's events are: 

    1. FERMI QUESTIONS: To estimate the order of magnitude of a quantity that is difficult or impossible to measure.
    2. GRAB BAG EVENTWill be announced the day of the event!
    3. AIR-POWERED RACER: To design and construct an air-powered vehicle that will race through a fixed linear distance in the shortest period of time.
    4. INERTIA BALL: To push a bowling ball around a course as quickly as possible by touching it only with a broom.
    5. MARBLE COASTER: To construct a track along which a marble will be in motion for the longest period of time.
    6. PAPER HELICOPTER: To build a slow descent paper helicopter to fall a distance between 3 and 4 meters in the longest time interval. 

    Detailed rules for all events can be found on the website under the "Events / Physics Olympics 2024" section.   Link here.

    To ask questions about the rules, go to the "Forum" section of the website (Top menu/Forum).  Link here.

    • To receive replies via email from the forum, you must “subscribe” to the forum.  
    • It is the team’s responsibility to periodically check in or inquire about changes and clarifications to the rules.
    • Note – the deadline for submitting questions about individual events is mid-November (11/19).  After that date, questions cannot be addressed due to committee meeting dates/holidays.


    Please print Media Release forms for students/parents to sign and bring signed forms to the competition.  Winning teams are photographed.  Students with release forms will be included in the photographs of winning teams.  Forms can be printed out from rules page.


    Registration info:

    Signing up is free for NJAAPT members.   (Go to njaapt.org to join or renew membership)

    Each school can bring up to 4 teams. A team can consist of up to 6 students. Students will not be permitted to switch teams. Teachers will be required to submit a list of student names for each team they are bringing during registration. 

    Each team that you bring must be registered as a Guest--do not forget to register your teams !!     (2 teams = 2 guests;  a team = 1-6 students).   

    Early Registration:   $30 per team  (on or before December 3). 

    Regular Registration:  $40 per team  (after December 3) 

    Final registration deadline:   Jan 5

    All teams must be registered and paid in advance.  

    There will be no on-site registration.



