The circus comes to school

Description

Dr Ken Farquhar did a PhD in soap bubble science, and at the same time was learning to juggle and be a street entertainer. He then became a chemistry teacher. After a while, he decided to combine all his talents. He now brings his circus show into schools.In this programme Dr Ken does a show and workshop for Year 9 pupils at Bishop Ramsey C of E School in Hillingdon. Using a power drill, a basketball, a smelly sock, and a host of other bizarre props, Ken helps the pupils understand principles such as gravity, friction, air resistance and gyroscopic forces. Then the pupils try skills like tightrope walking and plate-spinning for themselves.The programme also looks at a research project that studied how effectively certain pupils could be engaged by learning circus skills, and the unexpected results it yielded.

Runtime

14 min

Series

Subjects

Geography

Genre

Date of Publication

2007

Database

Alexander Street

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