Smash a wine glass with sound, create spiral rainbows, use light to heal wounds and explore medical optoelectronics – volunteers needed! Do these things sound intriguing? Are you interested in communicating science to a young audience? Lab in a Lorry needs volunteers with a scientific background for events across Somerset during school term time. What is Lab in a Lorry? Lab in a Lorry is an interactive mobile laboratory, which gives young people (11–14 year olds) the opportunity to explore science through open-ended experiments. Volunteers guide the students through the experiments (optoelectronics and medicine, sound and resonance, light scattering and colours, oil and viscous liquids) and make sure everyone gets to be involved through hands-on experience. Our tour of Somerset has been made possible thanks to EDF Energy. EDF Energy is committed to producing safe, affordable and reliable low-carbon electricity. The company is sponsoring Lab in a Lorry as part of its plans for Hinkley Point C to engage and inspire young people in Somerset to follow a pathway into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related careers. What would I have to do? You will oversee an experiment for the day. We send you all the background material in advance and on the morning of an event you receive full training on the lab. We ask that volunteers commit to a minimum of one full school day, but you are welcome to come along for as many days as you like. In return you’ll have a rewarding and unforgettable experience, receive some IOP freebies and also be awarded affiliate membership to the Institute of Physics for a year (www.iop.org). More information? To find out more about what’s involved in volunteering for Lab in a Lorry and where we will be touring visit our website at www.labinalorry.org.uk where you can also register as a volunteer, or contact me on the details below. Volunteers are the key to the success of Lab in a Lorry and I hope that you will become part of the team. Thank you and I hope to see you soon, James. James Bamford, Lab in a Lorry - Senior Operations Coordinator, Institute of Physics Tel 07920 118 673 e-mail [email protected] www.labinalorry.org.uk 2013 Spring Term Schedule Current number of volunteers January Preston School, Monks Dale, Yeovil, Yeovil 16, 17 & 18 2 / 3 / 2 BA21 3JD. Taunton Academy, Cheddon Road, Taunton, Taunton 22 3 TA2 7QP. Ansford Academy, Maggs Lane, Castle Castle Cary 23, 24 & 25 2 / 2 / 1 Cary, BA7 7JJ. 30, 31 Wadham School, Mount Pleasant, Crewkerne 1 / 1 / 2 & 1 Feb. Crewkerne, TA18 7NT. February Register for T.B.C. Week of 4-8 Taunton or Yeovil. updates. Stanchester Academy, Montacute Road, Yeovil 19 & 20 1 / 2 Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG. Holyrood Academy, Zembard Lane, Chard, Chard 21 & 22 1 / 2 TA20 1JL. Huish Episcopi Academy, Wincanton Road, Langport 26 0 Langport, TA10 9SS. Sexey’s School, Cole Road, Bruton, Bruton 27 & 28 1 / 1 BA10 0DF. March West Somerset Community College, 4, 5, 6, 7 Bircham Road, Minehead, TA24 6AY. Minehead 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 0 & 8 (Joint event with Dulverton, Minehead and Danesfield middle schools.) Robert Blake Science College, Hamp Bridgwater 12 & 13 0 / 1 Avenue, Bridgwater, TA6 6AW. Swanmead Community School, Ditton Ilminster 14 & 15 1 / 1 Street, Ilminster, TA19 0BL. Lab in a Lorry requires a minimum of 3 volunteers per day to run the experiments and we can take a maximum of 6 people. Register as a volunteer at www.labinalorry.org.uk iop.org edfenergy.com http://twitter.com/#!/physicsnews www.facebook.com/pages/Lab-in-a-Lorry/16728343294 James Bamford, Lab in a Lorry - Senior Operations Coordinator, Institute of Physics Tel 07920 118 673 e-mail [email protected] www.labinalorry.org.uk .