My daughter has just started physics A level and her enthusiasm levels are high. I'm taking a week off at 1/2 term and am looking for ideas of physics related days out, power station visit and the usual museums is all I came up with. We're in S Wales, so around there or London based would be good.
TBH I'm not sure. A-level physics is about maths and formulae relating to everyday objects. The most relevant physics is all around you!
http://www.techniquest.org/20120320137/education/secondary.html
Have you been here? It's quite cool.
Techniquest is a fair bit below A-level though.
Science Museum, or MOSI if you can make it to Manchester?
Perfect excuse for a trip to La Palma in the Canaries?
http://orm.astrocamp.es/index_en.html
Or perhaps a long weekend in Madrid?
http://www.mdscc.nasa.gov/
But if it really has to be Wales or London, don't forget the [url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Observatory,_Greenwich ]Royal Observatory[/url] (and the [url= http://www.rmg.co.uk/ ]Maritime Museum[/url] while you're there) in London, or perhaps the Planetarium.
jodrell bank?
MOSI if you can make it to Manchester?
MOSI is ace. They've got a big section about particle accelerators on at the moment too. You could combine it with a jaunt to Jodrell Bank, and make a day of it.
Go to the park and try and figure out how come you can start a swing going from a complete standstill without touching anything else...
You will not have a better excuse for buying Lego Mindstorms than this!
How about [url= http://www.electricmountain.co.uk/ ]Electric Mountain[/url], the pumped storage power station in Llanberis?
Bonus: lunch in Pete's Eats 🙂
Rock climbing. Plenty to learn about gravity and friction. Plus if you fall she can measure pendulum effects while you swing from your protection!
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Techniquest is a fair bit below A-level though.
From the Techniquest website
Secondary
Secondary school pupil with one of Techniquest's exhibitsTechniquest hosts a range of events for secondary students in Cardiff Bay, from Planetarium shows tailored to KS3 and KS4 students, to [b]A Level laboratory workshops[/b],
Leicester Space Centre
And for balance, some work experience at a decent accountancy firm; That's where most of my fellow graduates ended up 😉
Something near you on [url= http://nerdydaytrips.com/ ]nerdydaytrips[/url]?
Some great advice thanks. We've done Techniquest and I agree it's not really focused at A level standard. MOSI and Jodrell Bank looking good for a day trip.
Loving the nerdydaytrips site
You've just missed one here, but worth keeping an eye out for RAL open days in the future:
Wouldn't recommend the space centre. It's great for kids but once they're into their teens it's a bit meh
A bit if a treck but [url= http://universe.dk/en/ ]Danfoss Universe[/url] is excellent
There's a power station you can do tours of in Wales. I think it's near dolgellau...
In fact, it is! Transfynydd Power Station
no good for half term but: http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/psa-british-science-festival-brum-starts-saturday
Alton Towers - with worksheets on [url= http://www.altontowers.com/school-visits/ ]Energy, Forces and Speed[/url]
Kempton Steam Museum is good...
Is that where they made the joysticks?