Past events

30 Sep 2023 Artificial Intelligence in Physics Education – Opportunities and Challenges
14 Sep 2023 September Cracker Barrel
18 Jul 2023 Quarknet Lecture: Understanding Dwarf Galaxies to Understand Dark Matter
19 May 2023 "Make-n-Take" event. Easy & inexpensive items to make for physics class or club
11 May 2023 May Cracker Barrel
17 Mar 2023 Dinner Meeting: NASA's New Space Telescope Powerhouse - JWST
07 Mar 2023 March Cracker Barrel
24 Feb 2023 Demo Night, 2023
09 Feb 2023 February Cracker Barrel
21 Jan 2023 2023 NJ Physics Olympics --- South Jersey
21 Jan 2023 2023 NJ Physics Olympics --- North/Central Jersey
11 Jan 2023 January Cracker Barrel
13 Dec 2022 December Cracker Barrel
09 Nov 2022 November Cracker Barrel
05 Nov 2022 Workshop Teaching Energy to ALL Levels
15 Oct 2022 Maximizing the Effectiveness of your Physics Labs
13 Oct 2022 October Cracker Barrel
15 Sep 2022 September Cracker Barrel
08 Apr 2022 Demo Night, 2022
02 Apr 2022 2022 NJ Physics Olympics - North Jersey
02 Apr 2022 2022 NJ Physics Olympics --- South Jersey
09 Mar 2022 March Cracker Barrel
08 Feb 2022 February Cracker Barrel
13 Jan 2022 January Cracker Barrel
08 Dec 2021 December Cracker Barrel
09 Nov 2021 November Cracker Barrel
21 Oct 2021 Physics Olympics 2022 Info Session
14 Oct 2021 October Cracker Barrel
09 Sep 2021 September Cracker Barrel
12 Aug 2021 August Cracker Barrel
19 Jul 2021 Advanced Quantum Computing for High School Teachers
08 Jul 2021 July Cracker Barrel
28 Jun 2021 Introduction to Quantum Computing for High School Teachers
10 Jun 2021 June Cracker Barrel
13 May 2021 May Cracker Barrel
08 Apr 2021 April Cracker Barrel
11 Mar 2021 March Cracker Barrel
27 Feb 2021 NJ Physics Olympics 2021 -- Virtual
23 Feb 2021 NJAAPT Exec Board Meeting 02/23/21
11 Feb 2021 Cracker Barrel
02 Feb 2021 Physics Olympics 2021 instructor's meeting
13 Jan 2021 Cracker Barrel
18 Nov 2020 EdPuzzle and Cracker Barrel
29 Oct 2020 Using Simulations for Exploratory Virtual Labs CrackerBarrel
20 Oct 2020 NJAAPT Exec Board Meeting 10/20/20
15 Oct 2020 NearPod & CrackerBarrel
01 Oct 2020 SGOs & Cracker Barrel 10/01
23 Sep 2020 Executive Board Meeting 9/23/20
22 Sep 2020 Distance Teaching Series: Labs - Part 2
17 Sep 2020 Cracker Barrel 9/17/20
25 Aug 2020 Remote Physics Teaching Series #5: Preparation of Resources
20 Aug 2020 Executive Board Meeting - Zoom
19 Aug 2020 Remote Physics Teaching Series #4: Student Engagement
12 Aug 2020 Remote Physics Teaching Series #3: Assessment
28 Jul 2020 Remote Physics Teaching Series: Labs
23 Jul 2020 NJAAPT Section(Business) Meeting
07 Jul 2020 Resources for Remote Physics Teaching: Cracker Barrel
29 Jun 2020 Quantum Computing Workshop- June 29 to July 9 (Excluing July 3) 9:30AM-11:30AM Each Day
24 Jun 2020 Teaching Physics in a Virtual Environment: Pilot Meeting
04 Apr 2020 CANCELLED: NJAAPT Spring Meeting 2020: Bridging Connections
21 Feb 2020 Demo Night, 2020
18 Feb 2020 Physics Teachers Sharing Session
05 Feb 2020 Physics Sharing Session
18 Jan 2020 NJ Physics Olympics 2020 --- North / Central New Jersey
18 Jan 2020 NJ Physics Olympics 2020 --- South Jersey
03 Dec 2019 Physics Sharing Session
23 Nov 2019 The Bridges of Manhattan
29 Oct 2019 Physics Sharing Session
05 Oct 2019 Foutan Circuit - Make & Take Workshop
20 Sep 2019 Kickoff the School Year with Dave's Demo Show with Treats!
17 Jul 2019 A 1-Day Physics Meeting: Afternoon:Quarknet and Particle Physics, Evening: The Physicists in the Basement of New Castle
26 Apr 2019 Dinner Meeting/ Speaker + Workshop
13 Apr 2019 Workshop: "The Spreadsheet Lab Manual"-- Expanding Spreadsheet Modeling Capability in High School Physics
06 Apr 2019 Foutan Circuit - Make & Take Workshop
22 Mar 2019 Demo Night, 2019
19 Jan 2019 NJ Physics Olympics 2019 --- South Jersey
19 Jan 2019 NJ Physics Olympics 2019 --- North / Central New Jersey
15 Dec 2018 Holiday TED Talk Extravaganza
16 Nov 2018 Regional AAPT Meeting Nov 16 & 17, 2018
13 Oct 2018 Workshop: "The Spreadsheet Lab Manual"-- Expanding Spreadsheet Modeling Capability in High School Physics
28 Sep 2018 Dave's Demo Show
18 Jul 2018 A 1 Day Physics Meeting - Afternoon: Quarknet and Particle Physics, Evening: Current Tension in Cosmology - A Panel Presentation and Discussion
27 Jun 2018 Sharing Session -- Starting the Year Off Right !
02 Jun 2018 Grading and Assessment Practices Discussion + Make & Take
20 Apr 2018 DARK MATTER -- Oren Slone, Dinner Speaker
24 Mar 2018 NJAAPT Spring Meeting 2018: Cumulative Assessment in Science, Make 'n Takes
09 Feb 2018 Demo Night, 2018
13 Jan 2018 NJ Physics Olympics --- North/Central Jersey 2018
13 Jan 2018 NJ Physics Olympics --- South Jersey 2018
08 Dec 2017 Physics Film Fiesta / Holiday Party
02 Dec 2017 STEAMing PHYSICS Through Inquiry
21 Oct 2017 Video Analysis In Your Classroom
28 Jun 2017 Get Your Graph On !
03 Jun 2017 Adding Inquiry to Physics First
17 Mar 2017 Spring Meeting 2017: Gravitational Waves(Fri 3/17) & New Approaches In Physics Education (Sat 3/18)
03 Feb 2017 Demo Show 2017
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