Physics in Advent: The hands-on physics Advent calendar
Each December, Physics in Advent (PiA) opens the door to 24 fun and thought-provoking physics experiments, with the chance to win cool prizes!
 
    
    
    
    
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                    Each December, Physics in Advent (PiA) opens the door to 24 fun and thought-provoking physics experiments, with the chance to win cool prizes!                    
         
                    Picture sequences provide engaging opportunities for students to explore the concepts of speed and acceleration using supplied digital images or their own smartphones.                    
         
                    In a spin: use a rotating platform to explore how gravitational acceleration affects a simple pendulum.                    
         
                    Set the wheels in motion: maximize your creativity by using old bicycle parts to create art installations and demonstrate energy conversions.                    
         
                    Your mission: to land an intrepid egg-naut safely on the surface of the Moon and learn about classical mechanics along the way.                    
         
                    Roll up, roll up! We bring you some more fantastic feats to challenge and entertain – and to showcase some physics, too.                    
         
                    Intrigue your students with some surprising experiments – it’s a great way to challenge their intuitions and explore the laws of mechanics.                    
         
                    Use one of the most surprising experiments in classical mechanics to teach the scientific method, video analysis and mechanics.                    
         
                    Measuring the temperature inside a fusion reactor is no easy task. Find out how it’s done – and even simulate it in the classroom.                    
         
                    Roller coasters, carousels and other amusement park rides can be great fun – and can even be used as a science lesson, as Giovanni Pezzi explains.                    
        
            
                Physics in Advent: The hands-on physics Advent calendar            
        
        
            
                Moving pictures: teach speed, acceleration, and scale with photograph sequences            
        
        
            
                The centrifugal force awakens            
        
        
            
                From cycling to upcycling: learn about energy conversions by building creative installations from old bicycles            
        
        
            
                Landing on the Moon – planning and designing a lunar lander            
        
        
            
                Further fantastic feats: falling and bouncing            
        
        
            
                When things don’t fall: the counter-intuitive physics of balanced forces            
        
        
            
                Can something accelerate upwards while falling down?            
        
        
            
                A thermometer that goes to 200 million degrees            
        
        
            
                Going wild: teaching physics on a roller coaster