Friday afternoon 19 February and Saturday 20 February: Monash University, Clayton, Victoria

2016 STAV/VicPhysPhysics in General Science (PIGS) Conference

The Physics in General Science Program includes

• FourafternoonsessionswithanemphasisonthenewVictorianCurriculumstartingin2017,

• Addresson‘TeachingLight’byDrChristinaHart• Karaoke:Shortpresentationsinthreeadjacentandlinkedvenues,• Over15workshopsacrosstwosessionsspecificallyforYears7-10.• ASaturdayprogramofexcursiontoQuantumVicoria,tasterat

VSSECandamedicalphysicsin-serviceatPeterMacCallumCancerCentre.

Formoredetails:www.vicphysics.org/pigs2016.htmlVicphysicsTeachers’NetworkInc.www.vicphysics.org

Conference Program

Friday Day Program1:20 Registration1:45 AddressonTeachingLight2:50 KaraokeSession3:50 AfternoonTea/Displays4:20 Workshops:SessionC5:20 Workshops:SessionD

6:20 Finish

Saturday Program9:00 QuantumVictoria-60minutes11:00 MedicalPhysicsISE-2hourpresentation2:00 VSSEC-90minutepresentation

Wireless Internet and laptops at the ConferenceWirelessinternetisavailabletoparticipants,ausernameandpasswordwillbeneeded.Tostorelaptopsduringtheday,laptoplockerswithpowerareavailableatnocost.LockersneedtobebookedontheApplicationForm.KeyscanbepickedupatRegistration.

Each participant will have web access on the Vicphysics website to proceedings from the VCE Physics conference as part of their registration. The Physics Science Teachers’ Conference is an approved professional learning activity.

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Registrationinformation,LaTrobeUniversityMapandallconferenceinformationisavailableontheScience Victoria website: www.sciencevictoria.com.au/conferences.html

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2016 STAV/VicPhys Physics in General Science (PIGS) Conference

The Energy Spectrum as a sub-theme in Unit 1 PhysicsDan O’Keeffe, Vicphysics Teachers’ NetworkThispresentationwillidentifyhowtheconceptofanEnergySpectrumcanbereferredtoanumberoftimesinUnit1,inparticularthatthepresenceofadiscretespectrumimpliestheexistenceofaninternalstructure.

Physics Equipment LibraryKristian Grayson, Vicphysics Teachers’ NetworkAprogressreportonthedevelopmentofaPhysicsEquipmentLibrarythatwillenableschoolstododemonstrationswithequipmenttheycouldnotafford.

The Just-in-Time Teaching Approach for VCE PhysicsMilorad Cerovac, King David SchoolJust-in-TimeTeaching(orJiTT)isapedagogicalapproachtoteachingthataimstoimprovestudentlearningthroughtheuseofbriefonlinequestionswhicharecompletedbythestudentathome.Theresultsarethenanalysedbytheteacherpriortothenextclass.ThisthenassiststheteacherinformulatingalessonwhichbetteraddressesanylearningissuesrevealedbytheJiTTquestions.ThissessionwillprovideaninsightintotheJiTTapproachtoteachingVCEPhysics,withexamplesofJiTTquestionsandfeedbackfromstudents.Theapproachcanalsobeusedatjuniorlevels.

European Tour: ‘The history of the Scientific Revolution’, Sept 2016.Russell Downie, formerly PLCRussellDownieisorganisingaEuropeantouronthethemeof‘Thehistoryofthescientificrevolution’forSeptember.Thetourisforteachersandanyothersinterested.Thepresentationwillgivedetailstourincludingitinerary,costs,etc.Detailsareathttp://www.vicphysics.org/european-scientific-revolution-tour1.html

My Ongoing Experiences in the Flipped ClassroomSpiros Liacos, Cheltenham Secondary CollegeAtitsmostbasiclevel,flippingyourclassroommeanspassingovertheinstructionalsideofteachingtorobots,videos,webpages,booksandothermedia,soastobeabletodevotemoretimeandenergytohelpingstudentsdevelopandmasternewskills.Sohoweffectiveisit?It’sgoingtotakeover!

Participation in VCE Sciences: Past, Present and FutureDan O’Keeffe, Vicphysics Teachers’ NetworkThispresentationwilllookattheparticipationinYear12Sciencesoverthelast50years,identifyingsignificanteventsandoveralltrends,aswellasanindepthanalysisofthetransitionfromYear10toYear11sciencesandontoYear12sciences.ProjectionsofYear12numbersintheSciencesoverthenext10yearsisalsoprovided.

Exploring students’ misconceptions with www.diagnoser.com for Forces in Year 8 to 10Dan O’Keeffe, Vicphysics Teachers’ NetworkThewebsite,diagnoser.com,canprovideusefulinformationtotheteacheronthespecificideasthatyourstudentsbringtoclassaswellasprovidingstrategiestocorrectthemandassesswhetherthestrategieshavebeensuccessful.

