[Phys-l] Why Take Physics - FREE Poster from the AAPT

[Jane Jackson <jane.jackson@asu.edu>]

Order some FREE "Why Take Physics" posters.

AAPT in partnership with APS and ComPADRE has a new tool to help 
students understand why it is important to take physics.

This large, colorful, humorous poster presents the "Top Ten Reasons 
to Take Physics".

The poster was mailed with the January 2010 issue of THE PHYSICS TEACHER.

The poster can be shipped to your school, free; order them at
    http://www.aps.org/programs/education/posters.cfm

I suggest that you order them for your chemistry teachers, your 
physical science teachers, and counselors, if they are willing. 
Marilyn Gardner, the AAPT Director of Communications, told me 
recently that they have MANY of this poster on hand.

BTW, at that webpage, you can download a pdf of the poster. Send it 
as an attachment to science/math colleagues and students; they'll 
laugh!
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cheers,
Jane
Jane Jackson, Co-Director, Modeling Instruction Program
Box 871504, Dept. of Physics, ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287
   Jane.Jackson@asu.edu   http://modeling.asu.edu
Modeling is about making and using scientific descriptions (models) 
of physical phenomena and processes. Modeling Instruction is an 
inquiry method for teaching science by actively engaging students in 
all aspects of scientific modeling.