Trail for schools
We are preparing worksheets and tasks for the individual exhibits. They will be published soon — on 25 September, at the official opening of the educational trail.
Exhibits and physical phenomena
- 0)The Heyrovský and Nobel Mural
I had no idea I would be torn apart like this! The mural recalls the only Czech Nobel laureate in the natural sciences and Nobel's dynamite factory in Prague 8.
- 1)Galton Board
What is a normal distribution and how does it arise? Create one yourself with falling balls!
- 2)Binary Perspective
Zero and one are not merely the letters of every computer’s binary alphabet — they also stand for how scientific research works.
- 3)Flywheel
Experience the conservation of angular momentum first-hand — and find out what flywheels are used for!
- 4)Spectroscope
Look into the spectroscope to see sunlight split into a spectrum — and which elements we can find in the Sun!
- 5)Float Race
What is viscosity and where do we encounter it? Let us find out with an entertaining race of floats!
- 6)Atom Model
Do you know how tiny an atom is — and how much tinier still its nucleus? Come and see!
- 7)Waveguide
Is it possible to trap light? Come and see how!
Worksheets
We are preparing worksheets for primary and secondary schools — for the trail as a whole and for individual exhibits. They will be published on 25 September, at the official opening of the trail.