Re: Physics education

[Larry Woolf <larry.woolf@GAT.COM>]

For those who don't get Physics Today, the article on K-8 science education
is on line at:
http://www.aip.org/pt/vol-54/iss-9/p44.html

Another relevant article on involving scientists in K-8 science education is
at:
http://www.aps.org/units/fed/summer2001/schultz.html

Additional information about the Teacher Scientist Alliance program of the
American Physical Society is at:
http://www.aps.org/educ/program.html

As a participant in essentially all aspects of the Teacher Scientist
Alliance program, I highly recommend it.  As a direct result of this
program, San Diego now has a large number of K-6 districts using hands-on
inquiry based science programs with materials distribution centers; an NSF
grant (GK-12 program) to involve graduate and undergraduate science majors
in K-6 science education (http://www.sdsa.org/pisces/index.html), and the
adoption of a physics first approach for San Diego City Schools.

Dr. Lawrence D. Woolf; General Atomics; 3550 General Atomics Court, San
Diego, CA 92121; Phone:858-455-4475; FAX:858-455-4268;
http://www.sci-ed-ga.org

-----Original Message-----
From: SSHS KPHOX
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 4:15 PM
Subject: Physics education

> You have probably seen the article in Physics Today, but take a look at
> the latest science.  There is a section on K-12 education with a nice
> article about physics education from PSSC to the present.