2004 STAV/AIP Physics Teachers Conference Between the time when no one knows and the time when everyone knows, the Physicist knows.

Conference News w Conference Program The folded A3 sheet contains: the program with venues indicated, space for evaluation of each session, Information on the AIP Education Committee Map of the venues on the back page

Addition to the Conference Program B14A4 Repeated PL4/26 Practical Ideas for new Content Areas, AIP Ed Comm Already filled. 30 pages of prac notes is on the website.

Room Changes 2:15 session B3 3 Hands on Datalogging Experiments PL3/26 to G14/60 B10 Hands On Photonics (Senko Components) PL4/26  PL3/26

Meet the Examiners Roy Burrows’ B1 session will be repeated. Date: Friday, 13th Feb Time: 7:30pm Venue: Convention Centre, Sunshine Campus,Victoria University Ballarat Rd, Sunshine Cost: $10, no need to book.

Conference News Please hand in your Evaluation Sheet at the end of the Conference. It gives valuable feedback to the presenters and organisers.

Conference News Want to find out who is teaching in your neighbouring schools? Then check the Conference participant list (Excel file sorted by postcode) on our vicphysics.org website. The list will be updated with the Detailed Studies selections after the conference.

Support for Schools doing the “Synchrotron” The AIP Education Committee is purchasing a number of copies of the award winning CD- ROM “Exploring matter with Synchrotron Light” produced ESRF. The AIP will loan copies to Pilot Schools this year, and make them available to a number of schools next year. If interested for this year, contact Dan O’Keeffe at

Physics Website - New Features w Handouts from June 2003 PD Event w Worked Solutions for Units 3 & 4 Exams Physics: Know your world to change your world

Switch On To Physics w An event promoting physics to Year 10 students supported by AIP w Students each construct, use and take home two scientific devices w Held at a University campus with university staff and students as supervisors w See Newsletter for contact details Physics is great - 40 orders of magnitude can’t be wrong

Where can I find the slogans at the bottom of the slides? Check our website and select “Careers”. Over 50 slogans available Physics makes countries clever

Physics Gymnasium w Stimulating lectures and events for students at Melbourne University w Held monthly beginning at 7.00pm w First event: Weds, 18 th Feb w A/Prof Lloyd Hollenberg The exciting new era of quantum computing w Second event: Weds, 17 th March Dr Andrew Melatos Neutron stars: extreme physics

AIP Education Sub-Committee w Find out what they do at : w w If interested in participating, see page 3 of Program/Evaluation Sheet Stand on the shoulders of giants - get a physics degree

AIP Education Sub-Committee Physics News by An electronic newsletter is sent to over 200 physics teachers at least once a term. To be a recipient, Dan O’Keeffe at

Physics Youth Lectures w A series of 3 lectures for regional students. w Last year’s lecturer Dr Lloyd Hollenberg will demonstrate The Physics of the Didgeridoo at Sale later this year. This year’s lecturer and venues are to be determined.

2005: International Year of Physics 100 years since Einstein’s papers. w How should teachers and schools celebrate? w Events?, competitions?, speakers? etc w What would you like? Specific suggestions welcome, send to: Helen Lye,