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Creative and Tactile Physics
Using all our senses
Alison Alexander
Ruth Wiltsher
Science on Stage and
Institute of Physics
Creative Physics
A set of craft based activities developed by
UK Institute of Physics (IOP) for
Outreach at
Science fairs, astronomy fairs, agricultural
shows, science clubs ,WIs http://www.iop.org/activity/outreach/resources/activity/creati
ve/page_53877.html
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Physicists in primary schools
• Walk through the universe
• PIPS Walk through the Universe.ppt
• http://www.iop.org/activity/outreach/resour
ces/pips/topics/earth/index.html
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More activities
• Fruit
• Constellations
• Listen to meteors meteorwatch.org
• IOP Exoplanets
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More activities
• Fruit
• Constellations
• Listen to meteors meteorwatch.org
• IOP Exoplanets
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Come to the workshop
tomorrow to try some of the
activities!
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