Graphing Real World MotionSpiros Liacos, Cheltenham Secondary CollegeHerearesomepracsandactivitiesthatwillallowyoutoinjectalittlemorereal-worldPhysicsintoyourclassroom.AnalyseUsainBolt’s100msprintandthelaunchofNASA’sSpaceShuttle,findouthowfastyoucanthrow,andmarvelattheelegantbeautyofaverticallymovingprojectile.

FAR LabsDr David Hoxley, Latrobe UniversityTheFARLabsprojectenablesstudentsandteacherstoaccessresearchandteachingequipmentfromanywhereinAustraliaviaarobustwebinterfacewithminimalbandwidthrequirements.Howisthisdone?Thispresentationincludesadescriptionoftheworkingsofthewebsite,thevirtualmachinesandhowtheexperimentswereenabledforremoteaccess.

Descriptions of Workshop SessionsG: Years 7 - 12, M: Yrs 7 - 10, C: Commercial, BYOD: Bring your own Device (optional)

Physics Karaoke 2:50pm (G)12fifteenminutepresentationsinthreeadjacentvenues.Somewillbeofgeneralinterest,othersforYears7-10andsomeforVCEPhysics.Participantswillbefreetomovefromvenuetovenueduringthehour,sothereisnoneedtomakeaselectionontheapplicationform.Thesearethepresentationssofarsubmitted.Thefinallistwillbeavailableathttp://www.vicphysics.org/conf2016.htmlandatRegistration.

Barbie Bungee JumpingDr Moses Khor, Camberwell Grammar SchoolBarbieBungeeJumpingisapracticalactivityforYear9&10studentsinwhichtheyneedtoinvestigateanddesignasafebungeecordforBarbie.Thispresentationwillbrieflytherequirements,theprocess,theskillsemphasisedandthebenefitsofthetask.ThestudentsneedtofindthelengthofthebungeecordthatBarbieneedstomakeasuccessfulandthrillingjump.ThisinvolvesBarbiegettingcloseto,butnothittingtheground.

Teacher developed websitesJane Coyle, Albert Park College; Paul Fielding, Billanook College; Michael Rosenbrock, Wodonga Senior Secondary CollegeAnumberofteachershavedevelopedinternetresourcestoassisttheirstudentsand/ortosharewithotherteachers.Thepresenterswilldiscusswhattheydonesofarandhowyoumightliketotryit.

PIGS Registration 1:20pm – 1:40pm

PIGS address on Teaching Light 1:45pm

Afternoon Tea/Displays 3:50pm – 4:20pm

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Friday 19 February 2016asenergyconversionandforcesthroughthisdynamicactivity.Letusshowyouhowwe,atTrinity,ignitetheimaginationofstudentsthroughthisactivityandgenerateinterestinscienceclubsandparentscienceeveningswhereparentandchildinteracttobuildarocketthatculminatesinanexcitinglaunch.

C8(M) Electric CircuitsSpiros Liacos, Cheltenham Secondary College DoyouneedtospiceupyourElectricityUnit?Electrifyit,infact?Thishand-onsessionwillprovideyouwithideasforteachingthetopicofelectricitytoyourYear9s.Youwillbeintroducedtoaseriesofpracticalexerciseswherestudentshavetodesignavarietyofelectricalcircuitswhichsatisfysimpledesignbriefs.It’scompetitive,it’sfun,it’seducational,andit’selectric!

C9(C) Using video analysis and more in student investigationsDoug Bail, Cider House ICT P/LFromforcesonthehumanbodytoaerospace,motionandballsports,videoanalysislendsitselftosupportinggreatstudentinvestigationsandadeeperunderstandingofthephysicsinvolved.Thissessionwillcoveravarietyoftechniquesfromrelativelysimplethroughtothepotentialforsophisticatedmulti-pointanalysistrackingtheflightofthecentreofmass.

C10(G) What are Stars?Robert Hollow, CSIRO Astronomy and Space ScienceThissessionpresentsonoverviewofkeyconceptsforthenewVCEPhysicsOption2.1“WhatareStars?”.Thetechniquesformeasuringstarsincludingspectroscopyandphotometryleadintodiscussionofthepropertiesandclassificationofstars.Thelifecyclesofstarsareaddressedwithrespecttoenergysourcesandtheinterplayofforces.WeunpacktheHetzsprung-Russelldiagramandshowwhatitrevealsaboutstellarevolution.Somecurrentresearchtopics,includingAustralianexamplesareincluded.Usefulresourcesandactivitiesareidentified.

