Rice University/University of Houston
Welcome to the QuarkNet at Rice University and the University of Houston center. We meet serve teachers in the surrounding area.
Contacts:
Frank Geurts, mentor
Darin Acosta, mentor
Mary Yarbray, lead teacher
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Cosmic Ray Workshop at Rice University -- June 2017
Objectives Participating teachers will be able to: Configure a cosmic ray detector appropriately for acquisition of data for calibration and analysis of measurements Identify and describe the e-Lab…
2017 LIGO e-Lab Workshop @ Rice
June 29-30, 2017 Objectives Participating teachers will be able to: Plot and interpret data recorded by LIGO seismic instruments; address limitations in the data. Make claims based on evidence…
Rice University/University of Houston Quarknet center annual report for 2016
We had two Saturday physics events during the fall of 2015. One was on September 19 and was titled "The Physics of Sound and Music", and the second was on October 17 and was on the topic of…
Agenda--Rice QuarkNet ---June 7-8, 2016
Objectives Participating teachers will: Apply classical physics principles to reduce or explain the observations in data investigations. Identify and describe ways that data are organized for…
Rice University/University of Houston QuarkNet Center Annual Report
During the academic year 2014-2015 our QuarkNet center sponsored six “Saturday Physics” events. On September 27, 2014, Professor George Reiter of UH presented “Lunar Solar Power” to an audience of…