Key Stage 2
Lego CERN
During this interactive workshop the pupils will learn from a real-life particle physicist what the mysterious Higgs boson is, and they'll build a Lego model of the experiments at CERN.
Stardust
Aimed at Primary School students, this is an interactive astronomy workshop that introduces students to basic astronomy concepts like planet formation and nuclear fusion inside stars. Students get hands-on with crafts related to the various topics.
Key Stage 3
Connect Physics
Connect Physics is a set of three workshops for Key Stage 3 science students which answer the questions: What is physics? Why do physics? How do we do physics?
The workshops are suitable for students of all science abilities. The workshops encourage students to think of the bigger picture through connecting different ideas, such as topics from KS3 science, the latest physics research or their everyday lives. They are able to find out about careers that are available after studying physics and they are given a chance to develop their skills using the scientific method and the peer-review process by tackling an open-ended problem with no given solution.
Shattering Stereotypes
Shattering Stereotypes is a project that tackles and raises awareness of gender stereotyping in schools and how it can affect subject choice at GCSE. In the last few years research by the Institute of Physics (IOP) has shown that the lack of girls taking physics at A-Level is part of a wider problem; gender stereotyping in schools. The report Closing Doors concluded that schools which had low numbers of girls doing physics also had a small number of boys doing subjects which were stereotypically seen as girl subjects. Following this the IOP ran the Opening Doors project which generated a best practice guide for schools looking to tackle gender stereotyping. From the point of view of the SEPnet partners the lack of diversity in physics is a problem they want to tackle as potential undergraduate physics students are being put-off from studying the subject. Projects aiming to increase the diversity of students taking A-Level. physics are then seen as growing the pool of potential physics undergraduates.
Key Stage 4
Girls into Physics residential
Discover Physics in our everyday life and in the lab and understand how it shapes the world around us. How do we detect particles? What are cosmic rays? What happens in temperatures that approach the absolute zero? From particle physics and accelerators to condensed matter and astronomy, in this course you'll explore the world around us in an interactive, engaging and creative way. In partnership with Smallpeice Trust.
Key Stage 5
Particle Physics Masterclass
We run an annual Particle Physics masterclass. This is a one-day event consisting of university-style lectures, sessions in our teaching laboratories and other hands-on activities, supervised by staff and students from the department.
For information, contact physics.outreach@rhul.ac.uk.
A Taste of Physics
A one-day session for students who are thinking of applying to do a Physics or a Theoretical Physics degree at university. You will experience some hands-on practical activities in our teaching laboratories, and hear two lectures by our researchers talking about their work. You will also have the opportunity to ask our admissions tutor any questions that you may have about the UCAS process, talk to physics students over lunch and take a tour of our beautiful campus.
For information, contact physics.outreach@rhul.ac.uk.
