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Photos of the PhET Uganda Workshop
The entrance to the medical center where the workshops were held
Patrick and Silas, the Pilgrim IT staff, seeing the simulations for the first time
Setting up the laptops for the workshop
The room only had 5 power outlets, so we needed a lot of power strips
Two workshop participants exploring the simulations
Workshop participants
Making a circuit with Circuit Construction Kit
Sam helping workshop participants
Everyone exploring
A question
Exploring Charges and Fields
Questions about Faraday's Electromagnetic Lab
Questions about The Photoelectric Effect
The diesel generator that kept the computers running when the power went out
Lunch
Working through a lab activity using Circuit Construction Kit
Staff trying to get the internet working during a power outage to contact the outreach program at CU
Handing out workshop participation certificates
A visit to King's College, Budo, one of the most elite secondary schools in Uganda
The well-manicured campus was a sharp contrast to the conditions of the rural schools where our workshop participants taught
But there were still chickens wandering through campus
The physics teachers' lounge
Installing the simulations
This school had plenty of laboratory equipment
The physics teachers were very enthusiastic about the simulations
The physics laboratory
This drum is used the way we use a bell to signal the start of class
Meeting with the headmaster