UOL Physics help schools to Get UP!
The University of Liverpool’s STEM outreach Physics Group have opened applications for their new Ogden Trust funded education project ‘Get UP (Understanding Physics)’.
Get UP is a GCSE Physics Required Practical Library that local schools (10-mile radius to UOL) can book, collect a class set of a particular experiment, take it back to their school and keep for up to two weeks before returning to the university.
All the equipment is brand new and high quality which can be expensive meaning many schools are unable to purchase and have either old faulty equipment or none at all meaning that students in these schools are never able to complete any or all of the 10 physics required practical experiments at GCSE that they will be assessed on in their GCSE examinations.
There are two required practical experiments in particular that use some very expensive equipment and most schools do not have but are available from Get UP;
Linear Air Track – for investigating Acceleration using a track with air blower to remove friction.
The full kit includes various accessories allowing groups to investigate many aspects of kinematics and mechanics.
Wave Ripple Tank – For looking at vibration wave experiments. This kit also includes a full set of accessories to investigate more aspects of waves such as diffraction, interference, refraction, and reflection of water waves.
Linked Resources - Not only do the schools receive the equipment sets but are also provided with resources and activities to develop and demonstrate practical skills including risk assessment, data tables and graphs and results analysis which is provided in an experiment report writing frame for students needing support or students can prepare their own reports based on these.
Each experiment has a set of linked exam style questions to allow the students to become familiar with the type of questions that may come up.
We aim to raise the attainment of students in schools who engage in the GET UP project by enhancing the understanding of students completing these experiments and nurturing their investigative abilities.
Schools can now apply to book an experiment kit from September 2024 by scanning the QR code or following this link:
Download our GET UP Equipment Guide now!
(link to download of PDF GET UP Equipment 24_25)