The Physical Setting / Physics
Teacher:
Ray Kaschalk, Haverling High School, Bath
Meet Mr. Kaschalk (a.k.a. Gunnery Sergeant Morpheus
Mentum). Mr. K is a graduate of Mansfield University, Mansfield,
PA. He holds a B.S.E. in secondary physics education and an M.S.E. with
an emphasis in computers in education. Mr. K is permanently certified to
teach in New York, and is a National Board Certified Teacher® in AYA
Science, in the specialty area of Physics. Mr. Kaschalk is a lab
developer for Cornell University’s Center for Nanoscale Systems Institute
for Physics Teachers and a multiple honoree of Who’s Who Among America’s
Teachers ®. He was chosen to participate on the NYS Regents Physics Exam
Review Committee, and is a test item writer / field test rater for the
Regents Physical Setting/Physics exam.
Mr. K is a thirteen-year teaching veteran, who brings a
wealth of experience to the classroom. He received nuclear reactor
operator and electronics technician training in the US Navy, became a
commissioned officer in the US Army reserve and served as an M-1 Tank
Platoon Leader. During his summers, he served as a Park Ranger in the US
Army Corps of Engineers and has also worked as a lab technician in the
High Power Test Lab at Cutler-Hammer in Horseheads, NY. More recently,
Mr. K has participated in research experiences at Cornell University and
has developed workshops which tie modern material science to Regents level
modern physics curriculum.
Physics (Windows Media file)
Reference material
NYSED
Physics resource page
http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/hsregents.html http://www.atomicarchive.com/sciencemenu.shtml
http://particleadventure.org/particleadventure/
http://www.cns.cornell.edu/cipt/
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/
http://www.nbpts.org/
You can also check out Mr. Kaschalk’s Physics Page at
www.bathcsd.org/haverling-high.cfm.
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