Session C 4:20pm – 5:20pm

C1(G) Posters and playDianne Wilkinson, Box Hill High School WiththereturnofpostersasanassessmenttasktothelandscapeofPhysicslearning,thisworkshopisforscienceteachersfromgrade5toyear12level,toexperiment.Pickyourlevelandworkinagrouptoexperiencescientificposterproductionfromthestudentspointofview.Developskillstominimiseteachermarkingtimebyengagingstudentfeedback.Seehowtheprogressionofjuniorassessmentcriteriacanbeusedtofinetuneseniorstudentresults.Anddon’tforgettoBYOsenseofhumour.

C2(M) Alternative energy investigations using STELR wind and solar (Repeated in D4)Gary Bass, Macleod P-12 College Windandsolarenergyarereadilyaccessibleandreadysourcesforphysicsinvestigationsthroughoutpreptoyear12.Usingsimplematerials,theSTELRwindandsolarkitsprovideaccesstoasequenceofideaswhichculminateinloadbalancingtheelectricitygeneratedby3Dprintedturbineblades.ManyareasofSTEMstudiescanbechosentobeincorporatedwithinthe(VicCurriculumrequired)mainstreamcoreconcepts.Equationoftime,sundials,earthinspace,seasons,latitude/longitudecanallreasonablyincludedinsolar:whilewindencouragesinvestigationsintoairspeed,lift,drag,windtunnelsaswellasgeneratorresistanceload,MPPTwillbediscussedandamodelsuitableforsecondaryschoolsdemonstrated.WolframMathematicasimulations(OSX/Winonly)willbeprovidedforbothwindandsolarenergystudiessuitableforstudentsfromgr5toyr12.MacleodP-12CollegewasanearlyadopterofSTELRenergyinvestigations,andhasfurtherdevelopedstudentinvestigationsintoawidevarietyofvariablesusingdatacapturetechnologies(Vernier)andMathematicadatavisualisation.

C3(M) Basics of Electricity and Electric CircuitsMichael Foster, Thornbury High School and Graham FosterThisisabasicintroductiontoelectricityandelectriccircuitsintendedforthosewithlittleornopriorknowledgeofelectricity.Topicscovered,energy,electriccharge,electriccurrent,electricpotential,potentialdifference,powerandtheuseofinstruments.CoPresenters:1

C4(M) Machines for Inquiry UnitsAnthony Evans, Keysborough Secondary College ThispresentationprovidesadiscussionofclassroomexperiencesandtakeawayresourcesforaunitofworkwherestudentsbuildRubeGoldbergstylemachines.Wewilllookatthepreparation,executionandassessmentwithinaninquirymodelwhichallowsforintegrationofthecentralconceptsofforcesandsimplemachines.

C5(M) Teaching energy transfer and storage successfully: Modelling Instruction approachDr Barbara McKinnon, John Monash Science School EnergytransferandstoragearefundamentalconceptsthatunderpinmuchofthenewPhysicalSciencesstrandoftheVictorianYear7-10Sciencecurriculum.ThepresenterwillbeexplainhowtheModellingInstructionapproach,apedagogydevelopedintheUSA,iswellsuitedtoteachingconceptsofenergystorageandtransferandwillreportonherexperienceofimplementingtheapproachinYear10generalsciencein2015.

C6(G) Using Google Earth (Repeat of A15)Catherine Bellair, St Bernard’s College GoogleEarthisafreeonlinetoolwhichhasalargerangeofapplicationsintheclassroom.ThissessionwillpresentsomewaysyoucanuseGoogleEarthinyourclassroomandhelpyoubegincreatingyourownGoogleEarthfilesforyourclasses.

C7(G) STEM and Model Rockets-make science compelling (Repeat of A14)Peter Razos, Trinity Grammar SchoolMakesciencecompelling.Teachsciencethroughtheuseofhands-onactivitiessuchasmodelrocketry.Participantswillbeencouragedtobuildandlaunchtheirownmodelrocket.Wewillcoverthemessuch

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Session D 5:20pm – 6:20pm

D1(G) VCAA update of Victorian Curriculum F-10 and VCE PhysicsMaria James, Science Curriculum Manager, VCAA ThisisarepeatofworkshopB3,butwithmoreemphasisontheVictorianCurriculumF-10.

D2(M) Moving into 2017: Physical Sciences Levels 9 and 10 Victorian CurriculumFrances Sidari, Lakeview Senior College Thissessionincludesacoupleofactivitiesbasedoftheonthecontentdescriptors1.Electriccircuits,and2.TheGenerationofelectricityandoperationofmotors.

D3(M) Cambridge Dynamic Science-The way to engage Peter Razos, Trinity Grammar SchoolTeaching,ifit’snotengagingit’snoteffective.Comeandspendanenjoyablesessionwhereyouwillpickupsomegreatteachingideasaswediscusswaystoengagestudentsinsciencethroughaunitofsciencecalledthe“ScienceofMagic”.Wewillseehowmagiccanbeusedtoengagestudentsandinvestigatehowtechnology,through“Cambridge-DynamicScience”,haschangedthewayweteach.Fromflippedclassroomtoself-assessedteststhisworkshopwillopennewavenuestoeffectivelearning.

