Activities
Current activities
Step into our haunted house and discover the physics behind the ghostly goings on. Created in partnership with Butlins, the Spooky Science show is part of the entertainment programme at all three of the company’s holiday resorts throughout 2009.
The Spooky Science project evaluation is available here. PDF 495KB.
Buses in Manchester, Liverpool and now Newcastle have played host to our eye-catching posters. Designed to get young people talking about how we know these intriguing facts, the posters are supported by information on the website.
The project evaluations are available:
Each summer, physics puts on its wellies and waterproofs and heads to festivals and shows with the physics in society team and volunteers. Balloon kebabs, Alka Seltzer rockets and waterproof hankies are just three of the tricks that keep adults and children alike entertained.
Evaluations for each event are available on request from physics.society@iop.org.
Residents of Norwich have been discussing how lipstick effects their beer, whether they can fold a piece of paper more than seven times and how to make a proper cuppa thanks to our thought-provoking beer mats and sandwich bags.
The project evaluation will be available shortly.
SciCast Physics is a mini-science-movie-making competition. The challenge is to produce a film of less than two and a half minutes that explains a principle of physics in an entertaining way to non-scientists.
Lab in a Lorry is a mobile science lab that gives young people the chance to explore science through open-ended hands-on experiments whilst being guided by volunteers who want to share their passion for science and their curiosity about the world we live in.
Lab in a Lorry operates in Scotland, the East Midlands and the North West of England.
physics.org is your guide to physics on the web. We’ve collected together the best physics websites in a database searchable by age and knowledge so you know you’re getting correct information at a suitable level.
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