Physics at Work in Essex 2003

The Physics at Work in Essex 2003 event will be held at Colchester County High School for Girls on the Afternoon of Tuesday 4th November. This pilot event is based on the annual Physics at Work event held at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge each September, and is organised by the Cavendish Laboratory, Clacton and Harwich Education Action Zone and Colchester County High School for Girls. The aim of this event is to stimulate interest and encourage wider participation in physics amongst Y11 students by showcasing the many and varied ways in which physics is used in the real everyday world. The event will be centred about 6 exhibitors, including Research Groups within the Cavendish Laboratory, local and national industry.

Small groups of about 15 students accompanied by a teacher will follow a route through the exhibition defined by the organisers. Each small group, with its teacher, will visit the six exhibits over a period of about two hours, including a short break halfway through. Each exhibit usually consists of a short presentation, practical demonstrations, an opportunity for hands-on involvement and time for asking questions. A booklet of information is provided to support the exhibition, allowing teachers to bring ideas back into their lessons later in the year. This structured approach allows the students to engage thoroughly with the science on display.

Attendance at this event is strictly limited to those schools groups that have been invited to participate. If this pilot event is sufficiently successful similar events may be held in the future. If you are interested in participating in future educational outreach activities in physics in the East of England please contact:

Dr. Paula Martin
Educational Outreach Officer
Department of Physics
University of Cambridge
Cavendish Laboratory
Madingley Road
Cambridge
CB3 0HE
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 333318
Fax: +44 (0) 1223 766360
e-mail: paula.martin@phy. (Please suffix all the e-mail addresses as seen with "cam.ac.uk")

The Physics at Work 2003 Exhibition in Essex is an integral part of the Cavendish Laboratory's "Aspiration Raising" activities, funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England.

The event is also supported by:

It would not be possible to run this event the active participation of the exhibitors and the staff of Clacton and Harwich Education Action Zone and Colchester County High School for Girls. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them again for all the time and effort that they have given to the Physics at Work in Essex 2003 Exhibition.