Case studies
| “Physics is an enjoyable subject, especially in our school. Our teacher explains to us how we can apply physics to real life. He gets us to work in groups and gives us questions to answer using different types of apparatus in the IOP resource centre. He asks us to find the answers ourselves. I work hard and hope to perform better because I would like to study computer engineering at university, so physics is going to be really important for that. I think that everyone can learn a lot from physics. In everything you do every day, there is some physics applied. If IOP helps our school to get more equipment that we can learn from, it is going to help many more students to get a good job and have a happy life.” Agapiti Rukwerere, student at Bukinda Apostles of Jesus Seminary, Uganda |
| “Physics used to be really hard for me – I couldn’t see what a lot of the theory meant or how it worked. Now we do lots of experiments, where we are allowed to find out things for ourselves. It has also given me an understanding of physics in the home, for example why lights in a house are connected in parallel. I really enjoy studying physics, and when I leave school I want to use what I’ve learned. I would like to become a midwife in the future, and I feel sure that a good knowledge of practical physics will help me keep up to date with all the latest medical equipment.” Portia Nketia, student at Ada Secondary High School, Ghana |
| “IOP has made a real difference to our school – the training has given me a lot of confidence and helped me become a much better teacher. Learning how to use simple equipment to show physics experiments, for example, giving students the opportunity to experience simple William Ankora, science resource centre co-ordinator, Ada Secondary High School, Ghana |
