Supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant DUE-9455613. The speaker recently surveyed these institutions to find out about recent graduation rates, the number of expected future graduates, available course work, and graduate programs for physics and physical science teachers. The results are not encouraging. The author will attempt to provide some insight as to why so many high school physics instructors are unqualified or under qualified crossover teachers. We are part and parcel of the most unique Tool for Teaching.
Science is the only truly multidisciplinary subject around.
Yet we do not teach it as a multidisciplinary topic. After almost 20 years in business, I returned to the classroom. I present a unique but easily adaptable perspective for classroom physics teachers that will not only increase your enthusiasm, but also your students'. Sample instructions will be provided. Once the data is collected by the CBL, the graphing calculator can be used to investigate the mathematical relationship between the two quantities.