Now on: I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here!

‘How do you become so clever?’  and ‘What is time?’ are just two of the many questions currently being put forward to scientists by school kids as part of the award-winning initiative I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here!, which gets working scientists and school students talking online. I’m a Scientist is a science dialogue event where school students talk to real scientists online for two weeks. It’s in the form of an X Factor style competition between scientists, who compete for a prize of £500.

For two weeks students read about the scientists’ work, ask them questions, and engage in live text chats with them. The students vote for the scientist they want to get the money. The scientists with the fewest votes are evicted until only one is left to be crowned the winner. The event is supported by carefully developed and tested resources which develop students’ skills and deepen their understanding.

The event features six so-called zones, three of which are general, with scientists working on all different topics. Three zones are themed, where the scientists’ work all overlaps in some way. The IOP  is sponsoring  the Space Zone. Have a look and see the current questions being asked.