Physics in Perspective 2013 An enrichment course for sixth-formers and college students Monday 18th February

Michael Faraday worked here at the Royal Institution (but probably behind a different desk and with no video camera) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Faraday Five things you should never do with a particle accelerator Dr Suzie Sheehy, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxford The lecture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cfD0uf4Iw8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cfD0uf4Iw8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW_eYoX1LNo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_accelerator Particle accelerators are some of the most advanced machines on […]

Physics in Perspective 2013 An enrichment course for sixth-formers and college students Sunday 17th February

Saturn Sheila’s Solar System Safari Dr Sheila Kanani, UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYnPehV5iAk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoAmdGg1Rug Dr Sheila Kanani’s flying tour of our celestial home: the Solar System. Journey into our local galactic neighbourhood, where you will encounter Planets and other astronomical bodies, exploring each one in terms of origin and formation as well as its […]

Year 13 Astronomy master class at the Royal Observatory Greenwich

http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory/ The picture on the left is the clock at the Greenwich Meridian and the picture on the right is a view of the Queen’s house and Canary Wharf from the observatory. Aaron, Abdi and Sulax waiting to start the day. The first activity of the day consisted of the students learning about the […]

Particle Physics Master Class 2013

Once again the Rooks Heath year 13 students were lucky to be able to take part in the particle physics master class. http://www.stfc.ac.uk/PPD/22610.aspx The day followed the format of last year’s course so see the following link for more information about the lectures. http://rooksheathscience.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/particle-physics-masterclass-2012/ The day started with a lecture given by Professor Bill Scott […]

Superconductivity by year 12 physics students

Researching Superconductivity by Alfie Mussett The discovery of superconductivity Superconductivity was first observed in mercury by Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes. When he cooled the mercury to the same temperature as liquid helium (which comes out to about -269 degrees Celsius) the mercury’s resistance suddenly disappeared! He later won a Physics Nobel Prize in 1913 […]

Electromagnetic Spectrum by year 12 physics students

Introduction to the Electromagnetic spectrum The electromagnetic spectrum is a group of transverse waves that do not require a medium to travel through and it is divided up into sections based on frequency/wavelength and how each section is produced. In a vacuum each member has the same speed of 3xE8m/s but the speeds are different […]

Year 8 students’ visit to the Science Museum

Year 8 students (mainly 8G) had fun when they visited the Science Museum on 21/11/12. They participated with innumerable hands-on activities in the various galleries. Satellites, space rockets, space shuttles, and a variety of transport modules for travelling to and back from the Moon were fascinating to see in the Exploring Space gallery. They saw […]

Year 13 trip to the Cavendish Museum

Having done research into how our ideas about the atom have changed over time the year 13 students thought it would be interesting to see some of the original apparatus used by some of the scientists involved. You can read their work on the wordpress link below: http://rooksheathscience.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/the-history-of-the-atom-by-year-13-physics-students/ http://www.phy.cam.ac.uk/history/ http://www.phy.cam.ac.uk/history/cavprof.php http://www-outreach.phy.cam.ac.uk/camphy/museum/area1/display.htm http://www-outreach.phy.cam.ac.uk/cav_museum/ http://www-outreach.phy.cam.ac.uk/camphy/museum/area1/tour.htm http://www-outreach.phy.cam.ac.uk/TeachWork/Radio_09/Resources/Museum.pdf http://www.phy.cam.ac.uk/outreach/museum.php […]

Physics update course December 2012

Sunday 16th December Dr Martin Christlieb Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology, enquiries@oncology.ox.ac.uk Oxford Biomedical Imaging Network martin.christlieb@oncology.ox.ac.uk http://www.imaging.ox.ac.uk/network-members/mchristlieb/ Modern medical imaging The oncology group at Oxford has just had its second birthday and it was set up in response to the NHS’ need for research into cancer. The group consist of 450 people […]

Physics update course December 2012

Saturday 15th December Astrophysics activities for the classroom Dr Sian Owen schools.liaison@physics.ox.ac.uk s.owen1@physics.ox.ac.uk The activities focused on space science and astronomy, with links to current research. Topics covered included the Solar System, evolution of stars, galaxies and the expansion of the universe. http://www.planethunters.org/ Transit activity The above activity was a model to show how some […]