The 2015 School of Physics and Astronomy annual Schools’ Christmas Lecture will be held on Wednesday 16th December 2015. This year it is hosted in partnership with National Museum Wales, and will be hosted at the National Museum Cardiff.
Please book places from our Eventbrite page.
Places will allocated on a first-come-first-served basis and are usually limited to 30 students maximum per school to ensure a number of schools can attend.
If you would like to be added to the mailing list for future events, then please email schools@astro.cf.ac.uk.
Provisional Programme
| 09.45 | Welcome from Cardiff University and National Museum Wales | |
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| 09.50 | From Silent Night to Slade…Christmas tunes transformed by technology Wendy Sadler, Cardiff University.Before the age of digital recording, families used to sit round the fire and make their own music, but now we can use machines of all kinds to improve the process and help those of us with a less musical ear enjoy the auditory joys of Christmas music. Join us on a tuneful tail of how technology has transformed the ways we make, record and modify sound. From the basics of how we generate sound with our voices to the way computers – and even phone apps – can help you sing in tune. Join Physics and Music guru Wendy Sadler for lots of unusual ideas on how you can make music at your Christmas party this year. |
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| Group 1 | Group 2 | |
| 10.45 | Museum Carousel Carousel of activities around the museum. See below for details. |
Visit the galleries Explore the National Museum Cardiff galleries. |
| 11.15 | Museum Carousel Carousel of activities around the museum. See below for details. |
AstroCymru 3D Astronomy show Using 3D technology go on a tour of the Solar System |
| 11.45 | Visit the galleries Explore the National Museum Cardiff galleries. |
Museum Carousel Carousel of activities around the museum. See below for details. |
| 12.15 | AstroCymru 3D Astronomy show Using 3D technology go on a tour of the Solar System |
Museum Carousel Carousel of activities around the museum. See below for details. |
| 12.45 | End of programme | |
Programme details
Museum Carousel
A carousel of activities delivered by staff at the National Museum Cardiff, and relating to the GCSE science curriculum. Examples include uses of the EM spectrum in art conservation, a William Smith (geologist) exhibition, as well as sessions on palaeontology and evolution.
AstroCymru 3D astronomy show
Using a 3D projector and glasses, AstroCymru will take you on a cinematic tour of the Solar System and the Universe.
Venue and Logistics
The talks will be held in the Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre, National Museum Cardiff. Entry to the theatre in the morning will be through the side doors on Park Place, which will be open from 9:30.
Coaches can drop and collect groups outside the front entrance of the museum. Click here for directions and transport links.
