David Wilkinson Regional Officer, Midlands Institute of Physics

Project overview A science festival, 30 th June – 4 th July 4,000 school students over four days KS3 plus some masterclasses for KS4/5 Plus an open family day Expanded to 12 hours learning experience per student Firstly Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (and Derby and Nottingham) schools Then other EM schools

A science festival, 30 th June – 4 th July

4,000 school students over four days

KS3 plus some masterclasses for KS4/5

Plus an open family day

Expanded to 12 hours learning experience per student

Firstly Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (and Derby and Nottingham) schools

Then other EM schools

Project history and primary partners Bumpy beginning to efficient organisation Securing funding Switching from Chatsworth to Buxton Primary partners:

Bumpy beginning to efficient organisation

Securing funding

Switching from Chatsworth to Buxton

Primary partners:

Themes Creativity in Science Ecology and the Environment Astronomy and Physics

Creativity in Science

Ecology and the Environment

Astronomy and Physics

Some of the major event providers

Other event providers Applied Science Activities Barcelo BBSRC British Geological Survey By Design Chesterfield Royal Hospital Derbyshire Police Derbyshire Wildlife Trust The Energy MC Explorerdome Galapagos Conservation Trust Grallator The Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL Institute of Biology Institute of Physics, Midlands Interactive Science Ltd Jodrell Bank Johnny Ball Productions Millennium Maths Project Physchem Science made simple, Univ of Bristol Science Projects Solar Active The Space Academy, National Space Centre Tropical Inc University of Derby University of Derby, Buxton University of Leicester University of Nottingham, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy University of Oxford, Department of Earth Sciences World Wildlife Federation

Applied Science Activities

Barcelo

BBSRC

British Geological Survey

By Design

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Derbyshire Police

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

The Energy MC

Explorerdome

Galapagos Conservation Trust

Grallator

The Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL

Institute of Biology

Institute of Physics, Midlands

Interactive Science Ltd

Jodrell Bank

Johnny Ball Productions

Millennium Maths Project

Physchem

Science made simple, Univ of Bristol

Science Projects

Solar Active

The Space Academy, National Space Centre

Tropical Inc

University of Derby

University of Derby, Buxton

University of Leicester

University of Nottingham, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy

University of Oxford, Department of Earth Sciences

World Wildlife Federation

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