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 ====== Cosmic Enthusiasts ====== ====== Cosmic Enthusiasts ======
 +My institution holds an Early AP program starting August 20, 2012. To excite my students about Physics I showed the Youtube video "Small Matter and Big Science"​ (short film).
  
 +Manju P.
  
 ==== The Cosmic Enthusiasts ​ ==== ==== The Cosmic Enthusiasts ​ ====
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 It should be noted that we had these problems with the scintillator... ​ It should be noted that we had these problems with the scintillator... ​
-  * Unordered List Itemduring ​the in-class experiment... a loose upper paddle +  * during ​the in-class experiment... a loose upper paddle 
-  * Unordered List Item073112 ​4:00 PM.When beginning the experiment... a lower paddle that didn't work.. +  * 073112 ​4:00 PM.When beginning the experiment... a lower paddle that didn't work.. 
-  * Unordered List Item2nd ​device obtained...A lower paddle that didn't work after 3 trials... continued with upper paddle reading +  * 2nd device obtained...A lower paddle that didn't work after 3 trials... continued with upper paddle reading 
-  * Unordered List Item073112 ​9:00 PM After 3 trials the upper paddle began taking data at a much quicker rate.  Continued taking 10 trials. ​ Then switched to coincidence. ​ Took 4 trials of good information. ​ Then machine began acting erratically again. +  * 073112 ​9:00 PM After 3 trials the upper paddle began taking data at a much quicker rate.  Continued taking 10 trials. ​ Then switched to coincidence. ​ Took 4 trials of good information. ​ Then machine began acting erratically again. 
-  * Unordered List Item080112 ​5:00AM After 5 trials with coincidence,​ the machine began erratically. ​ Paddles were readjusted. ​ Trial 11's upper panel seemed to be reading too low. +  * 080112 ​5:00AM After 5 trials with coincidence,​ the machine began erratically. ​ Paddles were readjusted. ​ Trial 11's upper panel seemed to be reading too low. 
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-**A closeup ​highlighting the foiled covered scintillator panels**+**A close-up ​highlighting the foiled covered scintillator panels**
  
  
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