Posts Tagged ‘education’
Today’s physics news: Light pulses keep heart cells beating, and more…
Today’s physics news: Light pulses keep heart cells beating, and more…
Physics in a Primary School
Engaging young children about physics can sometimes be difficult, but Gavin Leithall and Paul Skrzypczyk, postgraduate physics students from the School of Physics, University of Bristol, visited Elmlea Junior School in Bristol on February 10th to do just this. They spent the day giving talks to six Year 3 and Year 4 classes as part of the school’s Science [...]
Today’s physics news: Wednesday, 20 January
England’s schools are becoming more diverse England’s schools are more ethnically diverse than they were eight years ago, research published today reveals. But in some towns and cities, children from ethnic minorities are still clustered in just a few schools, academics at Bristol University have found. The Guardian The Telegraph Several Welsh high schools [...]
A day in the life of a sound engineer: IOP launches new activity for schools
A new school-based activity, Ashfield Music Festival, gives students the chance to find out more about the practical applications of physics by trying out life as a sound or lighting engineer working at a music festival. Developed by the Institute of Physics and the Career Development Organisation (CRAC), Ashfield Music Festival is a full-day event, [...]
Today’s physics news: Friday, 16 October
Start school at six, key school report recommends The biggest inquiry into primary education for 40 years concludes today that schoolchildren should not start formal lessons until they turn six, and Sats should be scrapped. The Guardian The Times BBC News The Telegraph The Independent Images from the edge of our solar system The first [...]
