Physics in the Field

It’s time to dig out our wellies and waterproofs again – Physics in the Field is back for summer 2009.

Following last year’s hugely successful, but rather damp, tour of the UK, the Institute’s physics in society team along with four of our local branches and a band of student volunteers will be bringing physics to a field near you this summer.

The team will be performing physics tricks – hand-held demos using things you can find at home – and making sure you get a go too. Some of the tricks are messy, some are noisy, but all of them are guaranteed crowd pleasers that help to illustrate different areas of physics - have a look at our top 5 tricks.

If you want to try the tricks yourself you can find tips on how to perform them in our Physics to Go pack and a brand new trick is added to our Marvin and Milo series every month.

 Look out for the Physics in the Field team at the following events this summer:

9 May                Currie Fair, Pentland Park, Currie, Edinburgh
25 May              Bollington Festival Family Picnic, Bollington, Nr Macclesfield
29 – 31 May     Holker Garden Show, Nr Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria
4 – 6 June       Royal Cornwall Show, Wadebridge, Cornwall
13 – 14 June   Bradford Mela, Peel Park, Bradford
19 - 21 June    East of England County Show, Peterborough
16 - 19 July      Latitude, Henham Park, Suffolk
25 July              Lochaber Highland Games, Fort William
6 – 9 Aug          Big Chill, Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Ledbury, Hertfordshire
21 - 23 Aug      Green Man Festival, Glanusk Park, Crickhowell, Wales
19 – 20 Sept    Gourmet Garden, Botanic Gardens, Belfast
26 – 27 Sept    Newcastle Mela, Exhibition Park, Newcastle


By performing physics tricks at non-science events we aim to raise awareness of physics among people who wouldn’t normally choose to seek out science. So if you’ve seen us at one of these events, why not drop us a line and tell us what your favourite physics trick is? Email us at editor@physics.org
 

 

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