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One of the many causes to which Betty gave her time and talents was the Students Exploring Engineering and Science (SEES) Program, which she founded. This program, sponsored by AAPT and the Society of Physics Students, provides 100 minority, low-socioeconomic students with the opportunity to engage in three hours of hands-on science activities during the AAPT Winter Meeting each year. AAPT provides lunch, transportation, career information, and science materials. The Society of Physics Students (SPS), an organization for undergraduate students interested in physics, organizes the program consisting of four different interactive stations. Students rotate through each station and have an opportunity to engage in a science activity. Several AAPT volunteers assist SPS volunteers with the activities. AAPT and SPS volunteers encourage students to stay in school and take science, math, and writing courses.</p> <h2>Program Description</h2> <p>Click on a button to toggle between showing and hiding content.</p> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary bott margin-right" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#demo1">Background</button> <div id="demo1" class="collapse bott card card-body left"> <ul> <li>Science enrichment program for approximately 100 students in grades 5-8.</li> <li>The program was introduced in 1992 at the AAPT Winter meeting in Orlando FL and has since been presented annually in conjunction with the AAPT Winter meeting at locations all around the U.S. </li> <li>The hands-on science program is presented by education professionals (teachers and professors from high schools, colleges and universities) and undergraduate physics students from around the U.S.</li> <li>The outreach event was started by Betty Preece, American Association of Physics Teachers volunteer, now carried out to honor her memory.</li> </ul> </div> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary bott margin-right" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#demo9">Benefits to Participants</button> <div id="demo9" class="collapse bott card card-body left"> <ul> <li>SEES provides an enriching hands-on science experience for student participants in local schools (close to the site of the AAPT national meeting venue)</li> <li>Student participants will engage in physics topics and experiments that supplement curriculum and classroom activities.</li> <li>Low-socio-economic schools with significant populations of underrepresented groups in physics are the target participants, providing opportunity to enhance learning and attitudes about science.</li> <li>Student participants are provided with a variety of science resources that can be used to stimulate discussion and carry out follow-up activities in the classroom after the program.</li> <li>Student participants spend three hours with undergraduate physics student who serve as role models.</li> </ul> </div> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary bott margin-right" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#demo2">Program Cost to Participating school: FREE</button> <div id="demo2" class="collapse bott card card-body left"> Program Cost to Participating school: FREE </div> <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary bott" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#demo10">Typical Program Schedule</button> <div id="demo10" class="collapse bott card card-body left"> <i>Note that there is some flexibility in start/end times to fit the needs of student participants and their teachers.</i> <p>The specific labs and themes vary each year, and will be finalized approximately 6 weeks prior to the event. All physics or physical science topics are presented in the form of engaging, grade-level-appropriate activities designed to incite inquiry and discovery. Each lab station has several volunteers to provide adequate attention to each individual participant. Many of the lab stations are design so that the participant has some 'take away' that allows for further exploration of the topic. Purposeful time for questions is built into the schedule.</p> <TABLE WIDTH=705 CELLPADDING=7 CELLSPACING=0 STYLE="page-break-before: always"> <COLGROUP> <COL WIDTH=71> </COLGROUP> <COLGROUP> <COL WIDTH=100> <COL WIDTH=514> </COLGROUP> <TBODY> <TR> <TD WIDTH=71 HEIGHT=17 STYLE="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #00000a; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0.08in"> <P CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#ff6e42"><FONT FACE="Myriad Pro, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><FONT SIZE=2>Time</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD COLSPAN=2 WIDTH=500 STYLE="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: 1px solid #00000a; border-right: none; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0.08in; padding-right: 0in"> <P CLASS="western" ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#ff6e42"><FONT FACE="Myriad Pro, serif"><FONT SIZE=3><FONT SIZE=2>Activity</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> <TBODY> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=71 HEIGHT=17 STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #00000a; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #00000a; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0.08in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=2>8:45</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD COLSPAN=2 WIDTH=500 STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #00000a; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: 1px solid #00000a; border-right: none; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0.08in; padding-right: 0in"> <P CLASS="western" STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=2>Target arrival time for student participants </FONT></FONT> </P> <P CLASS="western"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=2 STYLE="font-size: 9pt"><I>Drop-off point pre-arranged with specific instructions for getting to event location, typically in a local conference hotel</I></FONT></FONT></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> <TBODY> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=71 HEIGHT=6 STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #00000a; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #00000a; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0.08in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=2>9:00 </FONT></FONT> </P> </TD> <TD COLSPAN=2 WIDTH=600 STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #00000a; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: 1px solid #00000a; border-right: none; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0.08in; padding-right: 0in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=2>Program opens with s</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=2>hort introduction to full group</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> <TBODY> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=71 HEIGHT=4 STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #00000a; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #00000a; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0.08in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=2>9:15</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD COLSPAN=2 WIDTH=600 STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #00000a; border-bottom: none; border-left: 1px solid #00000a; border-right: none; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0.08in; padding-right: 0in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=2>Lab Rotations begin - </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=2>student participants divided into four equal groups</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=71 HEIGHT=5 STYLE="border-top: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #00000a; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0.08in"> <P CLASS="western"><BR> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=100 STYLE="border-top: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: 1px solid #00000a; border-right: none; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0.08in; padding-right: 0in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=2>9:15-9:45</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=514 STYLE="border: none; padding: 0in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=2>Rotation 1</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=71 STYLE="border-top: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #00000a; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0.08in"> <P CLASS="western"><BR> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=100 STYLE="border-top: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: 1px solid #00000a; border-right: none; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0.08in; padding-right: 0in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=2>9:45-10:15</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=514 STYLE="border: none; padding: 0in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=2>Rotation 2</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=71 STYLE="border-top: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #00000a; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0.08in"> <P CLASS="western"><BR> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=100 STYLE="border-top: none; border-bottom: none; border-left: 1px solid #00000a; border-right: none; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0.08in; padding-right: 0in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=2>10:15-10:45</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=514 STYLE="border: none; padding: 0in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=2>Rotation 3</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=71 STYLE="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #00000a; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0.08in"> <P CLASS="western"><BR> </P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=100 STYLE="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: 1px solid #00000a; border-right: none; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0.08in; padding-right: 0in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=2>10:45-11:45</FONT></P> </TD> <TD WIDTH=514 STYLE="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding: 0in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=2>Rotation 4</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> <TBODY> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=71 STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #00000a; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #00000a; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0.08in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=2>11:45</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD COLSPAN=2 WIDTH=600 STYLE="border-top: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: 1px solid #00000a; border-right: none; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0.08in; padding-right: 0in"> <P STYLE="margin-left: 0.15in; text-indent: -0.15in; widows: 0; orphans: 0"> <FONT SIZE=2>Program wrap up and short evaluation</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> <TBODY> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=71 STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #00000a; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #00000a; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0.08in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=2>12:15-1:15</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD COLSPAN=2 WIDTH=600 STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #00000a; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: 1px solid #00000a; border-right: none; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0.08in; padding-right: 0in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=2>Lunch</FONT></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> <TR VALIGN=TOP> <TD WIDTH=71 STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #00000a; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: none; border-right: 1px solid #00000a; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0.08in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=2>1:30</FONT></FONT></P> </TD> <TD COLSPAN=2 WIDTH=600 STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #00000a; border-bottom: 1px solid #00000a; border-left: 1px solid #00000a; border-right: none; padding-top: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0.08in; padding-right: 0in"> <P CLASS="western"><FONT SIZE=2>Students depart from event – bus back to 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