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SEP 01, 2019

Volume 53, Issue 3

SPS Observer Issue Fall 2019 (.pdf, 3 mb)
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A waning sun splayed its light across the planet and created this serene scene. US astronauts aboard the International Space Station snapped this Earth observation on March 2, 2015. Photo by Samantha Cristoforetti, courtesy of NASA.

Issue Contents

Earl Blodgett. Photo courtesy of SPS National Office.
The SPS Observer
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Physics for All
SEP 01, 2019
The 2018–19 big sibs and little sibs at Smith College. Photo courtesy of Nalini Easwar.
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Welcoming “Little Sibs” to the Physics Community
SEP 01, 2019
High School Modeling Instruction was recognized with the 2014 Excellence in Physics Education Award of the American Physical Society (APS). The award was presented to Jane Jackson (right), David Hestenes, and Colleen Megowan by then APS president Malcolm R. Beasley (left) at an APS meeting. Photo courtesy of the American Physical Society.
The SPS Observer
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Alumni
Jane Jackson
SEP 01, 2019
Cooper Wade, Becca Voss, and Josh Jasper build Loc Precision H45 rockets for their level-1 certification. Photo courtesy of Shannon Clardy.
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Building a High-Powered Rocketry Program
SEP 01, 2019
Image courtesy of Randall Munroe, xkcd.com/1673/.
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Physics Puzzler: Pedal Power Puzzlers
SEP 01, 2019
The first African American woman in space, Dr. Mae C. Jemison. Photo courtesy of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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Physics- A Space for You
SEP 01, 2019
Jackie Chini (second from left) and Learning Assistants at the University of Central Florida explore a favorite active learning demonstration on a spinning stool. Photo by Courtney Shapiro, courtesy of the APS PhysTEC program at UCF.
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Active Learning Isn’t Enough: Cultivating Inclusive Learning Environments
SEP 01, 2019
Nicole Cabrera Salazar founded Astronomy Peer Advising Leaders programs, or AstroPAL, for young astronomers to meet and talk about issues in their careers with older peers. Photo courtesy of Cabrera Salazar.
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Fostering Inclusive Physics Spaces
SEP 01, 2019