Contributed Talks Schedule



1st Session:  8:00–10:00 a.m.


8:00 – 3D Printers for Lab – David Kardelis – USUE


8:20 – Content Rich Group Work at the University of Utah, A Longitudinal Analysis – Paul Bergeron – UofU


8:40 – Prioritizing Content in Experimental Physics Courses – Dustin Shipp – UVU


9:00 – How a "Clueless" Lab Can Help Students Learn – David Allred – BYU


9:20 – Flexing our Physics Muscles:  Teaching Our Students about Models in Physics – Steve Hart – SC


9:40 – A Method for Building a Physics Demo Collection – James Coburn – USU




2nd Session:  10:30–12:30


10:30 – Invited Speaker:  Digging for Gold – David Peak – USU


11:10 – Building Science Displays: the Search for a Two Minute Timing Switch – Jonathan Pugmire – SC


11:30 – An In-Depth Term Project Proposal and Review Process – Dallin Durfee – BYU


11:50 – Entropy Dice Activity – Brian Pyper – BYUI


12:10 – Using Reading Questions to Encourage Student Preparation in Introductory Physics – Julia Kamentzky – WC




3rd Session 1:30–3:30


1:30 – Invited Speaker:  Doing Research at the South Pole – Mike Taylor – USU


2:10 – Play-Doh as a Vehicle for Teaching Experimental Design and Analysis – Nathan Powers – BYU


2:30 – Using JupyterHub for Homework, Online Labs, and Research Projects – Daryl Macomb – BSU


2:50 – Acceleration of a Pendulum – Harold Stokes – BYU


3:10 – Facilitating Education Efficiency with Amusement Parks – Phillip Lundgreen – USU