4.Main Content
Physicists at play
Introduction
Physics can be fun. Experiments that are visually dramatic, or produce unexpected effects, are especially suitable for demonstrations on stage. Intriguing experiments make good conversation starters at Open Evenings. In both cases, a teacher performance can help the audience to understand real and interesting physics.
We begin, below, with a limited number of miscellaneous experiments. You can also download the article 'Experiments for a special day', which appeared in the March 2008 issue of the journal Physics Education. It is made available here courtesy of the author, Paul Gluck, and IOP Publishing. The Physics Education article itself is available here .
Submit your own favourite experiments and watch this Collection grow.
Experiment collections
Updated 5 Jul 2010
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