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Outreach

Science Posse 2011-2012:

• Orienteering: Lesson, Student Handout

Performed:

• CSI Wyoming: Ballistics Curriculum
• AstroLab Lesson, Computer Lab
• Color and Light Lesson
• Science Day Demos
• Simple Machines Lesson
• Planetarium Lesson
• Orienteering/Navigation Activity
• E&M Lecture/Lab Physical Science Curriculum

Planned Ideas:

• Light and Wind: Two of Wyoming's Most Abundant Natural Resources:
  • Explore Demos: Solar powered fan, Windmill turns on light bulb
  • Explain Concepts: Types of Energy, Energy Conversion, Circuits
• Exploring the Sun:
  • Explore Demos: Build a Spectroscope, Energy emission from gaseous materials
  • Explain Concepts: About the Sun, The atomic model, The Electromagnetic Spectrum - The energy of sunlight and How we see the energy gaseous materials give off
• Perpetual Motion?
  • Explore Demos: Build a simple heat engine
  • Explain Concepts: Laws of Thermodynamics (Conservation of Energy), Simple engines

New Ideas:

• How the balance of potential and kinetic energy keep the Earth/planets orbiting around the sun.
• How the kinetic energy of a bullet can kill a bear.
• How electrical circuits utilize the law of conservation of energy.

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Email: scales@uwyo.edu
Snail Mail:
University of Wyoming
Physics and Astronomy
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071