A video showing a chain in a jar appearing to defy gravity by leaping up in the air before falling to the floor...can YOU solve the physics problem? Cambridge University Professor Mark Warner is encouraging you to have a go at solving the physics problems behind the clip as part of a 5-year project funded by the Department for Education to prepare students better for university courses in physics, maths and engineering, and widen their access to top universities. The Rutherford Schools Physics Partnership (RSPP) sees Cambridge academics tutor students online or through regionally-run face-to-face classes, and offer support to teachers. Education Secretary Michael Gove welcomed RSPP’s approach to getting students interested in physics problems. He said: Professor Warner’s brilliant project will give state school pupils access to advanced materials so they can develop problem-solving skills in maths and physics. Cambridge University physicists will provide support for science teachers and online resources enabling many more state school students to succeed at university. Professor Warner added: This project was only possible with the encouragement and funding that the Department for Education provided. It aims to raise standards and to make academic subjects and places at top universities available to all. We hope that by showing how the problems studied at school relate to real academic challenges, young people will develop confidence in their ability to solve physics problems and be inspired to continue studying physics to a higher level. The video and full details of the project are available via GOV.UK: ow.ly/sH0Jn
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:40:48 +0000
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