Primary Science – SOPHia Physics

Women Scientists – Making Headway Every Day!

February 10, 2021 Sophia Physics 0

Age group 3rd – 6th classTotal time: 30mins – 1hr Outline: To learn about some important women physicists and their scientific discoveries One of our […]

Water is Life

August 24, 2020 Sophia Physics 0

Age group 3rd – 6th classTotal time: 1hr Outline: To learn about the importance of water, the water cycle and how to make a water […]

Good Vibrations

June 21, 2020 Sophia Physics 0

Age group 3rd – 6th classTotal time: 30mins Outline: To learn about how sounds are made and how they travel through different materials Links to […]

The Power of the Sun

June 14, 2020 Sophia Physics 0

PDF version here Age group 3rd – 6th classTotal time: 1hr – 1.5hrs Notes for parents/carers and teachers This activity can be carried out at […]

Buzzing Around – the Physics of Bee Flight

May 19, 2020 Sophia Physics 2

PDF version downloadable here Age group 5th– 6th class Total time 1-1.5hrs Outline: To learn about the importance of bees, the science of flying, and […]

Homemade rockets rock!

May 4, 2020 Sophia Physics 1

Download PDF version of this activity here Age group 3rd – 6th classTotal time: 1hr – 1.5hrs Outline: To learn about forces, gas pressure, and […]

Stopwatch rounding errors, flower-like bursting bubbles, student pens children’s book July 23, 2021
Excerpts from the red folder The post Stopwatch rounding errors, flower-like bursting bubbles, student pens children’s book appeared first on Physics World.
An interactive play where quantum physics and psychology collide July 23, 2021
Laura Hiscott reviews the play The Mirror Trap and speaks to its writer and star, Simon Watt The post An interactive play where quantum physics and psychology collide appeared first on Physics World.
Clinical management of DWI bias: a practical workflow for empirical ADC validation and correction on 3T MRI July 23, 2021
Join the audience for a live webinar on 11 August 2021 sponsored by Modus QA The post Clinical management of DWI bias: a practical workflow for empirical ADC validation and correction on 3T MRI appeared first on Physics World.
Fizzy water droplets levitate at room temperature July 23, 2021
New, frostier version of the Leidenfrost effect could have industrial applications The post Fizzy water droplets levitate at room temperature appeared first on Physics World.
Transfer-learning models detect COVID-19 from lung CT images July 23, 2021
A new deep-learning framework achieves up to 97% accuracy in detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection from patient lung scans The post Transfer-learning models detect COVID-19 from lung CT images appeared first on Physics World.
NASA craft provides an insight into Mars’ interior July 22, 2021
Insight mission reveals tantalizing details about how Mars may have formed across billions of years The post NASA craft provides an insight into Mars’ interior appeared first on Physics World.
The physics of Olympic sports, searching for continuous gravitational waves July 22, 2021
In this podcast we try out an Olympics-inspired quiz and talk to three astrophysicists who are searching for continuous gravitational waves The post The physics of Olympic sports, searching for continuous gravitational waves appeared first on Physics World.
Highly programmable quantum simulator operates with up to 256 qubits July 22, 2021
The system is a key step forward in the race to design larger, more reliable quantum computers The post Highly programmable quantum simulator operates with up to 256 qubits appeared first on Physics World.
Soft electronics self-heal July 21, 2021
Liquid metal composites do not break even when punctured and can be repeatedly stretched without losing their electrical conductivity The post Soft electronics self-heal appeared first on Physics World.
Majorana modes continue to elude July 21, 2021
"Zero mode" feature predicted in a semiconductor-superconductor nanowire comes from an entirely different effect, say researchers The post Majorana modes continue to elude appeared first on Physics World.