The  Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB) is recruiting for its 7th Summer Research Experience for Teachers to introduce local STEM teachers to topics in cellular biology, molecular biology, bioengineering, the mechanics of cells and tissues relating to cancer and other diseases, along with various aspects of plant cell biology and growth.   The program includes a week-long workshop focusing on mechanobiology content, laboratory and demonstration activities, and facil

The scheduled speaker for our Annual Meeting is Christy Love (Drexel University) and she plans to talk about citizen science. A great resource for finding and joining citizen science projects can be found at SciStarter's Citizen Science Month event at https://scistarter.org/citizensciencemonth.

Drexel University’s Department of Physics is proud to announce that the 24th Kaczmarczik Lecture and Science Fair is officially scheduled for February 27th, 2025 and registration is now open! Please join us for a fun day of science experiments to be followed by “The Jazz of Physics”, presented by renowned Physicist Dr. Stephon Alexander from Brown University. Registration and more information is available at https://drexel.edu/coas/academics/departments-centers/physics/ev

The UPenn Department of Physic and Astronomy Presents the 2025 Physics Demonstration Show FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NEW TO THIS: This demonstration show is FREE! There are six shows for you to choose from (listed below, or via the link above). All shows are accessible to middle school or high school students. FOR EVERYONE: This year’s topic is Electricity & Magnetism! We will cover everything from the basics of electric charge to electromagnetic induction in just two hou

The Penn-Delco School District and the AAPT-SEPS are co-hosting a mini conference on Tuesday, 5 November, at Sun Valley High School. It will be a day of speakers, information sessions, demos, and a tour of the SVHS Science Department and Planetarium! Lunch is provided. See the flyer and agenda for more details. You can register at www.pdsd.org/physics-day or using the QR code on the flyer. We hope to see you there!

This summer, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is hosting a workshop to build your own physics demos. This free(!) workshop takes place...

Please see the attached flyer for registration for the Physics and Chemistry Modelling Workshops, being held at St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia. Details are also available at modelinginstruction.org/chemistry-philadelphia-pa and modelinginstruction.org/physics-first-philadelphia-pa.

The National Energy Education Development (https://www.need.org/) Project, who gave a presentation (recording available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl6v8_MZ_wU) during our Fall 2023 Meeting at Widener University, is having training in the Philadelphia area. See the flyers for registration details.

Saint Joseph's University is hosting a physics research camp for high school students and teachers from June 19th to June 24th. This camp is FREE! For details, see the flyer or contact Dr. Elia Eschenazi at: eeschenazi at sju.edu or (215)-596-8707.

by Craig Halpern After the pandemic I realized that I could improve the manner in which I assess students. Pre-pandemic, my assessment looked like an AP exam, with about 20 multiple choice questions and 2 context-rich open- ended questions in the style of AP Physics. They were usually released items from the AP Physics 1 exam or multipart, context rich questions that I designed. During the pandemic, I rewrote the open-ended questions so that the solutions were not