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	The New Jersey Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers
The New Jersey Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers is a professional organization whose focus is on physics education and educational research. The majority of NJAAPT members are high school and college faculty teaching in New Jersey. Activities include a Newsletter, Workshops, Conferences, Meetings, Sharing Sessions, Lectures and a Website.

2012 Physics Olympics click HERE!

Physics of Weather: What a View!

11/16/2011 by Joe Spacavento

I spent Saturday Afternoon at Bergen Community College in Paramus with Physics teachers talking about weather. It was fun to talk twisters, rainbows, updrafts and raining ... Click HERE for more!

Holiday Treats - December 2011

Physics Olympics - January 2011

Preparing for the Catapult Event!	Ready for the EggThrow!	*Newspaper Bridge being tested!*	Launching the tennis ball!
2nd Place Madison HS	1st Place James Caldwell HS		3rd Place Manchester HS
Braving over a foot of snow, students, teachers and parents participated in the annual Physics Olympics held at Monmouth Regional High School on January 15, 2011. Forty-four six-member teams from 21 High School joined together in friendly competition to put their physics knowledge to the test. Click HERE for more information!

NJAAPT Spring Meeting - March 2011

Richard Gott Princeton University Astrophysical Sciences "Sizing up the Universe"	Ray Polomski NJAAPT President "Welcome & Introduction"	Beth Cunningham AAPT Executive Officer "AAPT Future Plans"	Nancy Michaelsen & Jessie Blair "Food & Flyers"
Eva Andrei Rutgers University "Graphene - A Different Type of Carbon"	Steven Schnetzer Rutgers University Physics & Astronomy "What's New at the LHC?"	Jim Shelton Holmdel HS "Elements of Nuclear Reactors"	H. Cynthia Chiang Princeton University "Observing the Origins of the Cosmos"

	Ed Groth Demo Show Princeton University *"Death Demos - In Which the Students Think the Lecturer Might Get Maimed or Die!"*

Dave's Dazzling Demos - February 2011

Holiday Treats - December 2010

New Jersey Science Convention
October 2010

*Demo Den #1 - Newton's 3rd Law*



*Demo Den #2 - Middle School Physics*



*Demo Den #3 - Sound*



*Demo Den #4 - Elementary School Physics*

Dave's Dazzling Demos - January 2010

For a complete slideshow of Dave's Dazzling Demos click HERE!

Physics Olympics - January 2010

The team watches as the one of their members operates their windmill!	Students building their cantilever!	*The team watches as the judge demonstrates the Bernoulli Ball event!*	The team gets ready to fire their paper catapult!
Academy of Math and Science proudly shows off their retro 1960’s 1^st place trophy for the Fermi event! *Students getting ready to start the competitions!*	1st Place Ridge High School Ridge High School proudly displays the Physics Trophy Cup and their retro 1950’s 1st Place trophy!		Students getting ready to have their spaghetti gumdrop tower judged! Students building their spaghetti gum drop towers!

The annual Physics Olympics was held at Monmouth Regional High School on January 16, 2010. Thirty six-member teams from 22 High Schools participated . . . . . more!

2010 AAPT Regional Conference at La Salle University

Friday-Saturday - March 12th & 13th
Click HERE for more information!

Holiday Treats - December 2009

New Jersey Science Convention
October 2009

*Demo Den #1 - Linear Kinematics*


*Demo Den #2 - Rotational Kinematics*



*Demo Den #3 - "A Demo a Day"*



*Demo Den #4 - Modern Physics & Astronomy*

For Demo Den Handouts
Click HERE!

Fun With Light! - Ray Polomski
Click HERE for the slide show!

Frequently Asked Questions about Laboratory Science

The NJ Math-Science Education Coalition has developed a document on Frequently Asked Questions about Laboratory Science. In addition, Michael Heinz wrote a great article about Lab Science in the 21st century. The article appeared in the NJSTA newsletter.

Laboratory Science in the 21st Century

Frequently Asked Questions - Laboratory Science

Mark Shrober's Modeling Website

Mark Schober of John Burroughs School in St. Louis, Missouri has developed and exceptional website chock full of resources for physics teachers using the "Modeling" approach to physics instruction. Click HERE for more information!

http://www.modelingphysics.org/

Paul Robinson, the AAPT Section Representative from Northern California, has assembled a superb website for Physics Teachers. The link is given below. He has a fabulous collection of CD's that he will send to you for cost. This is a vast collection of labs, video's, PowerPoints, links, etc.

Find some time and check it out!

http://www.laserpablo.com/

The NJ Math-Science Education Coalition has developed a document on Frequently Asked Questions about Laboratory Science. In addition, Michael Heinz wrote a great article about Lab Science in the 21st century. The article appeared in the NJSTA newsletter.

NJAAPT Registration Form.