Welcome to the area provided to Health Physics Society (HPS) chapters and members by the Science Support Committee in carrying out its responsibility to maintain and improve science and mathematics teaching. This is accomplished by developing, maintaining, and coordinating training materials for chapters to use in conducting Science Teacher Workshops (including pursuing sources of funding for workshops), providing to educators instructional materials that pertain to radiological science, providing guidance in the distribution of radiation instruments to entities requesting them for use in science education activities, and developing and maintaining a network of chapter contacts available to workshop sponsors and teachers.
The Science Support Committee recognizes that there is a lot of expertise about presenting material to science teachers at the chapter and individual level. Any individuals with material that they are willing to share are encouraged to contact a member of the committee and offer it to us. Our plan is to review the material submitted and post information that could be of use to others. If you have any questions or comments about this area please don’t hesitate to contact the committee chair and director liaison.
Teacher Resources
Note that the internet links included here are restricted in terms of the intended applications. There exist numerous internet sites that are quite comprehensive, with links to a wide variety of additional information of possible interest to health physicists. If you don’t find what you’re looking for on this site or if you have additional sites to suggest, please contact us.
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| Ask the Experts | |
| RadiationAnswers.org | |
| HPS Fact Sheets | |
| Radiation Terms and Definitions | |
| Resources for your classroom | |
| Career Information | |
| Radiation Science Information | |
| Classroom Resources | |
| Lesson Plans and Other Curriculum Materials | |
Science Teacher Meeting Resources
The Science Support Committee has materials available for chapters to use to participate in local science teacher meetings. Additional materials will be added to this listing as they become available.
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Request for resources
Science Teacher Workshop Resources
- “How To” Outline
- Timeline Chart
- Funding Support
- Obtaining Survey Meters
- Modifying CDV-700 Survey Meters for Universal Audio Output
- Slide presentation: Careers in Health Physics
Reports From HPS Involvement in Science Teacher Conferences
- Chapter Survey Report Science Support Committee January 2020
- Hoosier Association of Science Teachers Conference February 2009
- Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers Convention Spring 2008
- Minnesota Science Teacher Association Conference Spring 2008