What is it about?
The Bright Lights: Big Experiments! public engagement project enabled high school students Scottish S2 to prepare a short, 5 min video using their own words and in their own style to present a scientific experiment on the theme of light to their fellow pupils via YouTube. This paper describes the various experiments that we chose to deliver and our experiences in delivering them to our partner schools. The results of pre- and post-activity surveys of both the pupils and teachers are presented in an effort to understand the impact of the project on the students, staff and their schools.
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Why is it important?
There has been a lot of debate over how to get high school chikdren more interested in science, especially those living in deprived areas. The findings og this paper can help improve the results of this work.
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It was fascinating to take part in such a deep collaboration between chemists and a social scientist.
Dr Jonathan Downie
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This page is a summary of: Bright Lights: Big Experiments! A public engagement activity for international year of light, Physics Education, November 2016, Institute of Physics Publishing,
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6552/52/1/015005.
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