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All contexts are aimed at years 5 to 10, but many are useful for senior physics (see separate handout ). This presentation focuses on two:

•Cycling Aerodynamics (live now)

•Rockets (coming soon)

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•Over 100 NZ scientists and 50 organisations in action on SLH so far…(showcases Nature of Science)

•Involves all New Zealand Universities, CRIs and many independent research companies

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“[There is a] need to develop a new form of secondary school science education. This will increasingly depend on both teachers and students having a closer relationship with the science community.” 

Sir Peter GluckmanPrime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor

In Looking Ahead: Science Education for the 21st CenturyApril 5, 2011

“A rich repository of resources”

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27 contexts

15 science stories

2 thinking tools

184 Science Ideas and Concepts

80 Looking Closer articles

238 learning activities

1267 images

566 videos

51 animations and interactives

113 NZ scientist profiles

109 NZ Research articles

Cycling Aerodynamics

Cant. U. Wind tunnel

Forces, speed, power

Lindsey Underwood (PhD Stdt)

Streamlining and drag

Canterbury University tests aerodynamics of elite cyclists:

Video: Testing aerodynamics of elite cyclists

Video: The wind tunnel

Video: Aerodynamics and drag

Video: Testing bike frames

Video: What is rolling resistance

Teaching Approaches

Alison ShanksWorld champion NZ cyclist

Students analyse speed, force and power graphs for the 3000 m individual pursuit in 2008

Teaching Approaches

Students use a hair drier to learn how air flows over different shapes.

A small length of cotton shows if the air flow remains attached (close to the surface = low drag)

Or separates away from the surface showing an area of high drag

TEA: “On your bikes”5 activities

Differentiated /Cooperative

1: How do aerodynamic drag and

rolling resistance affect maximum

speed?

5: Coast down tests

4: How does drag affect terminal velocity as you

roll down a hill?

2: How much force is needed to balance

drag and rolling resistance for a cyclist to travel at a constant

speed?

3: How does tyre pressure affect

rolling resistance?

Cycling Aerodynamics

Cycling Aerodynamics

RocketsRocket Lab

First NZ space rocketPeter BeckMark Rocket

Canterbury UniversityRoll Control

(2 PhD students)Hypersonic vehicles

AProf. Susan Krumdieck

Rocket Lab First NZ space rocket

Thermal Ablatives

Hybrid fuels

Creating a NZ space industry

Film canister rockets

Balloon car challenge

Water bottle rockets

Rocket launch simulation

Rocket launch simulation

Rocket launch simulation

Rocket launch simulation

Teaching activitiesIntro presentation, Pre survey of students’ ideas

(“alternative conceptions”), KWL

Film canister rockets

Balloon car challenge

Water bottle rockets

Rocket launch simulation

Ethics discussion – Value of “What-if science”

People profiles: a careers resource

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Almost 100 NZ scientists profiled

A diverse bunch!

Real scientists, real choices, real career paths

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Upcoming content Rockets

Luminescence

Microscopy

Nature of Science resource

Earthworms

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