Light Express Roadshow

The Light Express roadshow is a travelling roadshow which visits schools and colleges. It consists of a 'Christmas Lecture' style show which is very visual and interactive, initially aimed at A Level Physics students, containing demonstrations and activities featuring the physics of light and the science behind the internet. The show links in with several units of the national curriculum for GCSE and A Level physics. This show gives pupils an opportunity to see in action some of the big lasers not generally found outside research labs.

The Light Express Roadshow consists of demonstrations and activities for school and college students featuring light. Pupils are exposed to some of the breathtaking optical engineering technologies that are striving to keep pace with the demands of contemporary telecommunications. These include a range of hands-on experiments to illustrate the physics of light as well as lectures.

Website: www.lightexpress.soton.ac.uk

Spectrum Mobile

A demonstration of light and electricity following the electromagnetic spectrum in a 5.5m mobile unit. It connects education and the national curriculum with the Optoelectronics industry in a stimulating and relevant manner by:

• Introducing the concepts of Optoelectronics
• Demonstrating the use of photonics in our everyday lives by enabling pupils to find out how photonics based communication systems work.
• Modular interactive circuits are set up to explain principles and operation
• Curriculum delivery units guide participants through displays and practical activities.
• The Challenge section offers a variety of activities from building solar powered vehicles to controlling robots using programmable chips and infra-red communication
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Website: www.formulaschools.com/electronics/spectrum.htm