Physics for non-physicists. Forces
Description
Forces can be a subject that science teachers find difficult to teach, particularly if physics is not their specialism. Steve Hearn from the Institute of Physics visits a group of physics non-specialists from the London Borough of Barnet to offer up ideas on how to approach this subject.Steve starts his introduction to forces with a bazooka, a home-made, partially evacuated tube, which fires missiles at a target. He explores how the bazooka works and what forces are acting on the missile.Steve also introduces a bubble investigation where air bubbles are released in glycerol and rise up a small container. David Crossley, on a Teach First scheme, tries out this investigation with a year 7 group. The teachers and the pupils make their predictions with some surprising results.
Runtime
28 min
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Subjects
Geography
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Date of Publication
2005
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Alexander Street
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