Physics Tricks Institute of Physics（物理方法物理研究所）.pdfVIP

Physics Tricks Physics to Go Physics Tricks This section describes recipes for 20 physics-based tricks. It is aimed at providing a resource for IoP members to use when trying to engage non- physicists with the subject. Selection Criteria The 20 tricks included here have been tried and tested and chosen according to specific criteria: • The trick ingredients are familiar to most audiences and commonly available, as well as relatively inexpensive. • Reliability and simplicity of operation are key features. • Very little construction or pre-preparation is necessary. • The chosen tricks cover a range of audience ages and sizes, as well as potential venues (e.g. indoors or outside; different types of ‘generic’ venues such as pubs, supermarkets etc.). • A range of physical principles is covered by the selected tricks. Further Resources Those members interested in obtaining further information may find the following resources useful: • The Little Book of Experiments by Planet Science /sciteach/index.html?page=/experiment/ • SciZmic – the Science Discovery Clubs network • The Exploratorium • British Interactive Group • Professor Shakhashiri • Steve Spangler Science /experiments • Planet Science’s Wired Science Magic Box /wired/index.html?page=/wired/magicbox • The Surfing Scientist by the Australian Broadcasting Coorporation www.schoolscience.co.uk/teachers/chemclub/index.html • Krampf Experiment of the Week /news.html There are plenty more demonstrations available, and we would encourage IoP members to develop their own personalised tricks to demonstrate their particular area of interest. 2 Physics to Go Physics Busking The tricks included in this Pack will all work well with public audiences of various sorts. However, a little thought about the