North East

Planet Scicast 2009

Planet Scicast is four things:

1. Some training in schools on how to make mini movies of science demonstrations.
2. A big UK wide competition to get children, young people, teachers, parents, science communicators and science/engineering/technology professionals all making mini movies to send in to Planet SciCast.
3. A web resource of all those movies and the written up activities and experiments, for the use and amusement of all the above.
4. Finally, a discussion about who’s job it is to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers with entertaining science related material.

Their overall aim is to raise the profile of science demonstrations as a way to engage children and young people, and to get more people doing these activities and demonstrations themselves.

The IOP sponsors the physics part of the competition. Although the 2008 competition is over, entries are being accepted for the 2009 competition now.

www.planet-scicast.com

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