CSAAPT, AAPT-SEPS, NJAAPT Spring 2026 Joint Semi-Virtual Meeting

Room 100: Make-and-Take Workshop

Apr 18, 2026, 1:30 PM

1h 15m

University of Delaware, Sharp Laboratory

Workshop (75 min) Room 100 (Parallel D/Demo Ready)

Speaker

Richard Terwilliger (Retired Physics/Earth Science Teacher - Suffern Central School District, Suffern, NY)

Description

This Make-and-Take workshop will consist of three different take home projects; a simple “Spacephone” which can be used to demonstrate wave characteristics including: wavelength, frequency, period, amplitude, nodes and antinodes, transverse vs longitudinal waves, etc., a total internal reflection poster application that demonstrates road paint that glows when hit by car headlights at night, reflective vests, rainbows and much more, and finally constructing a simple corner box, another great application that shows reflection that is similar to total internal reflection. Make-and-Take workshop is limited to 24 participants.