KS3 Physics Training Day 2 (Light and Sound) Thurs 29th April 2010

The Physics Factory set up for the KS3 Light and Sound training day.







Delegates all smiles after their day at the Physics Factory

CLEAPSS Radiation Protection Supervisor Course (Tue 27th April 2010)

25 delegates today attended a CLEAPSS RPS course held at the Physics Factory. Many thanks to Brian Betts from CLEAPSS for delivering a successful course. Many thanks also to Bob Billingsley from BASS for organising the event.

Lordswood Girls EDEXCEL P1b Grades

Lordswood Girls' School student said:
"The Physics Factory is really good, and I thoroughly enjoy my time here :) It's the highlight of my week!"

Yardleys EDEXCEL P3 Medical Physics Lesson

‘I enjoyed learning about PET and CT scans because I did not know before how they worked. Learning how they worked was very enjoyable for me.’

Physics Factory Open Day (Wednesday 21st April 2010)

john booth said:
"Another very well organised and presented day
a real pity many teachers were unable to attend due to the icelandic volcano
but thats how science works sometimes"

KS3 Physics Training Day 1 (Forces and Motion/Space and Gravity) Wed 21st April 2010

"A great day of interactive and enthusing activities for physics at KS3. It will enable me to teach physics with confidence in the classroom and has given me ideas with various up to date equipment."

Bordesley Green Girls EDEXCEL P3 Revision Class (Pulse Oximetry & ECG)

Summary of Lesson Evaluation Forms

Lesson: Pulse Oximetry and ECG
Exam Board/Unit: EDEXCEL P3 Medical Physics
Group: High Ability Year 11 Girls

STUDENT EVALUATIONS - SUMMARY
21 students
100% of students said they thought the lesson was very good
100% of students said they had learnt a lot during the lesson
100% of students said they would like to attend more lessons at the Physics Factory

Note: 12 students said at the start of the lesson that they want to study Physics at A Level.

St Albans EDEXCEL P3 Gases Lesson 25th March 2010

"The physics factory is able to teach children and teenagers their science and particles and stuff."

Baverstock AQA P3 Light Lesson 23rd March 2010

Lordswood Girls Physics Factory group meet 'Starchasers' 15th March 2010

On Monday 15th March 2010 the space tourism company Starchasers brought a rocket to King Edward VI Five Ways School. The rocket is going to launch a tourist into space next year! The company hopes to compete with Richard Branson's larger space tourism company, Virgin Galactic. Lordswood Girls Physics Factory group got the chance to see the rocket and listen to a talk given by one of the rockets engineer.

The company’s website is:
http://www.starchaser.co.uk

Edge/Catholic Partnership Physics BTEC Day 1 Training (19/03/10)

Practical ideas to introduce into new BTEC assignments for the new BTEC specification Sept 2010

12 delegates
100% of delegates said they thought the course was either 'good or very good' with 75% saying it was 'very good'

Some comments from the delegates:
"Extremely helpful day, its great to have the hard work done for us in terms of assignments, resources etc"
"It would be good for all science staff to experience this day as it was very motivating"
"Excellent, very informative"
"Informative, interesting and well presented"
"Speaker clear, good class discussions"
"Many resources that can be swiftly incorporated into new/existing BTEC schemes"

Delegates identified future inset needs:-
‘Further BTEC training for non-specialists’
‘Help teaching higher level Physics for non-specialists’
‘Technician based course to demonstrate more Physics practicals’
‘More practical ideas to use in the classroom’

Robert Green said:
"Excellent hands-on activities that we could evaluate as to their suitability for (a) pupils to carry out and (b) meeting the assessment criteria for BTec qulaifications"

Anuja jalota said:
"Feel very enthused about teaching the physics in BTEC with great relevance to everyday life that will inspire students."

Waverley AQA P2 Examination Results

Waverley School's triple science group, who are being taught Physics at the Physics Factory recently received their first set of module grades. The students sat their AQA Physics P2 examination in January 2010.

A FEW HEADLINES:
24% of grades either A or A*
34% of students achieved higher than their target grade

Well done to Waverley students and teachers for all your hard work and commitment!