Science on the Buses Gorazd Planinši č Faculty for Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana and The House of Experiments, Slovenian Hands-on Science Centre TechnoTN Forum, 4th-5th May 2007
1. Goal and Idea • The goal: • The idea: – To help rebuilding public impression – Identify Questions related to of Physics everyday situations that require Physics in explanations – To promote Physics – Put Questions and Answers in – To promote learning public transportation – buses – To reach wide spectrum of public
2. From Idea to Product Creators of Q and A: • Post-grad. student (BSc. Phys.Ed.), exhibit developper at sciece centre • Post-grad. student. (BSc Phys.Ed), Teaching Assistant at Univeristy • Experienced children sport swimming coach (two exams short from BSc in Physics, ) • Experienced high school Phys. Teacher (Bsc Phys, Msc Chem.) • Director of Science centre,( Phd Phys.) • Assoc. Prof. at Phys. Dept. (Phd Phys.)
2. From Idea to Product Creator of illustrations: Božo Kos renown artist/cartoonist, ( also holds BSc in Physics!)
3. Site • Ljubljana • Maribor • Celje • Koper • Novo mesto • Murska Sobota
4. Time line • January 2005: Talks with transportation companies • February, March, April 2005: Questions selected. Answers composed. Review. Production. • May 2005: Questions set on buses. • July, August 2005: Monitoring. • October, November 2005: Analysis.
5. Media • Press conference as kickoff to the project • It was held in the bus while driving around the capital • An experiment was shown • The project was presented on the national TV and some newspapers
6. Photos
7. Responses from passengers
8. Ceiling exhibition “Science up High” Dr. Janez Poto č nik – Commissioner for Science and Research – is opening the exhibition.
9. Money (as agreed originally...) 3.685 € HE HE FP6 FP6 14.850 € Total: 18.535 €
Post Festum... ...bitter part Learn from other people mistakes! IMPORTANT NOTE: In what follows the abbreviation “EPS” (in brackets) is used to indicate unnamed/unknown individuals and NOT the European Physical Society as a whole. We have very high respect for EPS and belief in its important mission and we feel responsible for keeping its good name. Unfortunately, our experience (as shown here) make us believe, that not all people that are working professionally for EPS act in this way.
Bitter part No. 1 Money to be received from FP6 (EPS): 14.850 € Money actually received so far: 9.653 €
Bitter part No. 2 “EPS” changed original illustrations without any consultation or notification to HE Original:
Bitter part No. 3 “EPS” changed the name of the action from “Science on the Buses” to “Science in Public Areas” without any consultation or notification to HE Europhysicsnews, 37 /5 (2006) p9.
Bitter part No. 4 From the 5th issue of 2006 Europhysicsnews we have learnt that this successful project was “... developed by EPS, in collaboration with HE ...”
Bitter part No. 4a From another report in 2006 November issue of Physics Today we learnt that after all HE organized the activity called “Science in Public Areas”... Physics Today, November 2006, p33
You can get a collection of 50 illustrated plates with Q and A for free, providing that: � You keep the original design � Let us know where they will be used � Give us your plates in case you translate text in your language � Cite authorship Contact Miha Kos (director of HE) at miha.kos@h-e.si HE’s homepage: www.h-e.si
Science on the Buses (WYP2005 activity) Credits Miha Kos Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Sport, Municipality of Ljubljana
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