International Commission on Physics Education (ICPE) Newsletter, Issue 15

This October 1986 issue of the International Newsletter on Physics Education opens with reflections on challenges facing ICPE, including the passing of Chairman Roman Sexl and funding difficulties. It features tributes to Sexl and Jerrold Zacharias, and announces the ICPE Medal awarded to Victor Weisskopf for his contributions to physics education. Reports cover the Fermilab Conference on Teaching Modern Physics, emphasizing strategies to integrate particle physics and cosmology into school curricula, and highlight innovative approaches at the Open University and through the PLON project in the Netherlands. Practical teaching resources, such as a simple diffusion cloud chamber, and upcoming international conferences are also included.