C. Nancee's Educational Transfer Plan

IISME Education Transfer Plan Proposal

Fellow Name: Nancee L. Boice

Sponsor Company: University of California, Santa Cruz.
Institute of Particle Physics (SCIPP)

Mentor Name: Mr. Hartmut Sadrozinski

Category: Curriculum resource

Content Area: Science

Grade Level: 7-12

Title: “Phocus on Physics: Curriculum Resources to Enhance Your Physical World”

Objectives: To create a useful list of resources for educators, visitors, students, research fellows, or anyone who would like background, explanations or curriculum on visiting science/physics institutions. Institutions include but not limited to Santa Cruz Institute for Particle physics (SCIPP), Lawrence Berkeley Lab. (LBL), Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS), Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC), Lick Observatory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Lockheed-Martin, “Physics Day – Great America,” “Exploratiorium,” and “The Tech Museum of Innovation.”

Abstract of plan/project: The resource guide will be available to Physics/Physical Science educators of students 7th=-12th grade. It will be made available for classes or individuals who plan on visiting the fore-mentioned facilities, or for use in teaching/learning aspects of physics to enhance one’s experiences and background education. It may be used as supplementary teaching curriculum, or as pre/post curriculum activities. This may eventually become a “web page.” The list will cover the following four areas of physics: 1) Electronics, 2) Particle Physics, 3) Astrophysics and 4) Newtonian Mechanics.

Resources: The original plan is a printed list distributed to education specialists at the District Level and/ or Physics teachers. This involves phone calls and computer time. The ultimate goal is to create a Web Page. Expenses would consist of printing costs and telephone calls.

Evaluation/Assessment Measure: Survey of involved students/educators as to the appropriateness/usefulness of the curriculum.

Mentor Signature: _______________________________