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The Excitement of Science project is now complete for another year. If you were not lucky enough to attend the live presentation in the Faraday Theatre of the Royal Institution, you can watch the show in its entirety by clicking here. You will need to register first but it is entirely free.
Please check the website regularly for details of Excitement of Science 2011, details of which will be coming soon. We thank you for your continuing support.
Welcome!
Excitement of Science is an original research project, culminating in a day of presentations at the Royal Institution in London. We invite any school to join our science researchers, collecting original data to help inform the latest scientific developments. The Excitement of Science is jointly organised by the Royal Institution and Rotary International.
The Project
Schools, Rotary Clubs and Districts should register now to join a wonderful journey of exploration and discovery, as we embark on this year’s Excitement of Science 2010. Now in its ninth year, Rotary International and the Royal Institution have been offering schools the opportunity to enhance their science curriculum by engaging 13-18 year old students in a programme of real scientific research.
Data collected by individual schools between February and May 2010 will be analysed and then presented at the famous Royal Institution in London on Tuesday 22 June 2010. Just for the fun of it, the day will begin with a demonstration of university-level chemistry that would frighten most parents!
This year’s project is new to EoS and is especially interesting being in the field of sports science. It will involve, in particular, measuring and analysing arterial blood flow through an examination of live ultrasound images of the human body. Our principal expert is Professor Tim Cable, Director of the School of Sport & Exercise Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University, who will be presenting the work of their world renowned Research Institute for Sport & Exercise Sciences. For further details, see: LJMU Sport Science Research Institute.
We would encourage as many schools as possible to adopt this project. As well as the obvious science curriculum support opportunities the project will present for schools by participating in the on-line research activities from February 2010, there may be a possibility of receiving assistance to attend the Grand Finale itself.
The Grand Finale
The project will culminate with one of the most thrilling experiences that any scientist, budding or old hand, could possibly wish for; the opportunity of witnessing the excitement of science in the world-famous Faraday Theatre of the Royal Institution. The Grand Finale will take place on Tuesday 22 June 2010, when the programme for the day begins with a light-hearted demonstration of some explosive, yet challenging chemistry by a scientist having no obvious fear of explosives or of the finger-depleting properties of liquid nitrogen! We then follow up with a discussion of the results collected, and invite the audience to contribute their hypotheses for discussion by the research scientists.
Many local Rotary Clubs and Districts throughout the UK will be involved and may be able to assist with your school's participation in the project. Typically, this might involve Rotary Clubs providing assistance for school transport to/from the Royal Institution in London on 22 June 2010, although this cannot be guaranteed.
As the Faraday Theatre holds approximately 450 people, there is clearly not room for everyone on the day of the Grand Finale. Priority for attendance will be given to actively participating school students and their teachers. Importantly, if you are not lucky enough to get tickets to the Grand Finale, everyone can take part over the Internet and this Excitement of Science website will be used to webcast the activities taking place in the Faraday Theatre, for those who are unlucky enough not to get there. So there should be no reason why everyone involved could not participate and soak up the atmosphere of the day.
We hope that teachers will use the webcasts both to include groups that took part in the research project, and to support their teaching in general to best suit their needs. Rotary and the Royal Institution are providing the teaching tool, it is for the teaching professionals to decide how to use it. Enjoy!