D4(M) Alternative energy investigations using STELR wind and solar (Repeat of C2)Gary Bass, Macleod P-12 CollegeWindandsolarenergyarereadilyaccessibleandreadysourcesforphysicsinvestigationsthroughoutpreptoyear12.Usingsimplematerials,theSTELRwindandsolarkitsprovideaccesstoasequenceofideaswhichculminateinloadbalancingtheelectricitygeneratedby3Dprintedturbineblades.ManyareasofSTEMstudiescanbechosentobeincorporatedwithinthe(VicCurriculumrequired)mainstreamcoreconcepts.Equationoftime,sundials,earthinspace,seasons,latitude/longitudecanallreasonablyincludedinsolar:whilewindencouragesinvestigationsintoairspeed,lift,drag,windtunnelsaswellasgeneratorresistanceload,MPPTwillbediscussedandamodelsuitableforsecondaryschoolsdemonstrated.WolframMathematicasimulations(OSX/Winonly)willbeprovidedforbothwindandsolarenergystudiessuitableforstudentsfromgr5toyr12.MacleodP-12CollegewasanearlyadopterofSTELRenergyinvestigations,andhasfurtherdevelopedstudentinvestigationsintoawidevarietyofvariablesusingdatacapturetechnologies(Vernier)andMathematicadatavisualisation.

2016 STAV/VicPhys Physics in General Science (PIGS) Conference

Friday Program ends 6:20pm

D5(M) Easy and Engaging Light pracsSpiros Liacos, Cheltenham Secondary College Thishands-onsessionwillintroduceyoutoaseriesofpracticalactivitiesthatcoverReflectionandMirrors,RefractionandLenses,andTotalInternalReflection.YouwillbeprovidedwithallthepracsheetsthatyouneedtoteachthetopicofLighttoYear9’sandyouwillhaveachancetocarryoutthepracs.

D6(G) Life Beyond the Solar System?Robert Hollow, CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science TheCSIROParkesradiotelescopewillbeakeyfacilityintheBreakthroughListenprojectstartingin2016.Thisisthelargestandmostsensitivesearchyetforextra-terrestrialintelligence(ETI)conductedtodateandinvolvestelescopesinbothhemispheres.Inthissessionwediscussthetechniquesusedtodetectexoplanetsandtheconditionsnecessaryforlifeontheseplanets.WefocusonthesearchforETIwithemphasisonradioastronomytechniques,usingtheParkesdishastheexampleanddiscussthepotentialscientificreturns.ThissessioncoversthematerialforthenewVCEPhysicsOption2.2.

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Saturday 20 February 2016

Saturday Excursion Taster and Medical Physics In-Service

11:00am

F1 Medical Physics In-Service at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre(2 hours) East MelbourneMedicalPhysicsIn-ServiceatPeterMacCallumCancerCentreTheprogramwillfeatureaone-hourtalkon:thephysicsaspectsoftheeffectofradiationonthehumanbodyandofthemedicaltechnologyatPeterMac,howthetechnologyisusedindiagnosisandtreatment,aswellasinformationonthetrainingandcareerpathsassociatedwithmedicalphysics.ThesecondhourwillbeanextensivetourofthefacilitiesatPeterMac.

2:00pm

G1 Victorian Space Science Education Centre(90 min) StrathmoreVictorianSpaceScienceEducationCentre(http://www.vssec.vic.edu.au/)ThetourexplainsthevariousstudentprogramsthatVSSECoffers.Theirprogramsprovideasensoryrich,hands-on,scenario-basedscienceexperienceforstudentsfromprimarytoseniorsecondary.TherearealsoprogramsonAstronomy(co-ordinatesystems,solarsystemandtelescopes)andAstrophysics(modelsofthenatureandoriginoftheUniverse,andthelifecycleofstars)

9:00am

E1 Quantum Victoria(60 min) MacleodQuantumVictoria(http://www.quantumvictoria.vic.edu.au/student-programs/)ThetourwillshowcasethefacilitiesofoneofVictoria’snewestSpecialistScienceandMathsCentreswhichspecialisesinthedeliveryofprogramsacrosstheSTEMdisciplines.DelegateswillreceiveanoverviewofthestudentandteacherprogramsthatsupporttheteachingandlearningofthePhysicalSciencesandMathematics acrossP-12.Ourblendofonsite,onlineandoutreachprograms incorporatecutting-edgetechnologywithanemphasison3DPrintingandModelling,games-basedlearning,virtualandaugmentedrealityexperiences,roboticsandmechatronics.

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