Members of this panel will discuss the connection between the attitudes and actions of the greater community and the classroom. This panel draws out the connection to show the direct impact that hate groups have on the classroom and the school environment. This presentation combines news stories, personal experience, and research conducted by the Southern Poverty Law Center to understand how hate groups affect the school environment. Other topics for this panel include the role of the teacher in combating the influence of hate groups within their classroom and possible options for doing so. Following presentation of this material the panel will open a dialogue with attendees about the role of the community in combating hate groups and its impact on our classrooms. This presentation is in conjunction with the earlier panel titled Hate Groups Within Society to establish the formation and prevalence of these groups in society.
A brother of (the late) Batin Chat; never saw him before, he did not live in Ulu Kuang when I was there in 1971. Kampong Ulu Kuang, Selangor, July 2002
This project aims to celebrate both the Chemistry Lyceum and the Keene State College Pride student organizations by producing a 'chemical rainbow' composed of acid-base indicators. The chemical rainbow will be designed by using a series of colorful chromophores that result in different colors when mixed with dilute acids and bases. The historical significance and symbolism of the rainbow image in the Pride community and the history and use of chemical indicators will be presented. Chemical structures, names, and absorbance spectra will be displayed for each indicator. A portable spectrophotometer will accompany the poster and allow analysis of indicators by conference attendees. Unique glassware will be used to highlight various techniques in the chemistry laboratory and bring attention to the diversity of equipment within the chemical sciences. The poster will also feature background on each of the student clubs, and the preparation and procedures used to produce the chemical rainbow display.
Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) exercise and Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation (TENS) are a treatment for reducing chronic low back pain (CLBP). The purpose of this critically appraised topic was to determine which treatment is more effective. Six randomized control trials (RCTSs) were selected and reviewed. Pain was measured using a visual analogue scale or the Oswestry LBP Disability Scale. Three RCT's showed manually resisted isotonic (exercise against resistance) PNF exercise is effective at reducing CLBP, with exercise parameters for PNF effective at 3 sets of 15, 4-5 times per week. Three RCTs showed high frequency sensory TENS is effective at reducing CLBP. Two RCTs used TENS for 30 min/day for 2-5 weeks; one used TENS for 120 min/day for 4 weeks. The researchers concluded that PNF and high frequency, sensory TENS were effective at reducing CLBP.
Music can take on multiple forms and be created through countless different instruments. I have created a synthetic piano using second hand circuitry and an Arduino board. An Arduino board is an open source electronics platform that is able to read inputs and turn them into outputs. For this project the Arduino is reading in the push of different buttons, placed underneath several piano keys, and outputting an L.E.D. flash and a specific audio pitch depending on which key/button is pressed. My piano also changes octaves at the flip of a switch mimicking the physics seen in a real piano. Through a poster presentation I will explain how my project shows a real life application, and blend, of physics, computer science, and music at the touch of a button.
