This event took place on 6 July 2007, and was jointly organised by NPL and the Institute of Physics to support advanced level teachers in the London Area. In addition to tours of NPL's laboratories, five presentations were given:
- An Introduction to NPL by Communications Manager,
Fiona Auty - Should the UK have Nuclear Power? by
Michael de Podesta - Where on Earth is the sky bluest? by
Andrew Hanson - 'What's happening in Physics Education?' syllabus and exam arrangment review by
Peter Campbell - 'Virtual Physical Laboratory' Demonstration of physics demonstration software by its author
John Nunn
Powerpoint or pdf presentations used in these talks can be downloaded using the links below.
Teachers may also be interested in resources available in the NPL Learning Room.
Introduction |
File | Notes |
| Introduction |  PDF (3.7Mb) |
Introduction to NPL, by Communications Manager, Fiona Auty |
Virtual Physics Laboratory |
Notes |
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The Institute of Physics and the National Physical Laboratory are joint sponsors of the Virtual Physical Laboratory for schools in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Schools and colleges are able to receive a complimentary copy of the CD-ROM and a free site licence if they attend a demonstration event. For details of the next events, please contact |
What's Happening in Physics Education? |
File | Notes |
| Syllabus Information |  Powerpoint (0.2Mb) |
Up to date summary of syllabus changes by Peter Campbell |
Colour |
File | Notes |
| Where is the bluest sky? | Powerpoint (41Mb) (very large!) PDF (11.2Mb) |
Where on Earth is the sky bluest? |
The slides from the presentation on Nuclear Power are available below. You might be interested in some suitable music.
Nuclear |
File | Notes |
| Should the UK have Nuclear Power? | Powerpoint (7.3Mb) |
Teachers may also be interested in the American Instituite of Physics site on the discovery of nuclear fission. The site contains voice files of scientists involved in the work that I used in the presentation http://www.aip.org/history/mod/fission/fission1/01.html Teachers may also be interested in the excellent online exhibits on other topics http://www.aip.org/history/exhibits.html or the general education page of the AIP. The Powerpoint presentation "The Sun is a mass of incandescent gas" is not available online but details of how to make it are available from |