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CHAIN EXPERIMENT

CHAIN EXPERIMENT. Jurij Bajc, Katarina Susman, Saša Ziherl. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education. Since 2005. New challenge for physics students Promotion of physics Annual event in May. What is the chain experiment?. A “system of dominoes” A set of dynamic devices

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CHAIN EXPERIMENT

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  1. CHAIN EXPERIMENT Jurij Bajc, Katarina Susman, Saša Ziherl University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education

  2. Since 2005 • New challenge for physics students • Promotion of physics • Annual event in May

  3. What is the chain experiment? • A “system of dominoes” • A set of dynamic devices • Each device is a whole for itself but also a part of the whole • Entertainment, fun with experimentation • Idea, challenge • Team work

  4. Concepts of the chain • Physical phenomena • Well defined linking element • Sufficiently slow dynamics that one is able to observe it easily • Accessible, waste material

  5. The project • The first spin-off project of the WYP 2005 in Slovenia • Promotions all over the country with demo version of the chain experiment • Schools are invited to develop new contraptions • Annual event in May – one long chain of contraptions

  6. The demo version • 10 contraptions in the chain • Cooperation of students from 3 Slovenian faculties • Presentations all over Slovenia and neighbouring countries • More than 3000 spectators per year

  7. The Slovenian event • First event in 2005 in the cultural and congress center in Slovenia • Over 50 contraptions, 80 meters long chain • 200 constructors • 1500 spectators • Every year in Technical Museum of Slovenia all the contraptions made that year are shown

  8. Ambitions • 30th May 2009 – the longest chain experiment ever • All interested in making the contraptions are invited to join in. • Limited budget for accommodation for foreign groups

  9. Chain experiment Contacts: • sasa.ziherl@gmail.com • katarina.susman@gmail.com • jure.bajc@gmail.com Links: • http://www.pef.uni-lj.si • http://tms.pfmb.uni-mb.si/ • http://www2.pef.uni-lj.si/chain.experiment/index_slo.htm

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