You might think that physics is all about boring things like electricity but it is important for fun things like animations and thrill rides such as those at Thorpe Park. Year 12 were very lucky to spend the day experiencing the rides and took part in a science workshop which looked at the physics behind […]
Read more "Year 12 physics students at Thorpe Park 2014"On the 5th of June 42 year 7 students were lucky to spend the day at London Zoo. They were accompanied by Ms Rahman, Mrs Ul-Huq and Mrs Hayward, London Zoo is the world’s oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a […]
Read more "Year 7 trip to the Zoo"Discovery of the Higgs Boson at the CERN Large Hadron Collider Peter Watkins, University of Birmingham, UK The size of things http://scaleofuniverse.com/ The chart above shows the scale of the known universe and some of the equipment used to probe it. Our planet is a tiny part of the universe. It orbits one of the […]
Read more "Rugby 2014"The Rutherford Schools Physics Project The Rutherford Schools Physics Partnership (RSPP), directors Professor Mark Warner and Dr Lisa Jardine-Wright, works collaboratively with teachers and schools delivering extension materials, on-line (MOOC) learning, workshops for students, and CPD support and materials for physics teachers. The aims of the project are to increase applications for STEM courses, allow […]
Read more "Rugby 2014"Accessing and using evidence to optimise the teaching of physics Charles Tracy, Head of pre-19 Education, Institute of Physics PIPER (practical implications of physics education research) is a project from the IOP Education Department devoted to promoting evidence-based practice in physics education. The Supporting Physics Teaching (SPT) materials, provides extensive support for physics teachers, draws […]
Read more "Rugby 2014"Imagining Thought Imaging the working brain – Issues in development and Learning Professor Steven Swithenby – The Open University Introduction by Helen Hare As a teacher I spend my time teaching A level physics to mainly boys (although I am working on this). I don’t know whether it is the same in other mixed sex […]
Read more "Rugby 2014"Once again Rooks Heath students were lucky enough to take part in an astronomy day at ROG. http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory The students were lucky to spend the morning just investigating the observatory and the information galleries. The view for the observatory shows the Queen’s house and the Royal Hospital. The hospital was designed deliberately so as not […]
Read more "Astronomy Day at the Royal Greenwich Observatory 2014"Once again Rooks Heath A level students were lucky to take part in this study day. Unfortunately we weren’t able to complete all the activities but we had a brilliant time. Our course took part at the Rutherford Appleton laboratory based in Harwell, Oxfordshire. https://www.stfc.ac.uk/76.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_Appleton_Laboratory Aerial View of the Harwell Science Innovation Campus, […]
Read more "Particle Physics Masterclass 2014"On the 17th February we were once again very lucky to have a tour of CERN. We were also very lucky that as everything was turned off and we could visit underground. Abbas, Alfie, Pameer and Aslam waiting for tram 18 to CERN. It was a bit cold but not as cold as the UK […]
Read more "Rooks Heath at CERN 2014"Safety Before we start we need to reassure all parents, carers and neighbours of Rooks Heath that the radioactive sources used in schools are not dangerous. There are rules and regulations that have to be abided by mainly because some young people can be a bit silly and swallowing an alpha source won’t do you […]
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